Facility Maintenance Technician

Job Description:

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining all process and utility equipment as well as building infrastructure related to manufacturing.

Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Support the installation, qualification and operation of new device assembly and fill processing suites and equipment.

• Assist in generation of new PM procedures, spare parts lists and enter spares into spares management database.

• Perform systematic preventive maintenance that incorporates industry best practices.

• Provide quick, effective repairs as needed.

• Communicate closely with Maintenance Leader and Operations Leader to ensure repair or PM status is understood.

• Utilize electronic work order database and calibration database to document work performed.

• Other duties as required in support of Company’s Pharma Solutions high performance

Education or Equivalent Requirements:
Minimum education and experience required to perform the job:

• HS/GED required.

• 3-5 years experience in a pharmaceutical, food, or chemical manufacturing environment in a maintenance technician position

• Experience with electronic work order, preventative maintenance and spare parts program for production, utility and building systems

Knowledge/Skills Requirements:
Minimum skills/knowledge required to perform job:

• Ability to troubleshoot and repair pneumatic and electronic control systems and PLC based systems utilizing equipment schematics and specialized testing equipment

• Familiar with use and operation of test equipment such as digital voltmeter, temperature probes, and pneumatic calibrators

• Must have the ability to use hand and power tools.

• Must be able to use various electrical testing equipment, such as, ammeters, voltmeters, temperature probes, and pneumatic calibrators

• Must be familiar with and possess the ability to read, understand and use electrical drawings, system drawings and panel layout sheets; as well as wiring diagrams

• Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines

Preferred Qualifications:

Desirable skills, knowledge and/or experience that enhance job performance

• Prefer an Associates degree or vocational certificate in related field.

• Performing repair and maintenance tasks on all necessary equipment and machinery
o Operation of common handheld and specialty tools and equipment
o Transportation of tools, carts, and all other required items to and from appropriate areas
o Maintaining safe and orderly work environment at all sites requiring maintenance employee presence

• Attaining and sustaining postures required to work in industrial setting
o Kneeling, squatting, crawling, sitting and other static postures required to be positioned in optimal placement for performing maintenance tasks
o Overhead reach, pushing, pulling and handheld tool use
o Compound tasks including but not limited to sustained posture with overhead reach in concert with tool use

• Properly positioning equipment for maintenance
o Items including tools and lab equipment (1 to 15 lbs.), larger scale pieces of equipment involving multiple personnel for lift (>50 lbs)
o Monitoring Boiler System and other production support systems
o Chemical testing and handling of chemicals for addition to system

• Operation of appropriate work saver equipment

• Coordination in an industrial setting
o Operating safely in a dynamic environment which includes mobile and fixed equipment and changing conditions while completing job tasks that range from simple to complex and/or multi-tasking