Maintenance Technician

Job Description:

• Senior Engineer Automation Maintenance Leader

Summary:

This individual will be responsible for leading the team and its activities in supporting production equipment maintenance. Specifically in troubleshooting complex systems, resolving the issues, identifying root causes of repeat issues and identifying opportunities for increasing equipment uptime, efficiency and throughput. The position ensures technicians have the tools, resources and training needed to support production equipment in compliance with all regulatory requirements, company policies and site procedures. The position includes supervision of calibration/metrology. It may also support multi-disciplined teams to develop the requirements for needed capital equipment, support the acquisition process, and lead the installation effort on site.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the daily management and development of direct reports to include recruitment and training, performance management and appraisals, scheduling of staff to meet Production plans, and addressing employee issues or concerns.
• Responsible for overseeing scheduled and unscheduled equipment maintenance needs such regular maintenance, troubleshooting, resolving breakdowns and ensuring that equipment downtime is minimal.
• Responsible for evaluating work in progress and resolving production, quality, equipment and other issues by working with appropriate departments and making real time decisions in response to unexpected events.
• Responsible for writing, reviewing and/or approving Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions, etc. required to operate in appropriate area.
• Responsible for leading and assisting with investigations into anomalies and results that do not meet expected results.
• Responsible for performing additional related duties as assigned.
• Your experience and qualifications
• Any equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience that fulfills the requirements of the position will be considered.

Education/Certification/Experience:

• Requires a Bachelor of Science degree with a minimum of 7 years relevant progressive experience in mechanical maintenance and/or applied engineering.
• Requires a minimum of 3 years’ supervisory/management experience.
• Requires experience with and understanding of equipment controls, troubleshooting of machine systems and the installation and ongoing support of production equipment.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment within pharmaceutical, medical device or nutraceutical industries is preferred.