Instrumentation and Calibration Technician - Lilly Medicine Foundry
Eli Lilly and Company
Summary
The Instrument Technician role is responsible for providing process instrumentation maintenance support for the Medicine Foundry. This position will focus on equipment availability, calibration, troubleshooting, and reliability while ensuring that the company's assets are managed in compliance with cGMP and other applicable standards. In addition, this role ensures that necessary maintenance programs are followed including safety, quality, and efficiency, directly supporting the delivery of novel medicines for clinical trials within the Medicine Foundry. This position will be responsible for supporting initial equipment calibrations as well as long-term instrument reliability.
Job description
Position Overview
The Instrument Technician role is responsible for providing process instrumentation maintenance support for the Medicine Foundry. This position will focus on equipment availability, calibration, troubleshooting, and reliability while ensuring that the company's assets are managed in compliance with cGMP and other applicable standards. In addition, this role ensures that necessary maintenance programs are followed including safety, quality, and efficiency, directly supporting the delivery of novel medicines for clinical trials within the Medicine Foundry. This position will be responsible for supporting initial equipment calibrations as well as long-term instrument reliability.
Responsibilities
- Safety – Comply with all HSE aspects including safety procedures, policies, permits, and practices.
- Knowledgeable and experienced in LOTO processes and procedures.
- Report all safety concerns, incidents, and injuries to supervisor.
- Quality – Responsible meeting the quality standards as defined by cGMPs, the Global Quality Standards, and local procedures.
- Calibration & Instrumentation Excellence – Demonstrate a good process aptitude and application of skills in a variety of real-world process experiences.
- Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on process instrumentation (pressure, temperature, flow, pH, conductivity, level, etc.).
- Effectively troubleshoot and diagnose process instrumentation equipment and make appropriate repairs to minimize downtime.
- Operate electrical, pneumatic, and temperature test equipment (flukes, signal generators, oscilloscopes, etc.).
- Provide process instrumentation support for the IQ/OQ parts of new equipment installations or modifications.
- Demonstrate the ability to read P&ID drawings and schematics.
- Provide accurate, complete, and legible work order documentation in GMARS.
Additional Preferences
- Ability to perform work without close supervision.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Demonstrated ability to provide high-level customer service.
- Demonstrated ability in problem solving process instrumentation equipment.
- Computer proficiency including Microsoft Office tools.
- Proficiency in CMMS (GMARS).
Other Information
Temporary location in Carmel, Indiana. Training and development location at Lilly Technology Center, Indianapolis and Lebanon, Indiana. Permanent location at the new Lilly Medicine Foundry in Lebanon, Indiana. Position will be working on a 2-2-3 shift either dayshift or nightshift. Must be willing to work overtime during peak periods (specifically during initial calibrations) to support business needs. Individual must be able to comply with all building gowning and necessary PPE requirements.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 5+ years of industrial process instrumentation and calibration experience in FDA regulated industry
- Strong understanding and troubleshooting skills in electrical systems and calibration
- Instrumentation experience (pressure, temperature, flow, level, pH, and conductivity)
- Electrical test equipment experience (flukes, signal generators, oscilloscopes, etc.)
- Electrical troubleshooting (24 VDC to 120 VAC)
- Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Pension
- Vacation benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Prescription drug benefits
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance
- Death benefits
- Employee assistance program
- Fitness benefits
- Employee clubs and activities
Company overview
Eli Lilly and Company, commonly known as Lilly, is a leading American multinational pharmaceutical corporation headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1876 by Colonel Eli Lilly, the company has grown into one of the world's most valuable pharmaceutical enterprises, with operations in approximately 125 countries. Lilly specializes in developing and manufacturing innovative medicines across multiple therapeutic areas, including diabetes, oncology, neuroscience, immunology, and cardiometabolic diseases. The company is renowned for its groundbreaking work in insulin production, having been the first to mass-produce insulin and later developing the first commercially available insulin product in the U.S. Lilly's current portfolio includes blockbuster medications such as Mounjaro and Zepbound (tirzepatide) for diabetes and obesity, Trulicity (dulaglutide) for type 2 diabetes, Verzenio (abemaciclib) for breast cancer, and Taltz (ixekizumab) for autoimmune conditions. With approximately 47,000 employees worldwide, Lilly maintains a strong commitment to research and development, investing heavily in scientific innovation to address some of the world's most significant health challenges. The company operates with a mission to make life better for people around the world through the discovery and delivery of innovative medicines.