Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

Globally Renowned Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company has immediate openings for Maintenance Technicians to join their team in Bethlehem, PA! Come aboard one of the FASTEST growing manufacturing companies in the Lehigh Valley! Company offers a very competitive compensation and benefits package.

Two Weekend Shifts Available:

• Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday Days- 6am-4pm
• Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday Nights-4pm-2am

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Employ and promote safe work practices in compliance with OSHA and company policy.
• Identify hazards and protect yourself, other employees and the facility from hazards when installing, maintaining, or repairing systems.
• Follow all health and safety guidelines instituted by the maintenance department.
• Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) as required by law and company policy.
• Visually inspect and test machinery and process equipment
• Disassemble pumps, agitators, gearboxes, heat exchangers and large process equipment to install new or repair parts to maintain equipment in a functional state.
• Disassemble valves, gages, and other process subassemblies to install new or repaired parts to maintain this equipment in a functional state.
• Operate forklift, man lift and assorted hand tools including grinders, drill motors, power hack and band saws, pipe threader, and torches to fabricate or repair process or building components.
• Perform basic electrical, motor and instrumentation troubleshooting and repairs.
• Use diagnostic techniques to troubleshoot agitators, gearboxes, and other rotating equipment to detect malfunctions or pending failure.
• Discuss machine operations with supervisors and other maintenance staff in formulating a maintenance or repair plan.
• Layout, measure, cut, bend, thread, solder, and install piping systems.
• Clean, lubricate and replace shafts, bearings, gears, mechanical seals, and other parts of machinery.
• Read, interpret, and execute procedures related to calibration checks and adjustments of equipment including weigh scales, flow meters and instruments.
• Repair and adjust mechanical packaging equipment in a clean room environment.
• Assist packaging department with routine conversions of mechanical packaging equipment.
• Other duties as required by Facilities Engineer

Qualifications

Education/Experience

• High school diploma or GED and one to three years related experience and/or training.
• Ability to read and understand documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to communicate effectively with other employees.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings of process equipment.
• Capable of using dial indicators, vernier calipers and other precision instruments used in millwright work.
• Ability to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Ability to reach with hands and arms.
• Ability to talk and hear.
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
• Ability to lift or move up to 25 pounds.
• Must have good close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.
• Must be comfortable working near moving mechanical parts and in high precarious places.
  • Must be comfortable working in outside weather conditions for several hours at one time.