Job Description:

The Facilities Engineer is responsible for supporting the reliable operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of facility and utility systems that support aseptic pharmaceutical manufacturing. This role ensures systems operate in compliance with cGMP, regulatory, and safety requirements while maintaining production continuity. The Facilities Engineer partners cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, and Maintenance teams and serves as a technical contributor within the site facilities organization.

Responsibilities:

• Support operation and maintenance of facility and utility systems supporting aseptic manufacturing (e.g., HVAC, clean utilities, building infrastructure).
• Assist in monitoring system performance to ensure environmental and operational conditions meet manufacturing and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical support for routine operations, troubleshooting, and minor system improvements.
• Ensure facilities and utilities are operated and maintained in compliance with cGMP, FDA, and global regulatory requirements.
• Support internal and external audits and inspections; provide technical documentation and SME input as needed.
• Partner with Quality and Validation to support qualification and validation activities and maintain systems in a qualified state.
• Support investigations related to deviations, alarms, and system performance issues impacting manufacturing.
• Participate in root cause analysis (RCA) and implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs).
• Escalate complex technical issues appropriately and support resolution efforts.
• Support preventive and corrective maintenance activities in collaboration with Maintenance and external service providers.
• Review maintenance data and trends to help identify opportunities for reliability and performance improvements.
• Support updates to SOPs, work instructions, and maintenance strategies.
• Support capital and expense projects related to facility or utility upgrades, expansions, or optimization.
• Participate in change control activities and review engineering documentation and drawings.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, reliability, and compliance.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Validation, and EHS to ensure facility systems meet production needs.
• Support risk assessments, including contamination control and environmental impact evaluations.
• Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders to align priorities and resolve issues.
• Support oversight of vendors and contractors performing facility or utility work.
• Ensure work is executed safely, compliantly, and in accordance with site procedures and expectations.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Chemical Engineering, Facilities Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 3-5 years of experience in facilities engineering, utilities, or plant engineering within a pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting aseptic manufacturing or cleanroom environments preferred.
• Working knowledge of facility and utility systems (e.g., HVAC, building systems, clean utilities).
• Understanding of cGMP requirements, validation principles, and regulatory expectations.
• Familiarity with deviation management, change control, and CAPA processes.
• Experience using CMMS systems and supporting maintenance planning.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities.

Physical Job Requirements:

• On-site presence required in manufacturing, cleanroom, and technical areas.
• May require off-hours or on-call support for critical facility or utility issues.

Our Compensation and Benefits

At Ferring, base salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $90,000 to $115,000, which is the reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount paid may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, education and primary work location. Additional compensation for this role will be provided based on competitive annual incentive compensation targets in the form of an annual bonus - payouts are based on individual and company performance.

Benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with a premium differential, inverse to base salary, to be paid by employees, a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full time employees to accrue up to 120 hours in the first four (4) years of employment, and 160 hours in the fifth (5th) year of employment as well as 15 paid holidays per year. We are proud to offer paid parental leave subject to a minimum period of employment at Ferring.

Location:
Parsippany, New Jersey