Maintenance Technician - Night Shift

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Employ and promote safe work practices in compliance with OSHA and company policy
• Identify hazards and protect yourself, other employees and the facility from hazards when installing, maintaining, or repairing systems
• Follow all health and safety guidelines instituted by the maintenance department
• Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) as required by law and company policy
• Visually inspect and test machinery and process equipment
• Disassemble pumps, agitators, gearboxes, heat exchangers and large process equipment to install new or repair parts to maintain equipment in a functional state
• Disassemble valves, gages and other process subassemblies to install new or repaired parts to maintain this equipment in a functional state
• Operate forklift, man lift and assorted hand tools including grinders, drill motors, power hack and band saws, pipe threader, and torches to fabricate or repair process or building components
• Perform basic electrical, motor and instrumentation troubleshooting and repairs
• Use diagnostic techniques to troubleshoot agitators, gearboxes, and other rotating equipment to detect malfunctions or pending failure
• Discuss machine operations with supervisors and other maintenance staff in formulating a maintenance or repair plan
• Layout, measure, cut, bend, thread, solder, and install piping systems
• Clean, lubricate and replace shafts, bearings, gears, mechanical seals, and other parts of machinery
• Read, interpret, and execute procedures related to calibration checks and adjustments of equipment including weigh scales, flow meters and instruments
• Repair and adjust mechanical packaging equipment in a clean room environment
• Assist packaging department with routine conversions of mechanical packaging equipment
• Other duties as required by Engineering Manager

Key Competencies

• Knowledge of rigging for removal or installation of equipment
• Ability to read and understand documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to communicate effectively with other employees
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Creative and able to present various solutions
• Energetic, enthusiastic, and motivational disposition
• Good close vision, distance vision, and depth perception
• Comfortable working near moving mechanical parts and in high precarious places
• Comfortable working in outside weather conditions for several hours at one time