Senior Production Maintenance Mechanic

Job Description

Position Description:

2nd Shift: 4:00 pm to 12:00 am

Under the direction of a Maintenance Coach, provide maintenance support to pharmaceutical process equipment. 

• Takes appropriate action to correct operational maintenance problems. 

• Responsible for carrying out our Manufacturing Divisional and site mission by assuring the quality of products and services are of the highest quality, optimal cost, and delivered on schedule. 

• Responsible for continuing improvement in all aspects of the operation. 

• Must be able to function in a team-based culture and operate in an empowered environment. 

• Identifies and demonstrates a working knowledge of customers, suppliers and their requirements. 

• Seeks ideas and information on how to improve customer service involving internal and external customers. 

• Applies knowledge of the overall supply chain to efficiently complete work tasks. 

• Applies knowledge of key business processes in their functional areas to perform daily work tasks. 

• Adheres to the highest level of data integrity in all activities.

Duties

• Set-up, changes over, and adjusts all pharmaceutical production/process equipment according to current SOP’s and Competency Based Training Modules.  Performs experimental set-ups and runs trials of new set-ups as required.  Record information after initial test runs for future routine set-ups.

• Determines proper settings and clearances, installs parts and adjusts for given machine requirements at the time of initial set-up and during operations to accommodate various sizes and shapes of tablets, bottles, packages, fill volumes, etc., as outlines in set-up specifications or as required to secure adequate productivity.

• Test runs equipment to determine coordinated timing, alignment, machine height, and other relatively basic fixed adjustments.

• Disassembles and inspects parts and equipment to determine the cause of improper operations.  Makes a repair through the use of replacement parts and machine fabrications.  Reassembles equipment with new or repaired parts.

• Cleans and lubricates machines periodically and performs other maintenance work required to assure the efficient operation of all equipment.

• Identifies the root cause of equipment malfunctions occurring while equipment is in operation and whenever possible repairs and adjusts the equipment in a manner which will result in the minimum production delay.  This would include electrical or electronic repairs.

• Performs minor and major overhauls to process equipment by completely disassembling, repairing, and reassembling equipment to proper operation condition.  This includes but not limited to disassembling Manufacturing & packaging machines & plant engineering process equipment.

• Provides technical guidance to outside contractors or servicemen, as required when they are performing work on process support equipment.

• Calibrates industrial control, measurement, and recording equipment.  Prepares accurate GMP acceptable documentation recording measured information for files retention.

• Performs preventative maintenance inspections and prepares inspection reports concerning operation of equipment and mechanical condition of equipment.

• Maintains positive interaction and teamwork with other maintenance mechanics as well as Operators, Engineers, and other local and remote Manufacturing Division plant site personnel.

• Adheres to all Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) and quality procedures.

• Maintains good housekeeping in the work area.

• Consistently demonstrates ability to troubleshoot equipment. This includes patient analysis of equipment problems and perseverance in applying a solution.

• Must be able to participate in and/or provide direct specialized training to any Manufacturing Division employee requiring it.

• Fabricates machine and other parts by selecting raw materials and through the use of machine shop equipment.

• Repairs and fabricates metal parts and items using inert gas purge welding techniques.  Performs soldering and arc welding.  Completes jobs using deburring, buffing, and polishing equipment.

• Studies Equipment and improves operation through design and redesign of electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.

• Interprets process controller programming, design changes, rewrites, modifies, implements, documents, verifies, records, and tests for accuracy.

• Upgrades and prepares drawings, schematics, and diagrams.

• Prepares and pe