Description
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:- The Technician position is responsible for the repair and maintenance of production equipment including vacuum pumps, centrifugal pumps, fans, blowers, gearboxes, compressors, centrifuges, steam boilers, and agitators.
- The incumbent will also perform work with PLC/DCS systems and instrumentation, and will perform tasks in metal fabrication, piping, welding, and electrical troubleshooting and repair.
- To perform this work, the Technician will understand and follow P&ID, loop, and schematic drawings. Incumbent will be required to clearly communicate with production operators.
- Must be able to describe facts clearly to engineers, suppliers, and contractors.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Applicants are required to have a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED); preferably with an Associate's Degree in a mechanical/technical area or a mechanical/electrical apprenticeship from an accredited institution.
- Three to five years mechanical experience in pharmaceutical or chemical manufacturing is also required.
- Comfortable in a plant environment.
- Mechanically inclined and must be able to be trained.
- Experience in metal fabrication, piping, mechanical and electrical troubleshooting and repair required.
- Significant experience with PLC/DCS systems and instrumentation is required.
- Experience in a GMP environment is preferred.
Applicants must be able to skillfully use the following tools:
- Mechanic's hand tools such as wrenches.
- Precision measuring equipment such as ruler, micrometers, protractors, calipers, and thickness gauges.
- Power hand tools such as drills, grinders, saws, impact wrenches, and power rodders.
- Stationary machine tools such as band saws, drill presses, grinders, and pipe threading machines.
- Rigging equipment such as hoists, lifts, and hydraulic rams.
- Electrical installation equipment such as conduit benders.
- Instrumentation and test equipment such as volt/ohm meters, meggers, oscilloscopes, multi-calibrators, pressure calibrators, dead weight testers, temperature calibrators, ammeters, and signal generators.
- Welding equipment, hand held electrode, TIG, and oxyacetylene.
- Cutting and burning equipment such as oxyacetylene, and plasma arc.
- Carpentry tools such hammers and saws.
- Alignment equipment such as dial indicators and Laser alignment equipment.
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Computer proficiency: email; Internet/online training; working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel
- Strong organizational skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Good working knowledge of cGMP
- Conscious of safety and quality regulations.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
- The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include peripheral vision and depth perception.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee can be exposed to moving mechanical parts.
- The employee can be exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
- The employee will occasionally perform work in wet and/or humid conditions; in high, precarious places; around hazardous chemicals; in outside weather conditions; in extreme heat; can be loud.