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Job Description

About the role:

The Lead Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing advanced maintenance, preventive maintenance, and repairs on a variety of critical plant equipment. This role ensures the smooth operation of manufacturing and facilities equipment, contributing to the overall efficiency and reliability of Takeda's operations.

How you will contribute:

• Perform breakdown and preventive maintenance on critical plant equipment, including process chillers, HVAC systems, air handlers, central chillers, pumps, and industrial control systems

• Repair refrigeration systems, low, medium, and normal temperature cold storage equipment, building automation system components, mechanical and electrical equipment

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair complex systems and equipment components, including HVAC, chillers, electrical controls, compressors, pumps, piping, plumbing, blowers, dehumidifiers, and facility equipment

• Execute emergency and planned corrective maintenance processes, advising others in complex situations

• Close assigned work orders in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (SAP) and complete Change Control documentation if required

• Coach and review the work of lower-level professionals

• Provide Work Order technical planning support

• May train lower level maintenance technicians

• Will serve as the Facilities Department Lead on nights or weekends in the absence of the Supervisor

• Complete mandatory training within required timeframe

• Independently conducts preventive maintenance across a variety of equipment, utilizing a comprehensive understanding of maintenance principles to prevent equipment failure

• Recognized as an expert in influencing, able to develop strategic influence initiatives and coach others at all levels, including external stakeholders

• Advanced writing ability, capable of crafting well-structured content for a variety of complex scenarios and can mentor others in improving their writing skills

• Practical experience with Equipment Lifecycle Management, can apply basic principles in simple contexts with oversight

• May perform technical work with Programmable Logic Controllers in highly complex situations and can coach others

• Expertly handles the maintenance of production equipment, including in highly complex situations, and can provide guidance to others

• Fully capable of executing and improving predictive maintenance processes, advising others in complex situations

• Performs technical work involving mechanical systems independently, advises others, and handles highly complex situations

• Performs root cause analysis in highly complex situations independently, advises others, and recommends improvements

• Leadership - May assist the Utilities Operations Manager by giving work and technical direction to other maintenance personnel when the Manager is unavailable.

• May serve as the ranking Facilities Department representative during weekend and off-shift hours and have the decision-making ability to notify management of issues when necessary.

• Expected to lead by example by displaying positive and professional behavior.

What you bring to Takeda:

• Two-year certificate in a technical field such as HVAC, building trades or building utilities program, or equivalent military experience is preferred.

• 10+ years of maintenance experience preferred.

• Ability to read and understand