Maintenance Engineer
Listed on 2026-07-12
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Pharmaceutical
Medical Technologist & Lab Technician
Maintenance Engineer (100% Onsite)
Location: Louisville, KY
Schedule: 6:00 pm – 2:30 am (Sunday‑Friday 7:30 am shift)
SummaryThe Maintenance Engineer is a critical member of the Zoetis Reference Laboratories team. This role applies technical expertise and skills in reference lab instrumentation and equipment maintenance to ensure equipment health, reliability, and performance at our Louisville, KY lab. The engineer completes regularly scheduled maintenance activities for lab equipment and collaborates with the operations team and other functional areas to support daily operations, including providing off‑hours maintenance and support.
The role also executes preventive maintenance on instrumentation and equipment where appropriate.
- Provide daily, weekly, and monthly scheduled maintenance services for laboratory equipment and instrumentation.
- Collaborate with cross‑departmental teams (IT, Procurement, Operations, QA) to facilitate integration, system setup, and inventory establishment.
- Contribute to project timelines, progress reports, lessons learned, and other project health assessments.
- Participate in team and project meetings; support new laboratory sites with on‑site support during go‑live.
- Recommend and assist in refining Operations Support functions.
- Lead training exercises and sessions.
- Perform validation testing studies as part of laboratory expansion and other strategic priority projects.
- Participate in or lead quality improvement or other strategic projects across the organization as appropriate.
Minimum: 2+ years of working laboratory experience and 1+ year of scientific equipment maintenance.
Preferred Qualifications- A.A.S. Medical Laboratory Technician, A.A.S. Veterinary Technology, B.S. Medical Technologist/Medical Lab Scientist, or equivalent.
- MLT, MT, CLS, MLS (ASCP/AMT); RVT, CVT, LVT certifications.
- Proficient knowledge of Laboratory Information Systems, MS Office, and collaboration software (MS Teams, Smartsheet).
- Effective communication within team and cross‑functional teams.
- Clinical laboratory skills and instrumentation skills.
- Ability to perform validation testing studies.
- Strong team player willing to get involved at any level to ensure operational success.
Position Requirements
Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods; ability to bend, crouch, and lift up to 50 lbs. Travel (
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