Maintenance Technician

Summary

The Maintenance Technician is expected to perform demand and preventive maintenance and repair of facilities and equipment at Adare’s Ohio Manufacturing and R&D facility. The mission of the Department is unimpeded availability of Facilities and Equipment. The Maintenance Technician is critical to fulfilling this mission.

Responsibilities

• Assure equipment and facilities are operational, functional, and in good repair.
• Trouble-shoot and repair facilities and equipment.
• Complete maintenance on electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic systems.
• Complete preventive maintenance including checking and changing fluids, lubricating, packing mechanical units, maintaining filters, and equipment inspections.
• Inspect, repair, and replace electronic and pneumatic instruments.
• Disassemble/reassemble equipment.
• Support Engineering group in completing capital projects.
• Aid instrument calibration and equipment validation.
• Perform tasks in accordance with all applicable OSHA, cGMP, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and company Environmental, Safety, and Health procedures.
• Complete demand and preventive maintenance work orders. Submit completed forms to the computerized maintenance system. Input data as necessary.
• Support and promote safety and cGMP programs.
• Follow other job-related instructions and complete other job-related tasks as necessary or as assigned by the Engineering Manager.
• Attends work on a regular and predictable basis.
• Completes assigned tasks in a safe manner and in a constant state of alertness.
• Upholds Company policies, including the Professional Conduct Policy and Prohibition Against Harassment Policy, and the Business Ethics and Conduct Code.
• Works in a cooperative manner with managers, supervisors, coworkers, customers, and the public.
• Works effectively under deadlines.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency is required.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in maintenance, GMP experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of digital control systems and programmable controllers is preferred.
• Ability to learn and assimilate technical matters, troubleshoot machine problems, recommend solution and/or fix problems is required.
• Working knowledge of the basics of electricity, pneumatics, hydraulics, and general mechanics is required.
• Working knowledge of electrical power distribution and control.
• Ability to read wiring diagrams and control circuits.
• Working knowledge of personal computers.
• Experience with computerized maintenance systems is preferred.
• Knowledge of chemicals and hazardous materials is preferred.
• Experience with calibration and/or validation is preferred.
• Specialized training in electronics/metrology is preferred.
• Instrument Technician Certification is preferred.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hand and fingers, to manipulate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color, peripheral, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must have ability to wear a respirator in order to work with chemicals of a specified potency level.
• Occasionally move items or equipment weighing up to 50 pounds – potential to handle heavier materials with mechanical assistance.
• Occasionally required to climb ladders and/or steps to reach equipment.
• Reading precision measuring equipment, machine dials, gages, and thermometers; must be able to observe fine details utilizing a microscope.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of digital control systems and programmable controllers is preferred.
• Ability to learn and assimilate technical matters, troubleshoot machine problems, recommend solution and/or fix problems is required.
• Working knowledge of the basics of electricity, pneumatics, hydraulics, and general mechanics is required.
• Working knowledge of electrical power distribution and control.
• Ability to read wiring diagrams and control circuits.
• Working knowledge of personal computers.
• Experience with computerized maintenance systems is preferred.
• Knowledge of chemicals and hazardous materials is preferred.
• Experience with calibration and/or validation is preferred.
• Specialized training in electronics/metrology is preferred.
• Instrument Technician Certification is preferred.

Skills

• Knowledge of digital control systems and programmable controllers.
• Ability to learn and assimilate technical matters, troubleshoot machine problems, recommend solution and/or fix problems.
• Working knowledge of the basics of electricity, pneumatics, hydraulics, and general mechanics.
• Working knowledge of electrical power distribution and control.
• Ability to read wiring diagrams and control circuits.
• Working knowledge of personal computers.
• Experience with computerized maintenance systems.
• Knowledge of chemicals and hazardous materials.
• Experience with calibration and/or validation.
• Specialized training in electronics/metrology.
• Instrument Technician Certification.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement plan with company match.
• Paid time off and company holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement with no waiting period.
• Life insurance.
• Pet insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (medical and dependent care).
• Disability coverage.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.