Business Introduction:

We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance. Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it’s vital to bringing our innovations to patients as efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply. We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.

Position Summary:

Join GSK as a Utilities Technician Lead, where you will guide a skilled team to maintain and improve critical utility systems. You will collaborate with colleagues across the site to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations that support our mission of advancing healthcare. We value leadership, problem-solving, and a strong commitment to quality, safety, and inclusion. This role offers you meaningful impact, continuous learning, and the chance to grow your career in a supportive environment united by science, technology, and talent.

Responsibilities:

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

Lead and mentor a team of technicians to perform preventative and corrective maintenance on electrical, HVAC, refrigeration, and mechanical utility systems. Coordinate daily work activities to ensure safe and compliant operations aligned with GSK policies and current good documentation practices.
Troubleshoot complex system issues to maximize uptime and support continuous manufacturing operations. Manage relationships with contractors and internal partners to deliver maintenance projects and upgrades efficiently. Support and improve maintenance procedures, documentation, and training to enhance team performance and system reliability. Serve as a role model for a quality mindset with a focus on safety, compliance, and excellence in all tasks.

Basic Qualifications:

We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals: Minimum 5 years of experience in utility or facilities maintenance with hands-on electrical and HVAC knowledge.
High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required. Proven experience leading or supervising maintenance technicians or similar teams.
Ability to troubleshoot and repair mechanical and electrical systems with a safety-first approach. Comfortable working on-site with physical tasks such as lifting, climbing, and standing. Willingness to work in a shift-based environment, including possible weekends and on-call rotations.

Preferred Qualifications:

Possession of relevant trade licenses such as Electrical License, HVAC certification, or Refrigerant handling certification. Experience working in regulated, manufacturing, or pharmaceutical environments with adherence to compliance standards.
Technical training or degree in mechanical, electrical, or related fields.
Strong communication skills and ability to build positive working relationships. Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) and Microsoft Office. Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and problem-solving independently as well as collaboratively.

Work Arrangement:

This role requires you to be fully on-site to lead daily operations and directly support your team. Specific shift hours and schedules will be discussed during the hiring process.

If you are motivated to lead a talented team in powering important work that supports better health outcomes worldwide, we encourage you to apply today. Join us and help unite science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Skills

Customer Service Management, Digital Fluency, Facility Management, Financial Acumen, Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Management Systems, Influencing Without Authority, Risk Management, Service Delivery Management, Stakeholder Management, Vendor Management

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

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