Senior Automation Maintenance Technician - 2nd shift

Job Description

We are seeking a Growth and Improvement minded Senior Automation Maintenance Technician that can help drive our Strategic Operating Priorities.

• Invent | Pursue the Most Promising Internal and External Science to Address Significant Unmet Medical Needs

• Execute | Prioritize Resources Behind Our Key Growth Drivers (Oncology, Vaccines, Select Specialty Areas, Animal Health) While Optimizing Our Base Business)

• Adapt | Develop Our People, Culture and Business Model to Evolve with a Dynamic Landscape

• Diverse Talent | We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment with supporting leadership behaviors because having a high-performing, engaged workforce is critical to our ability to deliver innovative solutions to patients and customers around the world

• Values and Standards | Our Steadfast Commitment to Our Values and Standards will Continue to Guide Us as We Take on New Challenges and Will Always be Fundamental to Our Success – They are a Competitive Advantage for Us

Key Responsibilities

• Provides advanced automation and maintenance technical assistance and troubleshooting to support Maintenance and Operations for critical packaging system equipment failures

• Aids maintenance personnel by leading the evaluation and troubleshooting of various automation system issues encountered by production maintenance personnel

• Develop troubleshooting guides & job aids as a tool for knowledge transfer among teammates and support areas

• Partners with Automation engineers to resolve difficult automation system issues

• Support installation, testing, adjustment, maintenance, repair, calibration and troubleshooting of complex automated high speed packaging equipment

• Runs maintenance set-up tasks for pharmaceutical production/process equipment according to current site procedures

• Completes minor and major equipment repairs to packaging equipment by disassembling, repairing, and reassembling equipment to proper operational condition 

• Use equipment technical data, read and interpret drawings, PLC code, diagrams, and schematics to run and complete system troubleshooting and repairs

• Initiates/engages in problem solving and develop short-term and long-term actions to prevent problem reoccurrence for chronic equipment issues

• Determines proper settings and clearances, installs replacement parts, and adjusts for given machine setups to accommodate various sizes and shapes of tablets, bottles, packages, fill volumes, etc., as outlined in equipment setup documentation or as required to secure optimal productivity

• Mentor operations and maintenance personnel on packaging equipment operation and setup in order to optimize line performance

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and advance several tasks in parallel

• Participate in the establishment and improvement of new and existing packaging equipment

• Assist with site implementation projects such as new line/equipment installs, Automation Change Controls, etc.

• Supports planning and implementation of annual maintenance shutdown activities

Education

• High School Diploma with five (5) years in Automation and Maintenance

• OR Associate Degree in technical field with three (3) years in Automation and Maintenance

Required Experience | Knowledge | Skills

• Work independently and as a Team member with Integrity | Precision | Accomplishment | Motivational Ambition | Respect | Inclusion

• Problems solving skills with electrical, automation and/or mechanical equipment

• Ability to comply with regulatory requirements in accordance with GMP operations

• Read P&ID's, electrical schematics, blueprints, etc.

• Proficiency in computer systems and applications Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook), basic knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers, Calibration/Maintenance Database System

• Proficient in the use of general hand and power tools, instruments, and testing apparatus commonly used in maintenance and instrumentation

• Able to work well in a fast-paced packaging environment with minimal supervision

• Strong communication, team, and interpersonal skills

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Maintenance experience within the Pharmaceutical or Biopharmaceutical industry

• Deviation Management investigation process

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