Maintenance Technician

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. 

TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: 

• Applicants must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. 

• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. 

• 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 

• 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.

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