Lead Technician, Process Mechanic

Job Title - Lead Technician, Process Mechanic

Location - Cranbury NJ (with regional support)

Job Summary

As a key member of the Facilities engineering team, the Facilities Lead Technician, Process Mechanic is responsible for working with and leading day-to-day maintenance technicians and Boiler room Operators in all areas of site maintenance. The lead facilities technician, Process mechanic, is responsible for ensuring monthly maintenance plans are delivered in a safe and compliant manner to ensure that equipment availability/reliability is optimized. This will involve building relationships and working closely with Manufacturing Operations, Scientists, Reliability Engineering, automation, equipment suppliers, and contractors.

Job Responsibilities

• Accomplishes objectives with a great deal of autonomy.


• Provides preventive and corrective maintenance, repairs, and installations of manufacturing/facility/utility systems of biopharmaceutical manufacturing and development equipment.


• Learns and understands corporate specifications and site Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) governing operations


• Monitors assigned equipment and communicates with manufacturing to reduce downtime


• Provides a high level of troubleshooting ability to repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems


• Reviews current Preventive Maintenance (PM) schedules, verifies parts are in stock, and completes PMs on time


• Builds and rebuilds machine assemblies


• Communicates equipment issues and work status to supervisors, manufacturing, and management per the plant’s Stop and Fix guidelines


• Initiate review and close work orders using the Maximo CMMS system


• Performs PM work and assigns work related to GMP, GLP, and R&D equipment when work is required to maintain equipment reliability and efficiency; ensures proper and timely completion of the related documentation


• Notes in CMMS or other downtime tracking method any problems, breakdowns, or alarms related to all equipment; initiates work orders, and provides additional documentation required to resolve issues; reviews equipment trends related to the issues and supports efforts to eliminate recurring problems


• Shares knowledge and trains less experienced technicians in the site process and all related equipment, including safety, 6S, and PMs associated with the facility


• Learns to handle robots in all normal production modes; troubleshoots and identifies problems related to robots, machine output, and quality defects as they occur


• Improves their knowledge and skill set through additional training


• Solicit help from Lead engineers and management assistance when needed


• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required, technical certifications, a boiler room operator's license is a plus


• Associates degree in a technical discipline or above a plus


• Prior experience working in an FDA-regulated environment preferred


• Ability to work independently and make sound decisions in support of manufacturing


• Ability to read and understand electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic drawings


• Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems


• Willingness to develop strong troubleshooting skills


• Willingness to develop a good understanding of programmable logic controllers (PLC)


• Must be able to work with limited supervision; have strong teamwork and communication skills, both oral and written; good documentation skills and practices; strong computer skills; focus on the customer; strong proponent of working safely and effectively under stressful conditions


• Skilled in MS Word, MS Excel, and Maximo or similar CMMS


• The desire to broaden knowledge and improve skill level is imperative


• Must be willing and able to work overtime, backing up other shifts, working weekends, off hours, and during plant shutdowns, to fully support production


• 3 - 5+ years manufacturing systems experience preferred


• 2+ years of manufacturing systems experience with an Associates degree


• Physical requirements include stooping, standing, walking, climbing stairs/ladders, and the ability to lift/carry reasonable heavy loads such as 50lbs. or more (exact load limit will depend on staff safety procedure documents developed by EHS).


• Travel between sites is required.

The anticipated pay range for this position is $35-$45hr

The job description does not intend to list all the duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. An employee holding this position would be required to perform other job-related duties/responsibilities based on their expertise and the company's business needs.