Maintenance Mechanic

Position Summary

The Maintenance Mechanic will be responsible to perform maintenance, calibration, and repairs to manufacturing equipment. This position ensures the continuity of improving safety, productivity, yields, reliability, and manufacturing costs. The successful candidate will possess a high degree of professionalism, maturity, and confidentiality.

Essential Job Functions

• Maintains production and quality by ensuring operation of manufacturing equipment and machinery
• Performs preventive maintenance and calibration work on manufacturing equipment with emphasis on packaging equipment and automated equipment lines
• Troubleshoots and resolves recurring equipment issues and improves reliability
• Locates sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation; listening for problems; reading equipment manuals, and using measuring and testing instruments
• Disassembles and repairs equipment and instruments
• Makes recommendations regarding safety and equipment operation procedures. Makes recommendations when equipment needs to be replaced instead of repaired
• Ability to work in a cleanroom environment and maintains strict compliance with company cGMPs and documentation rules
• Maintains general facility equipment to ensure production plants are fully functional. Performs minor repairs on facility (ex. spackling, plumbing, painting), as the need arises

Competencies

• Meaningful Innovation
• Ownership/Accountability
• Pace/Efficiency
• Teamwork/Collaboration
• Integrity/Ethical Practice
• Resilience/Grit

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up to 50 pounds.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position manages projects and supervises outside service and contractor personnel as needed.

Education, Experience and Certification

• Minimum of GED/high school diploma or an Associates degree in a relevant field
• Minimum of 5–7 years of experience working as a mechanic
• Experience with blending, granulation, compression and coating processes is desirable, but not required
• Solid ability to follow written and oral instructions with minimum supervision
• Ability to understand and follow standard operational procedures
• Good communication skill, both verbal and written reports
• Experience identifying problems and taking independent initiative to solve
• Ability to work from blue prints and drawings in constructing and repairing equipment
• Strong experience preparing procedures and cGMP documents
• Knowledgeable reading and interpreting electrical schematics and PLC boards
• Must be able to accurately document work in both written and electronic form

Total Rewards & Benefits

• Company performance bonus eligibility
• 401(k) plan with company contribution
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
• Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement

Pay

$35.00–$38.00 per hour