Lead Technician - Engineering; Night Shift

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees work to discover and bring life‑changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

We serve an extraordinary purpose by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help people live longer, healthier, more active lives. In addition to breakthrough medications, we develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

The Engineering Technician is responsible for device assembly and packaging equipment performance, providing first‑line technical engineering level support to production processes, and supporting area engineering initiatives, process improvements, and project implementation within the Concord Device Assembly and Packaging (DAP) area.

• Assure that operational, automation and maintenance activities, procedures and practices reflect safety culture and operational excellence.
• Provide technical support to maintenance and automation technicians by investigating and resolving issues during production and operation of the equipment.
• Perform activities in accordance with cGMPs, site procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality and reliability using equipment performance data to make technically sound decisions.
• Effectively communicate with all levels to ensure work activities, escalations, and issues are coordinated with minimal disruption to operations.
• Work with the process team, including engineers, maintenance, automation, quality, and operations personnel, to support equipment design, procedures, and engineering studies.
• Seek out and identify opportunities to improve equipment operational effectiveness and reliability.
• Provide technical support to engineering by investigating, documenting and resolving issues that require further investigation or support.
• Transfer knowledge of equipment capabilities and operational techniques to operators, technicians, and engineering.
• Support implementation of tools and processes that enable operations and engineering to work more proficiently.
• Participate in periodic reviews of equipment state and qualified condition.
• Plan and execute small projects for process or equipment improvements or changes.
• Support contractor and vendor coordination activities as required.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Associate degree in engineering, a technical discipline, or equivalent technical experience preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience supporting manufacturing, packaging, or device assembly equipment.
• 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.

• Demonstrated ability to work safely in a participative manufacturing environment.
• Experience in a GMP‑regulated manufacturing environment.
• Strong mechanical and/or automation troubleshooting skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in PLC troubleshooting, logical problem solving, and technical right‑first‑time execution.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel, including technical documentation.
• Ability to work independently with strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a customer‑service mindset.
• Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment and supporting all HSE corporate and site goals.
• Experience supporting highly automated device assembly or packaging equipment preferred.
• Knowledge of parenteral, device assembly, or packaging manufacturing operations preferred.
• Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (e.g., Maximo) preferred.

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