Industrial Maintenance Technician II

About the role

The position of Project Maintenance Technician is a hands‑on position that provides technical expertise and oversees and participates in the maintenance, repair, and improvement of facility equipment to reduce downtime while increasing operational efficiency in a validated cGMP environment. This equipment includes machinery, buildings, computer systems, control systems, safety, and security systems. Additionally, this position includes responsibility for maintaining shop tools, inventory, and keeping the department’s CMMS (computerized maintenance management system) updated while adhering to Lean and 5S principles. The position must be proficient in the requirements of the Technician Maintenance and Project Technician positions and may be required to provide training to the technicians in these roles. This position will also be required to support after‑hours emergency response activities on an as‑needed basis. You will use your skill set to successfully complete projects that include troubleshooting and resolving technical issues and developing new solutions that improve performance and functionality.

Responsibilities

• Performs technical troubleshooting on a variety of modalities, technologies, and locations.
• Performs regularly scheduled preventative maintenance on high volume, validated processing equipment.
• Reviews preventative maintenance tasks for effectiveness and frequency and recommends any continuous improvement changes or Lean practices for implementation to management.
• Diagnoses potential or actual equipment issues through observation, problem identification, and analysis, utilizing available information (e.g., cycle printouts, blueprints, schematics); after‑which ensuring appropriate and efficient corrective action.
• Completes operations and project work through construction and/or installation of systems including electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems while complying with all federal and state safety regulations and local safety policies and procedures, including ensuring employee safety by adhering to all Lock Out/Tag Out procedures, and following SDS safety procedures when using chemicals.
• Ensures appropriate work instructions are developed and implemented; this will ensure less experienced technicians can perform tasks as they become routine in nature.
• Contributes to operational efficiency by responding in person or by phone support to emergency maintenance calls on a 24/7 basis as assigned.
• Assists in the creation and maintaining of a spare parts program.
• Strives for continuous improvement by analyzing new or alternative ways to improve operations; incorporates staff recommendations into analysis; responds to audit activities in a constructive manner, and uses findings to improve operations where possible.
• Maintains mechanical and technical skills, knowledge, and abilities by attending workshops, reviewing trade publications, and participating in training operations personnel to conduct minor, basic repairs to equipment, machinery, etc.
• Contributes in a team effort by performing in accordance with all STERIS policies, cGMP, Lean principles and other directives; supports the directives and decisions of higher level management and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience: Minimum three (3) years of related experience.
• Ability to read, interpret, and practically apply electrical ladder diagrams and mechanical blueprints.
• Working knowledge of PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers) or other types of process control equipment.
• Ability to effectively read, write, and verbally communicate in English.
• Ability to work independently under general guidelines and supervision.
• Computer skills and proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet, and maintenance work order, inventory, and downtime software.
• Effective interpersonal skills demonstrated through prior experience.
• Above‑average organizing and analyzing abilities; minimum Level 3 math skills (ratios, proportions, basic algebra) to determine organizational and regulatory problems and formulate corrective action plans.
• Able to adapt to changing duties and responsibilities.
• Normal hearing range sufficient