Field Engineer, Operations Maintenance 2nd Shift Tue-Sat 3PM-11PM

Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintains production process equipment supporting production schedules and quality requirements.
• Duty may include additional operations equipment.
• Troubleshoots and implements corrective action where equipment experiences performance issues.
• Identifies, determines, and seeks approvals within guidelines for equipment upgrades to enhance performance and reliability.
• Supports training of production & maintenance personnel relative to operations and care of electro-mechanical equipment
• Affords assistance and support to engineering projects involving electro-mechanical applications relative to all facets of design, scope, performance parameters, testing and implementation.
• Follows Company policy and SOP’s relative to all aspects of this position including financial, environmental health and safety, training etc.
• Collaborates with Planner/Scheduler and supervisors to ensure that adequate scheduling information is communicated and that work orders are completed within compliance windows.
• Performs additional duties as assigned by manager, to support operations.
• Utilizes CMMS per SOP to assure proper documentation of work as well as compliance with preventive maintenance (PM) requirements and timelines, including the development of such PM requirements.
• Keeps current on new technologies impacting self-knowledge and the equipment.

Requirements

• High school diploma required. Technical institute training and certification in mechanical manufacturing applications fields preferred.
• In addition to High School Diploma or GED, a minimum of five (5) years Mechanical maintenance & basic electrical experience in equipment common to biological, pharmaceutical or food processing. Technical institute training and certification in mechanical manufacturing applications fields preferred.
• Supervisory or crew/job project leadership experience preferred.
• Familiarity with other facets of bio-pharmaceutical production processes and equipment including fermentation, bioreactor, autoclaves, pure steam, WFI and associated biological production process equipment/systems.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds occasionally.
• Entry into Medical Surveillance Program (post hire).
• Ability to work in confined spaces.
• GMP gowning.
• Interpret PI&D drawings/schematics.
• Trace electrical circuits, follow diagrams, and conduct tests with circuit testers and other equipment.
• Knowledge (experience) of various computer programs including Microsoft Office programs, and various maintenance databases.
• Hydraulic experience preferred.
• Utilization of good people and communication skills (verbal and written).
• Experience working in team-oriented atmosphere.
• High level of quality of work, attention to details, compliance to established procedures.
• High level of technical knowledge relating to production equipment and experience with control or management of compliance related documentation.