Pipefitter

Job Description

In this role, you will provide mechanical maintenance support to facilities & utilities for Rahway, New Jersey pharmaceutical research campus and future headquarters for our Company. Support day-to-day preventative and corrective maintenance for assigned area(s) and may include technical input to mechanical utilities including HVAC, steam, water and/or other utilities.

You must be an experienced Industrial Pipefitter with working knowledge of mechanical operations and able to maintain, install, repair, and troubleshoot plant equipment.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Layout, assemble, install, alter, modify, repair, and test pipe systems that carry site utilities (water, steam, air, or other liquids, or gases)

• Read and understand blueprints and P & I diagrams.

• Fabricate supports, mounts, and braces for pipelines, valves, instruments, and connected equipment.

• Install, maintain, and troubleshoot regulators, gauges, valves, traps, and equipment connected to piping. Install and repair drainage systems in compliance with applicable plumbing code.

• Repair tanks including heating coils, insulation, associated pipe systems, and insulation as required. Perform appropriate pressure tests and leak tests to ensure repairs are done properly.

• Assist in performing other duties, including work of other trades as required.

• Maintain work area and equipment in a safe, efficient and clean operating condition.

• This position requires interactions with internal customers and external service providers. As well as supports and contributes to maintenance planning process.

• Uses all tools and equipment necessary to make installations and repairs diagnose and remedy mechanical problems quickly. Proficient in rigging and the setup of rigging equipment needed to execute repair work.

• Ensures compliance requirements; e.g. Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), safety, environmental, goals are achieved.

• Supports a Target Zero Safety culture.

• Completes training requirements as defined in training plan. Provides complete written documentation of work including work orders, PM's, etc.) and maintains cGMP records related to maintenance and repairs.

• Document Maintenance activities using SAP Plant Maintenance system.

• Utilize electronic technologies; electronic work order systems, e-training, and email.

Position Qualifications:

Education Minimum Requirement:

• High School Graduate or equivalent, Vocation or technical school certification.

Required Experience and Skills:

• 4 years apprenticeship with 5 to 8 years of experience as an industrial pipefitter with increasing levels of responsibility.

• Strong leadership skills and the ability to work as part of a team is a must. Applicants must be familiar with all phases of industrial maintenance.

NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS

In accordance with Managers' Policy - Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.

If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Requisition ID:R275838