Equipment Maintenance Technician

TekWissen LLC

Lenexa, KS

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$25–$32
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Automation, Biotech and Pharmaceutical, Capital Equipment, Capital Project, Cleanroom, Communication Skills, Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), Control Systems, Corrective Action, Customer Support/Service, Disassemblers, Diversity, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Wiring, Electricity, Electronics, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Equipment Replacement, Healthcare, High School Diploma, Identify Issues, Interpersonal Skills, Laboratory Equipment, Lift/Move 50 Pounds, Machining, Maintain Compliance, Maintenance - Electrical, Maintenance Services, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance, Microsoft Office, Operational Strategy, Performance Management, Physical Demands, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Preventative Maintenance, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Product Development, Production Support, Purchasing/Procurement, Reliability Engineering, Repair Orders, Safety Compliance, Safety Process, Safety Standards, Safety/Work Safety, Scientific Research, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Team Player, Technical Delivery, Welding, Workforce Management, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Lenexa, KS
POSTED
20 days ago

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide. The job opportunity below is with one of our clients specializing in biotechnology product development services. Our client is dedicated to supplying laboratory equipment, chemicals, supplies, and services essential in healthcare, scientific research, safety, and education. As the global leader in serving the field of science, our client generates approximately $40 billion in annual revenue and is committed to helping customers make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Their global team delivers innovative technologies, convenient procurement solutions, and pharmaceutical services through industry-leading brands.

Position: Equipment Maintenance Technician
Location: Lenexa, KS - 66215
Duration: 6 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite
Shift: 06:00 AM to 06:30 PM

Shift Schedule & Pattern:

Rotating 2-week schedule: 2 days on, 2 days off, 2 days on, 3 days off, 3 days on, and 2 days off.
Sunday Monday: On
Tuesday Wednesday: Off
Thursday Friday: On
Saturday Monday: Off
Tuesday Thursday: On
Friday Saturday: Off
Summary
The Senior Manufacturing Maintenance Technician / Equipment Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining and repairing production equipment to support uninterrupted manufacturing, filling, and packaging operations. This role performs preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, equipment repairs, fabrication, and process improvement activities while ensuring compliance with safety standards and operational procedures. The technician collaborates with maintenance, engineering, and production teams to improve equipment reliability, optimize operational efficiency (OEE), and support new equipment installations.

Responsibilities

  • Perform repairs and adjustments on production equipment based on work orders or management requests.
  • Support manufacturing, filling, and packaging operations by maintaining and improving equipment performance and OEE.
  • Troubleshoot and repair electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, lubrication, automation, and control systems.
  • Complete preventive maintenance (PM) activities and scheduled repair work orders.
  • Fabricate and machine replacement parts and perform welding as needed.
  • Analyze maintenance issues and implement corrective actions in accordance with SOPs.
  • Communicate equipment status, maintenance activities, and shift handover information to team leads and supervisors.
  • Provide recommendations to improve equipment reliability and maintenance strategies.
  • Partner with engineering teams on capital equipment projects and new equipment installations.
  • Maintain compliance with safety procedures and report actual or potential safety hazards.
  • Work scheduled shifts and overtime as required.

Required Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • Minimum 3 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Experience working with automated production equipment.
  • Process automation and control troubleshooting experience.
  • Advanced knowledge of electrical, electronics, and controls technologies.
  • Powered industrial equipment operation training.
  • Experience with safety programs, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Hot Work, Confined Space Entry, and Elevated Work Safety
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Maintenance work order systems (CMMS), and Corporate software applications
  • Strong mechanical troubleshooting, repair, disassembly, and reassembly skills.
  • Knowledge of Mechanical systems, Pneumatic systems, Lubrication systems, Electrical systems and Industrial automation and controls
  • Experience with industrial control wiring systems.
  • Welding, machining, and fabrication skills.
  • Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
  • Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with operators, maintenance personnel, and engineering teams.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
  • Ability to stand for up to 6 hours at a time and work shifts up to 12 hours.
  • Ability to squat, bend, climb ladders, and perform physically demanding tasks.
  • Lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
  • Frequently maneuver up and down ladders.
  • Wear cleanroom gowning and PPE as required.
  • Adhere to all company health, safety, and environmental policies.
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

About the Company

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TekWissen LLC

WE THE TEKWISSEN PEOPLE

TekWissen offers you a broader portfolio of services, industry-leading solutions, and the meaningful innovations that give you greater flexibility and speed to respond to market dynamics, reduced costs and risk to improve enterprise performance, and increased productivity to enable growth.

To keep pace with global market demands, TekWissen keeps its finger on the pulse of change. Our organized approach to guiding a project from its inception to closure. Managing projects is becoming more and more important as we enter the digital era. To cope with the pace that this transition demands, a method is required to manage projects so they can yield quality work, while incorporating efficient use of time and resources.

Project involves identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them.

It is important to perform quality planning during the Planning Process and should be done alongside the other project planning processes because changes in the quality will likely require changes in the other planning processes, or the desired product quality may require a detailed risk analysis of an identified problem. It is important to remember that quality should be planned, designed, then built in, not added on after the fact.

Capabilities and accomplishments in one TekWissen business enhance the opportunity for success in the others. Put simply, TekWissen's unique combination of attributes promotes success.



COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
2009
WEBSITE
http://www.tekwissen.com/