HVAC Technician - Lilly Medicine Foundry

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us. 

Organization and Position Overview

Lilly recently announced a $4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development. The first-ever facility of its kind, combining research and manufacturing in a single location, the Medicine Foundry will allow Lilly to further develop innovative solutions to optimize manufacturing processes and increase capacity for clinical trial medicines, while also reducing costs and environmental impact.

During the 2026–2029 startup and delivery phase, the HVAC Technician role will be dynamic, supporting project delivery, organizational growth, and developing systems and processes to support GMP operations. This will require significant collaboration, creativity, and resilience as the site grows to its full scale through start up.

Responsibilities

• Perform all work in compliance with global and local Safety, Environmental, and Quality procedures.
• Install, repair and perform preventative maintenance on basic heating and cooling systems (e.g., unit heaters, gas furnace, humidifiers, freezers).
• Install, repair and perform maintenance on complex heating and cooling systems (e.g., multi-zone heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment, pneumatic, electric and electronic control systems).
• Balance flow in air handling systems, fume hoods and specialty applications to bring systems back into design specifications.
• Repair and perform preventative Maintenance on process and comfort chiller systems (e.g., water and glycol).
• Preventative maintenance on coils for HVAC
• Install, replace, and test filter systems (e.g., HEPA, frame filters).
• Inspect, validate, and repair HEPA filters by checking air velocity, checking static pressure readings, performing dioctyl phthalate (DOP smoke test) inspections, inspecting fan systems to check air flow/air balance and to make necessary adjustments to belts, motors and prefilters to maintain efficiency, checking and validating alarms, replacing differential pressure switches, and cleaning blower cabinets in hoods.
• Be certified in the use of CFC recovery equipment
• Maintain CFC records for usage and losses.
• Support communications between Operation shifts, Maintenance, Engineering, Automation, and site customers to keep them informed of any issues that could affect them.
• Document all work in alignment with cGMP Good Documentation Practices.

Basic Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 3+ years of mechanical experience in a HVAC industrial environment
• EPA Certification
• Valid Driver's License
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.

Additional Preferences:

• Maintenance experience in a manufacturing production environment or relevant field preferred.
• Experience with a regulated industry: FDA regulated industries preferred.
• Must be able to speak, read and write English at a sufficient level to communicate technical and business information effectively.
• Ability to follow written procedures while performing maintenance activities.
• Tasked with maintaining a safe work environment, operating safely, and supporting all HSE Corporate and Site Goals.
• Familiar with set-up and operation of Maintenance Shop hand tools & equipment: soldering and welding capability a plus.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical & electrical prints/schematics.
• Must be able to effectively work in a team collaborative environment.
• Willingness to work out of your craft, as required.
• Proficiency in using CMMS.
• Microsoft Applications Knowledge.

Other Information:

• Position Location:
  • Initial location (temporary) at office in Indianapolis, Indiana.
  • Permanent location at the new Lilly Medicine Foundry in Lebanon, Indiana. 
• Shift Information: 8 hours a day M-F, weekend on-call coverage as needed

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia (AMECA), Black Employees at Lilly (BE@Lilly), Chinese Culture Network (CCN), EnAble, Evolve, Lilly Indian Network (LIN), Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), Pride (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN) and Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL).

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

$21.63 - $42.31

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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