USA - Maintenance Technician I

Description:

Shift would start out from 9-5:30 / 8:30 - 5:00 and eventually shift to a swing shift, possibly 11:00am - 7:30pm

Monday to Friday with possible overtime

• 2-5 years experience in a maintenance role - manufacturing and equipment/facilities preferred
• Mechanical background and experience
• Basic knowledge of hand tools and power tools, mechanical systems, preventative maintenance procedures, safety practices (lock out tag/out, PPE, etc.)
• GME/GMP experience preferred
• Experience in reading drawings, P&IDs, electrical and mechanical schematics
• Experience/knowledge of HVAC, pumps, servos/motors, chillers, freezers, air handlers, compressors
• Strong problem solving skills and basic electrical and mechanical troubleshooting.
• Experience with Maximo software a plus

Typical tasks

• Perform preventative maintenance on equipment and facilities
• Replace worn parts and perform minor repairs
• Respond to maintenance requests and equipment breakdowns
• Troubleshoot malfunctioning or line-down equipment to ensure manufacturing continues running
• Assist senior maintenance technician with complex repairs
• Document completed work per GMP requirements and maintain maintenance records
• Follow all safety and environmental procedures

Summary:

Support plant production through troubleshooting, maintenance, and repairs of manufacturing

and facilities equipment, fixtures, and systems through preventative maintenance procedures and root cause analysis.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Troubleshoots, repairs, and performs preventative maintenance on medical device

manufacturing equipment, hydraulics, pneumatic systems, motor and machine controls,

electrical systems, and electronics.

• Resolves issues related to equipment, process, compliance; performs unscheduled

maintenance and responds to trouble calls in a timely manner.

• Performs daily preventative maintenance tasks to ensure equipment is operational.
• Works in a safe manner always, and is trained in Arc Flash, Lock Out Tag Out, Basic

Electrical Safety, Ladder Safety, and other plant programs.

• Ensure work order system, maintenance, and facility procedures are followed and

completed properly, including pre-approvals and signoffs. Follows Good Documentation

Practices (GDP) as always outlined by client policies and procedures. Document all

work in CMMS as required.

• Responsible to maintain spare parts inventory of their assigned area.
• Strict adherence to environmental health and safety (EHS) and manufacturing SOP,

policies, and procedures to ensure safe and quality products are always produced.

• Works with EHS to ensure compliance with global requirements.
• Performs modification, upgrades, and new installation of equipment and machinery.
• Participates in department and site continuous improvement projects.
• All other tasks assigned as required to support plant production and operational

excellence.

Qualifications:

Must have good written and verbal communication skills (ability to read, write and speak

fluent English) and understanding of cGMP regulations. Good procedural writing skills.

• Good computer skills (Microsoft Windows based software, email, Microsoft Office Suite,

internet sites, and PDFs).

• Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). Maximo

preferred.

• Experience with programmable logic controllers (PLC) systems (Siemens, Allen

Bradley, Omron). SCADA/EMS/BMS experience preferred.

• Experience with motor controls, variable speed/variable frequency drives, servos,

stepper motors, high speed packaging equipment, pneumatic systems.

• Candidate must be capable of reading and working with electrical schematics,

mechanical drawings, building drawings, and part diagrams.

• Working knowledge of photo eyes/sensors, limit switches, proximity sensors,

temperature controllers, inkjet printers, and vision systems (Cognex, Keyence

preferred).

• Experience performing maintenance and troubleshooting of high-speed

manufacturing/packaging equipment, including pick-and-place systems, conveyors,

pneumatic systems, hydraulic systems, continuous inkjet printing systems, ultrasonic

welders, extrusion equipment, rubber processing equipment.

• Experience working on facility equipment, including compressed air systems, vacuum

systems, HVAC equipment, RO water systems. Some machining, welding, tooling

experience preferred

Electrical knowledge and experience with AC/DC motors and drives, electrical systems

up to 480V 3-Phase, relays, switches, sensors, solenoids, servo motors, low voltage

systems.

• Incumbent must work in a clean room environment, wearing special garments. Personal

protective equipment (PPE) must be worn due to safety requirements

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 3-5 years of prior maintenance experience on automate manufacturing

machines/equipment.

Physical Demands & Working Environment:

Physical Activity of this Position:

• Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using

feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the

amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.

• Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is

importing if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and

back muscles.

• Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Crawling. Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from

work site to another.

• Pushing. Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from

position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires

substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.

• Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching

with skin, particularly that of the fingertips.

• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which

they must convey detailed or important spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey

detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.

Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations

in sound.

Physical Requirements of this Position:

• Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and /or up to 30 pounds of force

frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Visual Acuity Requirements, Including Color, Depth Perception, and Field Vision:

• Incumbent is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness

of the work assigned (i.e., custodial, food services, general laborer, etc.) or to make general

observations of facilities or structures (i.e., security guard, inspection, etc.).

Conditions the Incumbent will be Subject to in this Position:

• Incumbent is subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but not

necessarily from temperature changes.

• Incumbent is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.
• Incumbent is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout to be heard

above ambient noise level.

• Incumbent is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to

moving mechanical parts, pressurized equipment, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on

scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat, or exposure to chemicals.

Incumbent is subject to atmospheric conditions. One or more of the following conditions that affect the

respiratory system and/or skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gasses, or poor ventilation.

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