Facilities Maintenance Technician

**Title:

** Facilities Maintenance

**Location:

** Meriden, CT 06450| On-site

**Shift:

** 7am-3.30pm with OT available

**Pay Rate:

** $38/hr on W2

**Type & Duration:

** Contract to hire | 12 months

**Full Job Description:

**

• This role is responsible for installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical equipment and facility systems that support manufacturing, laboratory, warehouse, and utility operations.

• The Electrician will ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements while supporting company mission of enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.

**Key Responsibilities:

**• Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electrical systems, equipment, and controls throughout the manufacturing facility.• Support production equipment, utility systems, HVAC equipment, cleanroom infrastructure, and facility support systems.• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance activities on electrical equipment to maximize uptime and reliability.• Diagnose and resolve electrical issues involving motors, variable frequency drives (VFDs), motor control centers (MCCs), transformers, panels, lighting systems, and power distribution equipment.• Read and interpret electrical schematics, blueprints, equipment manuals, and technical documentation.• Support equipment installations, facility upgrades, and capital improvement projects.• Work with automation, instrumentation, and controls personnel to troubleshoot integrated systems.• Conduct inspections and testing of electrical systems to ensure compliance with applicable codes, company standards, and regulatory requirements.• Respond to equipment breakdowns and facility emergencies in a timely manner.• Maintain accurate maintenance records within the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).• Participate in root cause investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) as required.• Support energy efficiency and continuous improvement initiatives.• Follow all Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), and quality system requirements.

**Required Qualifications:

**• High school diploma or GED.• Completion of a recognized electrician apprenticeship program or equivalent technical training.• Valid Connecticut E-1 Unlimited Electrical Journeyperson License required.• Minimum of 3–5 years of electrical maintenance experience in a manufacturing, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or other regulated industrial environment.• Strong knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC), NFPA 70E, and electrical safety standards.• Experience troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing industrial electrical systems up to 480V.• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical manuals.• Experience performing preventive and corrective maintenance in a manufacturing environment.

You should be proficient in:

• High School / GED