Undergrad Co-op Operations Facilities and Engineering

Job Description

Undergrad Co-op Operations Facilities and Engineering | Amgen

The Tone:
This is an Undergrad Co-op position at Amgen, located in West Greenwich, RI. Amgen is a pioneering biotechnology company dedicated to fighting serious illnesses across Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease. This role is crucial in supporting the operations of a large-scale production facility, ensuring that innovative medicines can be researched, manufactured, and delivered to patients. The work directly contributes to Amgen’s mission of serving patients and making a lasting impact on their lives.

The TL;DR
• Role: Co-op
• Type: Full-time
• Location: West Greenwich, RI
• Pay: $24.70–$28.30 hourly
• Team: Within the Facilities & Engineering Department at Amgen Rhode Island (ARI) Operations Facility.
• Mission: To support the safe, compliant, effective, efficient, and cost-appropriate utility operations at the Amgen Rhode Island (ARI) Operations Facility.
• Tech Stack: MS Office Applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Operate & Maintain: Shadow technicians to gain hands-on experience in operating, maintaining, and sustaining all major equipment within a large-scale production facility.
• Improve Utility Systems: Participate in and support day-to-day improvement projects related to the site’s utilities systems to ensure safe, compliant, effective, efficient, and cost-appropriate operations.
• Apply Engineering Principles: Apply basic engineering principles and practices directly to support daily operational and maintenance activities for site utility systems.
• Ensure Compliance: Learn to work within a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) environment, adhering strictly to GMPs, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Collaborate Cross-functionally: Work closely with multiple departments including Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Engineering, Maintenance, Process Development, and Validation on utility operations and maintenance strategies.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Currently enrolled in a full-time Bachelor’s Degree program from an accredited college or university with a 3.0 minimum GPA, having completed one year of study. Must be 18 years or older and located in the United States for the duration of the co-op.
• Experience: Must not be employed at the time the co-op starts.
• Skills: Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, project management, problem-solving, analytical, and quantitative skills; strong computer skills including MS Office Applications.
• Bonus: Pursuing a degree in Engineering (Facilities, Marine, or Energy Systems); Sophomore or Junior Standing; demonstrated personal initiative, self-motivation, flexibility, and adaptability; proven leadership experience on campus (e.g., projects, clubs, organizations, sports).