Utilities Maintenance Technician

Required Skills & Experience

• 5–7+ years of hands-on maintenance experience in central utility plants, power generation/cogeneration, industrial boiler/chiller plants, or pharmaceutical/biotech utilities
• Strong hands-on experience troubleshooting and repairing high-pressure boilers, steam turbines, industrial chillers, pumps, cooling towers, compressors, heat exchangers, steam systems, and control valves
• Experience with firetube and/or watertube high-pressure boilers
• Experience with electric and/or absorption chillers
• Strong rotating equipment experience, including centrifugal pumps, bearings, seals, precision alignment, and ideally laser alignment
• Experience with compressed air/gas systems, including reciprocating, screw, or centrifugal compressors
• Predictive/condition-based maintenance experience using vibration analysis, infrared thermography, ultrasound, and/or oil analysis
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills involving hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, starters, VFDs, and MCCs
• Ability to read P&IDs, mechanical drawings, schematics, and OEM technical manuals
• Experience using a CMMS for work orders, asset history, documentation, and reporting
• Strong knowledge of LOTO and industrial safety procedures
• Connecticut S-1 or S-2 Heating, Piping, and Cooling license OR equivalent stationary engineer/high-pressure boiler operator credential recognized in Connecticut
• EPA Section 608 Universal Certification, or ability to obtain within 60 days of hire
• High School Diploma/GED
• Valid driver’s license
• Ability to pass required background check, drug screening, respirator medical evaluation, and fit testing
• Ability to support overtime, weekends, holidays, and on-call rotations for a 24/7 utility operation

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Direct experience in an FDA-regulated pharmaceutical, biotech, or cGMP manufacturing environment
• Advanced stationary engineer or boiler operator licensing
• Experience with gas turbines, CHP/cogeneration systems, or waste heat recovery
• AWS Certified Welder or SMAW/GTAW/pressure piping welding experience
• CMRT, CMRP, ISO 18436 Vibration Analyst, or ASNT Infrared Thermographer certification
• Root Cause Analysis experience using 5-Why, fishbone, RCA, CAPA, or RCM methodologies
• Pipefitting, millwright, or boilermaker background
• Rigging and heavy equipment handling experience
• Experience with Process Safety Management for high-pressure steam or chemical systems
• Technical/vocational training, apprenticeship, military maintenance experience, or an Associate’s/Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Utilities Maintenance Technician for a top pharmaceutical facilities client in Groton, CT. This individual will work onsite at a critical pharmaceutical research and development facility, supporting the central power plant and utility systems that keep manufacturing, laboratory, and research operations running reliably. The ideal candidate will bring 5–7+ years of advanced industrial maintenance experience with high-pressure boilers, steam systems, turbines, chillers, pumps, cooling towers, compressors, and other rotating equipment. This position will perform complex troubleshooting, predictive and preventive maintenance, emergency repairs, root cause analysis, and equipment reliability improvements in a highly regulated cGMP environment. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced power plant, stationary engineering, or industrial utilities technician looking to work with complex equipment in a mission-critical facility.

Day-to-Day:

• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain critical utility plant equipment, including high-pressure boilers, turbines, chillers, pumps, cooling towers, compressors, vacuum systems, heat exchangers, valves, and steam distribution systems
• Perform predictive maintenance using vibration analysis, infrared thermography, ultrasound, oil analysis, borescope inspections, and laser alignment
• Complete scheduled PMs, including lubrication, filter/strainer changes, bearing and seal replacement, packing/gasket work, alignment, and equipment cleaning
• Maintain cooling tower gearboxes, couplings, fans, fill media, drift eliminators, basins, nozzles, and makeup water systems
• Support boiler tune-ups, combustion analysis, steam trap programs, condensate systems, deaerators, and annual boiler inspections
• Overhaul and align centrifugal pumps, including impellers, wear rings, seals, and bearings
• Maintain compressed air/gas compressors, dryers, coolers, separators, filters, and pressure regulation equipment
• Support shell-and-tube heat exchanger cleaning, inspections, gasket work, and performance monitoring
• Respond to emergency work orders and perform rapid troubleshooting to minimize downtime for critical pharmaceutical operations
• Execute LOTO, JHAs, confined-space, hot-work, and fall-protection procedures
• Document maintenance activities, parts, labor, failure codes, and corrective actions accurately within the CMMS
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis and CAPA activities to eliminate repeat equipment failures
• Work with engineering, operations, EHS, vendors, and capital project teams on outages, upgrades, commissioning, and major repairs
• Mentor junior technicians/operators and help improve SOPs, PM procedures, and maintenance practices
• Support a highly regulated cGMP pharmaceutical environment with a strong focus on safety, reliability, documentation, and uptime