Technician, Mechanic

## Technician, Mechanic Apply:
Not Applicable:
USA
- Texas
- Irving:
Full time:
Posted Today:
End Date:
October 24, 2026 (14 days left to apply):
R421419
** Job Description
** For over 130 years, we have pioneered groundbreaking science.  Today, we are driven by continuous innovation to develop breakthrough medicines, vaccines and technology.  Rooted in direct experience on the farm and in the clinic, we work hand in hand with our customers every step of the way.

Our singular focus is to empower those who care for animals, helping them manage their vital responsibility with confidence.  Because when it comes to animal health,
** no one sees it like we do.
** Manufacturing Operations delivers products that serve our customers through a “Safety First, Quality Always” commitment. Our sites operate within a global network to assure the quality of raw materials, intermediates, and finished products while advancing safety, reliability, compliance, and operational performance.  The Senior Technician, Operations provides advanced technical leadership to sustain safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing operations. This role optimizes equipment setup and changeover performance, resolves complex automation, mechanical, and electrical issues, strengthens preventive maintenance practices, and builds technical capability across the site.

Working across Production, Maintenance, Quality, Planning, Engineering, site leadership, vendors, and third-party contractors, the position drives equipment reliability, disciplined execution, technology adoption, and continuous improvement.  #

Key Responsibilities
* Champions company business practices, ethics policies, and Environmental, Health, and Safety standards, including lockout/tagout, machine guarding, hazard communication, personal protective equipment, and safe-work requirements.
* Provides advanced technical support for equipment setup, adjustment, changeover, troubleshooting, repair, and operational problem-solving.
* Diagnoses recurring and complex equipment failures, applies structured root cause analysis, and implements sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
* Develops equipment-specific preventive maintenance strategies and coordinates execution with Operations, Maintenance, Planning, and Engineering.
* Drives improvements in equipment uptime, changeover performance, preventive maintenance completion, product quality, schedule attainment, and timely closure of corrective actions.
* Evaluates and implements approved equipment, process, automation, and technology improvements in accordance with safety, quality, engineering, validation, and change-control requirements.
* Provides functional technical leadership during assigned activities and coordinates work across internal teams, vendors, and third-party contractors.
* Develops and delivers structured training to strengthen technical, mechanical, electrical, automation, and operational capability across the site.
* Maintains accurate activity reports, maintenance records, work instructions, training materials, technical specifications, equipment drawings, and corrective-action and change-control documentation, as applicable.
* Communicates technical findings, operational risks, recommendations, priorities, and status updates to operators, technicians, management, vendors, and cross-functional partners.
* Leads or supports daily team discussions covering safety, production priorities, equipment performance, technical issues, and applicable company policies.
* Reinforces standard operating procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices, quality-system requirements, and established ways of working.
* Provides on-site or remote technical support outside regular working hours when required by operational needs.
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