Sanofi Pasteur is the vaccines division of the sanofi-aventis Group. As the vaccines division of the sanofi-aventis Group, sanofi pasteur is devoted exclusively to the research, production, and worldwide distribution of human vaccines. To date, our wide range of vaccines provides protection against 20 bacterial and viral diseases around the world. We distribute more than a billion doses of vaccine each year, making it possible to vaccinate more than 500 million people across the globe. Our Worldwide Headquarters is located in Lyon, France, and we have a global presence across 150 countries.

Acambis Campus, part of the sanofi pasteur company, is a leading vaccine company developing novel vaccines that address significant unmet medical needs or substantially improve standards of care.  The Acambis Campus, is recognised internationally as the leading producer of smallpox vaccines for emergency-use stockpiles held by the US Government and several other governments around the world. Acambis developed its ACAM2000™ smallpox vaccine under contracts with the US Government.

The Working Team Leader/ Facilities Supervisor is a highly skilled position responsible for accuracy and quality results when completing all procedures. Required involvement in both predictive and preventive maintenance of all equipment and facilities is mandatory in the daily workload of this position. The use of multi craft skills and the ability to have an excellent troubleshooting background with adequate electrical, mechanical, HVAC, and building experience is desirable. The Working Team Leader will assist the Deputy Director in the area with assignment of work orders, review of materials required; equipment set up, and ensure correct and compliant completion of the work. 

Job Responsibilities:

·         Equipment Repair/General maintenance.  Monitoring and Repairing of equipment/systems; i.e.; Reactors, Autoclaves, DI, WFI, boilers, Incubators, etc. Also, includes pump seals / rebuilds, plumbing/piping work, etc.  – In a GMP environment.

·         Rebuild WFI and Clean Steam Vessels

·         Extensive troubleshooting of all site-wide Process Equipment, Plant Utility and Facility Systems

·         Execute elastomer change outs for Bio Reactors

·         Coordinate Plant Shutdowns

·         Coordinates internal requests for services with outside contractors and vendors

·         Interact with other support groups such as Engineering, Validation, Quality Assurance

·         Provides Daily Supervision and completes annual evaluations of direct reports.

·         Ensures that safety/housekeeping norms, procedures and acceptable work practices are followed.

·         Control Spare Parts Inventory.

·         Facilitates and participates with technicians in on the job training and development 

·         Manage and participate in the “on-call” support for Canton and Cambridge.

·         Represent the department in Deviations, Change Control and Excursion Meetings

·         Must hold a license in one of the following areas:

o        HVAC

o        Boiler Operator

o        Waste Water Operator

·         Primary point of contact for all internal and external issues relating to:

o        Janitorial/recycling

o        Laboratory equipment repair and maintenance (in conjunction with the calibration department).

o        Office relocations and equipment moves

o        Off-site storage and retrieval

o        HVAC repairs and maintenance

o        Signage

o        Prepares requisitions for service vendors.

o        Update SOP’s for the Department.

·         Other duties as may be assigned.

This position requires the incumbent to be an individual with the working skills and experience of a technician with excellent leadership, training and communication skills.  High School Diploma or Equivalent is a must; BA/BS Degree is a plus with 5 – 7 years experience supervising a multidiscipline maintenance team. The individual will be assigned to a specific location or shift within the site and be expected to operate and work with a wide variety of people in sometimes stressful situations.  Involvement with outside contractors, engineering and other internal groups will be necessary. All work must adhere to all current GMP, SOP, and good maintenance practices. The position requires up to 25% overtime and availability for call-in requests.

CONTACT INFO:

Human Resources

sanofi pasteur, Acambis Campus

38 Sidney Street

Cambridge, MA  02139

E-mail: USStaffingTeam.Mailbox@sanofipasteur.com

Interested applicants must apply on-line attaching a word document to your email submission

Sanofi pasteur provides a competitive salary and a full range of benefits.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to promoting a culturally diverse workplace.