Maintenance Technician

Illinois  ‐ Onsite
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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.
SKILLS:

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.
TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

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.
Position also requires:
  • 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.
PHYSICAL POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
  • 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.
Start date
n.a
From
Synectics
Published at
18.10.2015
Project ID:
1003055
Contract type
Freelance
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