Senior Facilities Technician chez UPSIDE Foods
UPSIDE Foods · Emeryville, États-Unis d'Amérique · Onsite
- Professional
- Bureau à Emeryville
About us:
Based in Berkeley, CA, UPSIDE Foods grows meat, poultry, and seafood directly from real animal cells. These products are not vegan or vegetarian—they are delicious meat, made without the need to raise and slaughter billions of animals. In doing so, the company aims to address some of the most pressing environmental, animal welfare, and public health challenges, while still giving people the meat they love.
Founded as the world’s first cultivated meat company in 2015, UPSIDE Foods (formerly Memphis Meats) has achieved numerous industry-defining milestones, including being the first company to produce multiple species of meat (beef, chicken, and duck) and to sell a cultivated meat product in the United States. The company believes that people shouldn’t have to choose between the foods they love and a thriving planet, and is working to build a better food system with access to delicious, humane, and sustainable meat, poultry, and seafood.
UPSIDE Foods has won various industry awards, including New York Times’ Good Tech Awards, FastCo’s Next Big Thing in Tech and World Changing Ideas Awards, and the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation by the National Association for Business Resources. UPSIDE Foods has raised a total of $608 million, including from the Abu Dhabi Growth Fund (ADG), Baillie Gifford, Bill Gates, Cargill, John Doerr, John Mackey, Kimbal and Christiana Musk, Norwest, Richard Branson, Softbank, Temasek, Threshold, Tyson Foods, and others.
About this job:
You should have hands-on experience with the operation & maintenance of utilities and process equipment in either bioprocess or food manufacturing facilities. Experience with startup and commissioning of new systems is highly desirable. You should be familiar with common software tools for managing equipment PM and calibration schedules. A strong sense of ownership as well as a proactive and transparent approach to system optimization; operational principles; electrical acumen; mechanical aptitude; Instrumentation and Controls experience; desired PLC operation, troubleshooting; troubleshooting fundamentals and maintenance principles.
Responsibilities Include:
- Directly perform hands-on operation of building systems including mechanical, electrical, fire/life safety, plumbing, process utilities, and process equipment.
- Lead high-level troubleshooting, repair, and optimization of HVAC systems, including rooftop and split systems, ensuring consistent environmental control and system reliability.
- Develop and implement advanced preventative maintenance programs for HVAC infrastructure, focusing on energy efficiency, system longevity, and compliance with regulatory standards.
- Address and resolve ticketed task requests submitted by staff, ensuring timely completion and effective communication of progress and outcomes.
- Along with Plant Engineer, direct, author, test and coordinate equipment corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance procedures and protocols as necessary to ensure systems are in proper working order. (RO/DI, steam boiler, HVAC, piping, valves, air compressors, wastewater systems, and refrigeration units, sterile bioprocess equipment, food formulation equipment, etc.)
- Review and provide constructive feedback on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), work instructions, and maintenance checklists, identifying areas for improvement, ensuring clarity, and aligning with best practices for operational efficiency and safety.
- Monitor systems to identify performance risks and implement risk reduction strategies.
- Perform post repair, Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to optimize a true condition based maintenance strategy.
- Utilize approved documents related to site Drawings, SOP's, Work Plans, and Job Aides.
- Continually review and ensure systems are installed and operating safely and comply with pertinent environmental health/safety practice, rules and regulations.
- Maintains timely and accurate records of inspection of boilers, pressure vessels, and other systems.
- Adheres to food safety, safety, quality and legal compliance.
- Participates in the development and ensures compliance of policies and procedures related to safe utilization of tools and equipment.
About You:
- HS Diploma/Technical CA/BS preferred.
- 5+ years of progressive hands-on experience in a maintenance role in either utilities, facilities, or process control with direct experience in at least 3 relevant systems.
- Technical literacy in reading and interpreting Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), blueprints, electrical schematics and user manuals.
- Extensive hands-on experience operating, modifying, installing, and/or maintaining utilities and process equipment in a regulated industry such as purified water, clean steam, waste neutralization, refrigeration, HVAC, clean compressed air, sterile bioreactor equipment, food processing equipment.
- Strong familiarity w/ instrument calibration and troubleshooting processes and objectives.
- Experience supervising third party service vendors.
- Experience managing and/or participating in projects to procure, install, and startup new equipment.
- Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance.
- Knowledge of OSHA guidelines, and other federal, state and local regulations.
- Flexible, creative, and clever in technical problem solving.
- Ability to draft, enforce, and follow Standard Operating Procedures.
- Ability to relate with people at all levels within an organization, including diverse cultures.
- Comfortable working in and leading in a team-based environment.
- Comfortable presenting in front of large groups consisting of peers and/or management.
- Must be willing and able to cover evening/night hours and weekends, as needed.
- Forklift experience/license helpful.
- Must possess a valid California Driver's license
Compensation Range: $42/hr - $50/hr*
*Pay may vary depending on factors including job-related knowledge and skills.
*Pay may vary depending on factors including job-related knowledge and skills.
UPSIDE Benefits!
- Stock options for all full-time incoming team members!
- 90-100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for team members (medical [including HSA and FSA], dental, and vision)
- Pet insurance for your furry family members!
- 3 Weeks PTO Accrued Annually
- Company-sponsored learning & development opportunities
UPSIDE Foods is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Our company-wide mission is to create a product for everyone, so we are deeply committed to having teams and leaders that reflect this mission.
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