Maintenance Technician - Thursday -Sunday; 1st, 2nd, 3rd Shift

Maintenance Technician 
 
Positions are available for Thursday to Sunday 
1st Shift (6a-4:30p) and 2nd Shift (4p-2:30a) and 3 Shift (2a-12:30p) 
 
Are you ready to make a difference? As a Maintenance Technician at AstraZeneca, you’ll play a pivotal role in channeling our scientific capabilities to make a positive impact on changing patients’ lives. Operations at AstraZeneca is a truly world-class business unit. It offers one of the most exciting, fast-paced, challenging, and rewarding work environments in the world of operations, supply chain, and manufacturing. 
 
The AstraZeneca Newark Supply Site in Newark, DE, was established in 1971 and currently employs approximately 260 people. Over the course of these years, Newark has undergone many product portfolio changes since it first began as Stuart Pharmaceuticals through today as the designated AZ North America Packaging Center of Excellence and a Flexible Formulation site for the global supply of complex products. The site provides a collaborative environment where everyone feels comfortable and able to be themselves is at the core of AstraZeneca’s priorities. It’s important to us that you bring your full self to work every day. To help maintain your best self, here’s a sneak peek into some of the things this site provides for you: on-site fitness center access, lunch & learns, sustainable office working environment, team, site and family activities, life-long learning, diversity & inclusion, tuition reimbursement, and dining center.  
 
OR BUSINESS AREA 
 
The maintenance technician will work in the medicine formulation area, and will find equipment such as (Tablet Compressor, coating, Mills, Blender, Weighing, Fluid bed, HVACs) the area is divided into mini-factories, where each mini-factory has a production flow that goes from weighing, through granulation, compression and finally coating. each area is divided into a production area and a technical area, where a large part of the equipment controls are located, the mini-farms are also distributed over different floors. 
 
What you will do: 
 
Troubleshooting and repair operational problems with facility or production related equipment or systems. 
Identification, installation and testing of instrumentation. 
Define PLC input and output requirements for facility and production equipment and other control systems. 
Write and edit PLC/HMI programs.  Install and test these programs. 
Document all changes made to validated control systems as required by SOP’s in SAP and MDT Prepare software documentation to support validation work. 
Provide technical support for all phases of equipment and system validation. 
Review electrical drawings associated with new equipment procurement. 
Assist engineering personnel with the development of project specifications for new equipment. Act as technical liaison to contractor personnel who are performing activities on Site. 
Support the site’s capital program by participating in the design, review installation, and qualifying activities associated with capital projects.   
Support the compliance needs of the site by completing, and assisting others with, any required Change Control Documentation associated with Safety, Health, and Environmental or cGMP issues. 
Support the sites improvement initiatives for changeover reduction, root cause investigation, and asset performance.   
Responsible for the calibration of instrumentation: loops, controllers, recorders, transmitters, balances, and other devices used in pharmaceutical production. Parameters include, but are not limited to: temperature, pressure, weight, force and humidity. 
Manage the site test instrument standards program. 
Write and follow SOPs for the use, maintenance and calibration of instrumentation. 
Must be able to work or be on-call as needed during other/off shifts and weekends when facility, production and/or equipment coverage is needed. 
Create, review, and execute predictive maintenance plans, such as vibration analysis, thermography, etc. 
 
Business As Usual activities 
•    Perform corrective actions on electrical and electronic systems in formulation equipment (Tablet Compressor, coating, Mills, Blender, Weighing, Fluid bed) 
•    Perform Preventive and Predictive Maintenance on equipment in the assigned areas including: Inspections, Calibrations, and scheduled overhauls 
•    Use analytical troubleshooting skills to recognize equipment problems, identify root cause, and recommend/ implement solutions that prevent problem reoccurrence. 
•    Perform mechanical and electrical equipment repairs in the assigned area including, routine adjustments and fabrication. 
•    Work with Supervisors, Operators, Engineers, and other Mechanics to identify and implement opportunities to improve equipment/production efficiencies