Facilities Technician

Fast-paced, early-stage biotech company is seeking a Facilities Technician for our state-of-the-art bio-manufacturing and research headquarters in Green Island, NY.

Our Facilities Technician will be responsible for maintaining and improving equipment, tools and workspaces at the Ecovative.  This will be an independent role working on facility projects and taking ownership of regular equipment maintenance and documentation activities.

Ecovative is an exciting biotech company based in New York.  Our founders are TED talk alumni and have been recognized as innovative entrepreneurs on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Our work has been featured in The New York Times, Fast Company, Wired, Forbes and on CNN.

We operate a 40,000 sqft headquarters in Green Island, NY, with mixed usage, including office space, engineering and wood shops, agricultural processing space, mushroom substrate pretreatment equipment, a secure food manufacturing zone, a 2000 sqft Bio-Foundry, and numerous state-of-the-art solid-state fermentation chambers.

THIS ROLE WILL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Perform duties as assigned to maintain the efficient operation of the Ecovative facility

• Create and maintain a site inventory of tools and supplies

• Maintains a clean, aesthetically pleasing and functionally operational site, including but not limited to site organization and basic cleaning duties

• Provide feedback to management about maintenance needs

• Provide assistance to all site workspace improvements as assigned

• Update and maintain maintenance documentation, as required

• Perform and document scheduled maintenance tasks

• Organize and archive previous maintenance activity as required

• Support facility activities including larger scale equipment, process overhauls and/or upgrades

• Ensure site equipment is up to date on all required preventative maintenance activities

• Assist with Facility based activities including plumbing, minor electrical, insulation, drywall, windows/door installation and repair, facility cleaning, general office equipment installation and miscellaneous “handyman” activities

• Assist with fabrication tasks as required

• Train others to provide feedback on machine operation for equipment troubleshooting

• Ensure proper use of site Lock-Out Tag-Out procedures within Facilities operations and across all site operations

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES:  

• 3-5 years of professional construction experience

• Knowledge of basic mechanical and electrical principles and troubleshooting

• Previous experience with maintenance and repair of mechanical and electrical systems

• General fabrication knowledge and machine shop practices

• Familiar with industrial safety practices

• Basic Computer Skills

• Cleaning and organizing experience and interest.

• Minimum of a High school diploma

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to understand and provide feedback on technical drawings

• Experience with heavy equipment operation including Fork Trucks and Mini/Regular Skid Steers

• Ability to learn basic welding, fabrication and mechanical repair techniques and skills

• Ability to read, understand and troubleshoot equipment via operations manuals, provided instruction and within group diagnostic assessments

• Professional culinary and design experience is outside of primary scope but considered a desirable skill