Maintenance Technician II

Job Description

As a Maintenance Technician II, you will play a key role in ensuring reliable operation of all equipment used in the Galaxy filling process at Takeda’s Round Lake, IL manufacturing site. You will support and maintain equipment across the Mix, Fill, and Finishing complexes in the Drug Delivery facility, making sure manufacturing lines are properly maintained and ready to run during planned production periods.

This role is a night shift, 6:00pm – 6:30am in a 2‑2‑3 work schedule configuration.

• Perform preventive maintenance (PM) and monitor equipment during production to identify and resolve issues before they impact output.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and repairs for mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Respond to equipment issues on an emergency basis, including working overtime, weekends, and during plant shutdowns as needed.
• Become thoroughly familiar with rhandza corporate specifications, plant standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the Galaxy process, and local GMP requirements, ensuring they are consistently followed.
• Adhere to all plant safety rules and actively promote safe work practices, directing others in proper safety procedures.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement, working both independently and in collaboration with manufacturing, engineering, and quality teams to resolve issues and enhance performance.
• Monitor assigned manufacturing lines and communicate with manufacturing to reduce downtime.
• Review current PMs, verify parts are in stock,ERSIONcomplete PMs.
• Build and rebuild machine assemblies.
• Communicate equipment issues and work status to supervisor, manufacturing, and management per the plant’s "Stop and Fix" guidelines.
• Initiate work orders using the JD Edwards (JDE) CMMS system.
• Note in JDE or other downtime tracking methods any problems, breakdowns or alarms related to all equipment; review equipment trends related to issues and support efforts to eliminate recurring problems.
• Share knowledge and train less experienced technicians in the Galaxy process and all related equipment, including safety, 6S, PMs associated with the facility.
• Learn to handle robots in all normal production modes; troubleshoot problems related to robots, machine output and quality defects as they occur.
• Advance knowledge and capabilities through additional training.
• Solicit help from lead technicians and engineering assistance when needed.

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required, plus 2+ years of experience, or an Associate’s degree or higher with 1+ years of related work experience.
• 3+ years manufacturing systems experience.
• Prior experience working in an FDA-regulated environment.
• Understanding of electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic drawings.
• Experience with electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Willingness to develop an understanding of programmable logic controllers (PLC).
• Must not be allergic to cephalosporin or their related products and minerals.
• Will travel up to 5% of the time.

• May wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and other clean room garments daily. Includes safety shoes, safety glasses, aprons, face shields, lab coats, full body gowns, hair nets, gloves, and hearing protection.
• Need to remove all make‑up, jewelry, contact lenses, nail polish, and artificial fingernails while in the manufacturing environment.
• Work in a cold, wet environment.
• Work multiple shifts, including weekends, or be asked to work supplemental hours.
• Work around chemicals such as alcohol, acids, buffers, and Celite that may require respiratory protection.
• Can work on multiple shifts, including weekends and holidays, to support a 24/7 manufacturing operation.
• Will work non‑traditional work hours or work overtime.
• In general, your work will be a combination of sedentary work and walking around observing conditions of the facility.
• Can carry up to 100 lbs, lift up to 100 lbs, push/pull up to 100 lbs (with assistance of material handling equipment).
• Will stand and walk for an extended period of time over an 8‑12 hour shift between rooms and across the site.
• May require bending, twisting, reaching…