Maintenance Technician Specialist

Schedule:  Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm 

The Maintenance Technician Specialist will be responsible for supporting maintenance operations throughout the Philadelphia facility. They will help drive reliability and system performance of manufacturing and support equipment through preventative maintenance tasks as well as general diagnostic and troubleshooting activities. They will also support maintenance of building/facility equipment. Complex issues will be escalated to management team for further coordination of troubleshooting efforts.

Primary Duties: 

• Perform routine preventative maintenance on manufacturing and support equipment. 

1. 1. Follow established procedures for maintenance activities and documentation.
   2. Complete Preventive Maintenance work orders prior to the completion due date. 
   3. Review maintenance work instructions and modify as needed. 
   4. Maintain production equipment to run at required specifications. 
   5. Notify supervision of any PM inadequacies or parts shortages. 
   6. Coordinate and complete preventive maintenance without impacting production schedule. 

• Conduct general troubleshooting and corrective maintenance of mechanical and electrical systems.

1. 1. Quickly respond to service calls for machine repairs and adjustments.
   2. Determine what tools are needed to effectively complete work orders.
   3. Determine if the corrective maintenance job is one of a repetitive nature.  If so, develop a process to eliminate the reoccurrence.

•  Adhere to FDA regulations, GMP, ISO Standards, and safety protocols.
• Other Key Responsibilities:

1. 1. Adhere to company and OSHA safety guidelines and support safety activities such as safety audits and adherence of wearing personal protective equipment.
   2. Establish good documentation practices.
   3. Complete all scheduled training on-time.
   4. Use of a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) correctly by completing PMs, enter urgent work orders, attach parts, attach labor, search for parts.
   5. Interact with off-site inventory managers and coordinate requisition/acquisition of spare parts needed for repairs.
   6. Consult with other maintenance personnel as warranted to discuss issues that affect the operations of the maintenance department by identifying and to help resolve recurring maintenance problems.
   7. Lead root cause analysis and continuous improvement to equipment/systems driving toward increasing reliability and minimizing the incidence of unplanned downtime to production equipment.
   8. Actively provide Maintenance support for installation, shakedown, and start-up of new manufacturing equipment.
   9. Support Facility Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, IOQ through Process Validation.

• Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for production and support equipment operation.

Minimum Requirements: 

• HS diploma, GED or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in maintenance, troubleshooting and repairing mechanical systems, manufacturing/lab HVAC, or similar equipment. 
• Preferred certifications:  EPA 608, NFPA 70E, Journeyman’s electrical or plumbing license
• Preferred experience in commercial or residential 
• Strong attention to detail and GMP/regulated experience (including knowledge of change control, validation, and commissioning processes) desired.
• Able to read ladder logic and troubleshoot/repair PLC’s, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical drawings and systems desired.
• Knowledge of and experience working within an ISO 14001 & 45001 certified organization preferred.
• Proficient in basic computer skills: email, Windows Operating Systems, Basic Microsoft Office tools.
• Project Management and Continuous Improvement experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Business acumen to understand how a business operates and how to make it successful.
• Technical learning aptitude to quickly understand and acquire new technical knowledge and skills
• Learning agility to be able to learn from experiences and apply that knowledge to new situations