Mfg Equipment Maintenance Technician

This is position is responsible for the care, maintenance, and repairs of plant utility equipment and systems in a cGMP manufacturing environment for dietary supplements and cosmetics. Coordinates and performs ongoing preventive and corrective maintenance on various process equipment and critical utility systems in the plant.

• High school education
• Minimum 3 years experience in a related field
• Some vocational mechanical training and/or electrical training
• Strong attention to detail, critical thinker, with excellent analytical abilities.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Able to lift up to 50+ pounds from pallet to floor.
• Ability to stoop, kneel, bend and be comfortable in tight confined spaces.
• Ability to work with hand tools with dexterity.
• Ability to wear half and full face respirators for extended durations of time.
• Ability to wear safety harness for altitude repairs.

• 2-3 years working in a cGMP facility in a facilities capacity performing equipment and building maintenance.
• Previous recording and or documentation practices in an FDA regulated environment
• Ability to read and follow equipment schematics for diagnosis and repair.
• Ability to work with integral electronics systems of manufacturing equipment.

• →Perform repairs on facilities' equipment when it malfunctions: failure diagnosis, analytical trouble-shooting to determine root cause, tear down, repair, and restore operation to a minimum of inconvenience to a served area.
  
• →Perform preventative maintenance required for all equipment as defined in SOPs in order to keep equipment operating at a high level of quality and reliability. Performs a predefined portion of that maintenance and coordinates/monitors the remaining portion of such preventative maintenance completed by external contractors. Provides input to management in regards to refining the type and frequency of preventative maintenance procedures.
• →Provide operational support and troubleshooting of packaging and filling lines, including line speeds, product changeovers, operating errors, and general functionality
• →Install, de-bug, and evaluate new equipment
• →Establish and maintain record keeping system and repair histories
• →Provide training support for machine operators on proper utilization and safety of plant equipment
• →Establish contact, coordinate, and liaise with vendors as needed for onsite service, repairs, and warranty claims when applicable; supervise and inspect vendor work to assure quality
• →Perform other building maintenance functions as required (e.g. furniture moves, basic electrical and plumbing repairs, mechanical, etc.)
• →Enforce all safety procedures and polices as prescribed by management
• →Additional responsibilities as assigned