Utilities Maintenance Technician

Description

Job Purpose:

Utilities Maintenance Technicians are to ensure the reliable, efficient, and compliant operations of critical utility systems that support manufacturing. Maintain GMP and non-GMP equipment by preforming preventive maintenance, and repairs on equipment such as:

* HVAC and cleanroom environmental controls.

* Purified Water (PW), Water for Injection (WFI), and Pure Steam systems.

* Boilers, chillers, air compressors, and refrigeration units.

* Process gases (nitrogen, compressed air) and waste systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

* Responsible for higher level troubleshooting, repairing, maintaining and directing the installation of all plant utility equipment.

* Assists with additional work duties or responsibilities as evident or required.

* Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.

* Maintain all plant utilities equipment including HVAC, boilers, steam generators, multi-effect still, air compressors, dryers, nitrogen generators, chillers, water pre-treatment, clean room balancing, and other equipment as evident or required.

* Perform scheduled Upper-Level maintenance.

* Troubleshoot and perform on demand maintenance.

* Review and evaluate equipment data.

* Ensuring procedures are followed when performing maintenance.

* Back-up and assist all other Utility Maintenance personnel.

* Daily plant walkthroughs to ensure problems are caught before production demands are jeopardized.

* Ability to follow cGMP's and good documentation practices.

Supplemental Functions:

* Copying, filing, and scanning of documents.

* Performs other similar duties as required.

Job Specifications and

Qualifications:

Knowledge &

Skills:

* The ability to take strategic objectives and accept accountability to drive results through effective actions.

* The ability and willingness to change direction and focus to meet shifting organizational and business demands.

* The ability to effectively manage one self, demonstrates integrity, be productive under pressure, and achieve development goals.

* The ability to create new products and processes that add value to the Business by generating new ideas and applying creative and analytical approaches.

* Must speak, write, and read English.

* Specific expertise, skills and knowledge within maintenance gained through education and experience.

* Rotating shift work may be required. Shift assignment may be adjusted as needed.

* Salary range:
Based on experience

* Must pass a Drug Test.

Education/

Experience:

* Engineering degree or 8-10+ years equivalent experience

* Prior electrical/electronic/controls and/or mechanical/vibration analysis experience

* Knowledge of the Pharmaceutical Industry preferred

Working Conditions /

Physical Requirements:

* Position requires lifting (up to 50lbs), bending, climbing, reaching, good vision, standing, sitting, walking, gripping, talking, and hearing.

* Incumbents required to wear safety glasses, hearing protection and other non-specified protective equipment as necessary

* Incumbents are exposed to the following environmental factors: heat, cold, and water.