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Job Description

Instrument Technician (Calibration) Tech – Engineering

The Instrument Tech will have a key role responsible for calibration activities to maintain assets in compliance with cGMP. The technician will be, at a minimum, responsible for the following:

+ Servicing, troubleshooting, and maintaining instrumentation that is part of: process utilities, grey utilities, critical HVAC systems, process equipment, process systems, cleaning equipment and equipment preparation systems.

+ Know, execute and improve instrument configurations and calibrations according to local owner job plans and procedures.

+ Display good documentation practices (paper and electronic based documentation)

+ Support start-up and commissioning of corporate and local capital projects

Key Responsibilities

Startup:

+ Support a safety-first, and quality driven maintenance team.

+ Ability to respond quickly and proactively to changing priorities within a reasonable timeframe.

+ Maintain Secondary calibration standards.

+ Cross functionally collaboration with Operations, Utilities, Laboratories.

+ Follow maintenance procedures such as Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), and Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) work plans.

+ Support C&Q activities, including but not limited to, initial calibrations, shakedowns, initial/operational verification, and/or equipment qualification.

+ Perform initial calibrations of instruments.

+ Perform preventive and corrective maintenance and calibration on Process Instrumentation, Temperature, Pressure, Flow. Level and Automatic Control Valves, pH, conductivity/resistivity,

+ Troubleshoot and diagnose Process Instrumentation Equipment problems and make appropriate repairs to minimize downtime.

+ Perform modifications and new installations of process instrumentation.

+ Ability to read P & ID drawings and schematics.

+ High attention to details especially in GMP documentation.

Post Startup:

+ Support site instrumentation and system change controls, including but not limited, capital projects, site process improvements, C&Q activities, calibrations, shakedowns, initial/operational verification, and/or equipment qualification.

+ Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on Process Instrumentation, Temperature, Pressure, Flow and Automatic Control Valves

+ Ensure ongoing continuous maintenance system improvements.

+ Support communications between Operation shifts, Maintenance, Engineering, Automation, and site customers to keep them informed of any issues that could affect them.

+ Identify and implement “Human Error Prevention” opportunities.

+ Use basic GMARS functionality daily.

+ Use of GMARS closing notes using work order codes daily

+ Ability to use Microsoft Office tools.

People Management:

+ Ensure the company values, standards, and polices are communicated to and modelled within the team.

+ Ensure on-going learning and team reflection.

+ Identify and implement changes to work practices to optimize team efficiency.

+ Support all safety practices and encourage others to do the same. Stop work if unsafe conditions are found.

Basic Qualifications

+ Education: High School Diploma (preferred associate degree in Electronics)

+ Experience: Minimum of two years of applied electronics and/or system maintenance experience

Shift Hours

+ This position is on site Monday-Friday. Some overtime, or non-dayshifts may be required, but will be scheduled and confirmed ahead of time

+ Unscheduled overtime will be held to a minimum, but may be necessary in the event of critical failures.

Additional Skills/Preferences

+ Pressure, Flow, Temperature as previous experience.

+ pH, Conductivity, Resistivity, as a plus.

+ Lab instrumentation, Incubators, HPLC,

+ Familiar with maintenance CMMS, Maximo

+ Manufacturing experience

+ Knowledgeable of pharmaceutical operations and processes or other GMP practices

+ Physical requirements

+ Ability to lift 40 lbs.

+ Awkward positions, cramped quarters, ladders, scaffoldings, and lifts will be required at times.

+ Overtime may be required pending work demands.

+ Work may occur in a wide range of temperature conditions