Lead Electrician and Inst. Tech

Summary

Lead Electrician and Instrumentation Technician ensures compliant, accurate, and timely completion of preventive, corrective, emergency maintenance and project support of Johnson & Johnson's Malvern pharmaceutical manufacturing and R&D lab operations and utilities and facilities equipment. Complete predictive, corrective and preventive maintenance on all electrical and control equipment and systems. Ensures that all work is completed in a safe and cost-effective manner, in compliance with Company Policies, EHS guidelines and GMP's (Good Manufacturing Practices). Responsible for life cycle management and maintaining the reliability of manufacturing assets and utilities, through preventive and corrective work-orders. The primary work location is in Malvern, PA, but work assignments may include Springhouse, PA.

Key Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility is preventive, corrective, emergency maintenance and project support on GMP and non-GMP electrical devices, circuits, calibrated devices, control panels, VFDs, electrical systems, breakers, switchgear, emergency generators in a clinical manufacturing, utilities, and R&D lab environment.
• Identifies gaps in processes, retrieves and analyzes data from sources such as control systems; recommends, leads, and implements improvements.
• May lead small departmental projects and serve as subject matter expert on project teams.
• Execute calibration and repair of instrumentation used in manufacturing and R&D lab systems.
• Maintain all calibration standards.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and repair equipment, instruments and instrumentation systems as assigned.
• Working knowledge of equipment including, but not limited to PLC control systems and HMIs.
• Install and repair sensors, transmitters, actuators, and other electrical and instrumentation components.
• Diagnose and resolve problems in electrical systems and instruments to ensure proper operation.
• Perform routine maintenance, testing, and calibration of equipment to keep automated processes running smoothly.
• Interpret blueprints, electrical diagrams, and manufacturer specifications to understand and work on complex systems.
• Address emergency calls and remediate problems as they arise; part of an on-call rotation within the I&E shop.

Qualifications

Education: A Minimum of a High School Diploma is required.

Required: Journeyman Electrical Certification and/or >12 years electrician experience; a minimum 8 years of electrician experience; expertise in electrical and electromechanical theory, thermal energy principals, mechanical maintenance techniques; able to independently perform duties; able to independently troubleshoot and resolve complex problems.

Preferred: Trade / Technical School certification or Military equivalent of Trade / Technical School certification; experience in automation systems: PLCs, ISA-95 level 1, 2 and 3 system troubleshooting; ability to coordinate with business units outside of maintenance; ability to lead programs within the maintenance department; ability to lead and train others.

Other: May require up to 10% travel.