Utilities Plant Specialist, Electrical (CVRM)

Genentech

Holly Springs, NC

Pay: $63,500-$151,200/yr

Shift: Full time

The Position

Welcome to Holly Springs, North Carolina— home to Roche/Genentech's largest-ever investment: a $2B greenfield start-up where next-generation technology, high-performing teams and Operational Excellence converge to create the global standard for high-volume, highly-efficient Drug Product manufacturing.

The facility's core is defined by Innovation - leveraging advanced automation, robotics, digital tools, real-time data analytics, and simple, streamlined processes to produce the highest quality medicines. This plant meets today’s demand for CVRM (Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolism) medicines and is scalable to grow with the portfolio, which focuses on next-generation metabolic medicines specifically targeting the global obesity epidemic and Type 2 diabetes. This is a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with a high-level of accountability, with planned launch in 2028.

Are you a problem-solver and change-agent who thrives in a Team environment, eager to tackle the most complex manufacturing challenges? If so, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to launch a state-of-the-art facility from the ground-up and shape the culture of our organization for the next generation.

Join us in Holly Springs, where you won't just build a plant—you will build the future of medicine.

**The Opportunity**

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated maintenance specialist with direct electrical experience in the operation and maintenance of utility and Facility systems. This individual will be accountable for leading troubleshooting efforts, supporting system start-up, providing coaching and training to other personnel, and serving as owner or functional representatives on projects. In addition, they will be accountable to support maintenance of process equipment and infrastructure throughout the Holly Springs site.

As a Utility Specialist within Facilities & Engineering, you will own the integrity, reliability, and compliance of the critical lifelines of our manufacturing process. Without your expertise in high-purity systems, our state-of-the-art facility cannot deliver life-saving therapeutics. You are someone who thrives in the ambiguity of a startup environment, values safety above all else, and executes with the uncompromising rigor of a world-class cGMP organization.

**What You'll Do**

Pre-Startup:

During the plant start-up project, you will serve as a user team representative and be responsible for establishing the site’s maintenance program for utility systems. This will include development of procedures and training programs, spare part strategy, master data creation, and maintenance plan creation. You will also support FATs and SATs for utility equipment and process equipment as needed. While this role is focused on Utilities, you are expected to be able to flex to support other asset management functions of the Holly Springs site. You will provide technical support through all phases of the project, including design review, installation, commissioning, qualification, and system turnover. You will partner and collaborate with other organizations such as Engineering, MSAT, Quality, QC, Supply Chain, and Production to accomplish this.

Greenfield Startup & Pre-Operational Phase

• Commissioning & Qualification: Participate as an electrical technical representative during factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), installation, commissioning, and turnover of plant equipment, clean utilities, and electrical distribution systems.
• Maintenance & LOTO Procedure Development: Partner with Engineering and Maintenance leads to author Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures, electrical Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), preventive maintenance (PM) job plans, and spare parts strategies.
• Operational Readiness: Conduct system walk-downs, arc flash label verifications, panel schedule audits, and baseline electrical testing to ensure strict compliance with NFPA 70E, OSHA, local codes, and Genentech safety standards prior to commercial manufacturing. Oversee building energization plans.

Post-Startup:

• Electrical System Maintenance & Repair: Perform preventative and corrective maintenance, advanced troubleshooting, and repairs on complex electrical distribution equipment (120V to 480V systems, switchgear, transformers, breakers, lighting systems, motor controls, VFDs, and emergency power systems).
• Develop electrical and power monitoring programs.
• Utility & Production Support: Maintain and troubleshoot electrical infrastructure supporting critical plant utilities (boilers, chillers, cooling towers, air compressors, HVAC units) and clean utilities (WFI systems, clean steam generators, process gases).
• Automation & Controls Collaboration: Assist automation and controls engineers with panel wiring, loop checks, instrument terminations, and troubleshooting PLC/BAS/SCADA control panel interfaces.
• cGMP & Quality Compliance: Ensure all maintenance tasks comply with cGMP