Technician - Utilities Maintenance

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us. 

Organization Overview

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

Responsibilities

The Utilities Maintenance Technician will join the Utilities, Facilities, and Project Engineering team to provide maintenance expertise at the Lilly Kenosha County (LKC) campus to service, repair, and maintain HVAC (GMP and Non-GMP) and Utilities systems, both GMP (PW, WFI, Clean Steam, Process Compressed Air, etc.) and non-GMP (Plant Steam, Chilled Water, Water, Waste Neutralization, Sewer, etc.) and the ancillary systems associated within their facilities.

The Utilities Maintenance Technician is expected to understand the needs and requirements of the customer (Operations) and must be able to work effectively with customers, handle customer questions with tact and understanding while displaying good customer service.

• This role is expected to improve equipment uptime, line efficiency, and increase overall equipment effectiveness in a production environment by condition monitoring, troubleshooting, and assisting in engineering changes.
• Must possess a good mechanical aptitude to troubleshoot and repair equipment while following departmental rules and regulations.
• Must be willing to work with safety as a primary focus and abide by applicable safety procedures and practices.
• Troubleshoot the root causes of machine problems (e.g., excessive vibration or temperature, bearing failures, abnormal noises, and poor performance).
• Perform repairs and overhaul equipment (e.g., gear boxes, pumps, blowers, fans, and drives) to include disassembly, setting tolerances, aligning, resetting timing (e.g., air compressors, vacuum pumps).
• Setup equipment to design specifications (e.g., timing, leveling, alignment).
• Operate precision alignment equipment (e.g., Rotalign, lasers, etc.)
• Must have the ability to diagnose the root cause of a problem and implement the proper corrective actions to minimize downtime quickly and accurately.
• Must accurately document the actions taken to repair the equipment in the CMMS program.
• Willing to assist in areas outside of their primary responsibility and learn other skills, as required.

Basic Requirements

• High School Diploma / GED.
• Minimum 2 years of Automation experience.
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1

Additional Preferences

• Must be able to speak, read, and write English at a sufficient level to communicate technical and business information effectively.
• Must be able to effectively use business software programs, such as Maximo, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office Suite, and other required software programs.
• Must be able to effectively work in a team environment.
• Physical considerations include the ability to work with or around equipment, climb ladders and stairs and use PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).  May be exposed to harsh weather conditions as part of the job.
• Good, all-around hands-on experience with repair of equipment.
• Use basic troubleshooting equipment such as multi-meters, calipers, etc.

Additional Information

• The Utilities Maintenance Technician will work in and around potentially dangerous and hazardous equipment, powde