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Facility Technician

Job Number: 358803

Category: Facilities Engineering

Description: Job Title: Facility Technician

Zip Code: 17067

Duration: 12months

Pay Rate: $27.87/hr.

Keyword's: #Myerstownjobs; #FacilityTechnicianjobs.

Start Date: Immediate

Job Description:

Perform technical, operational, and maintenance to provide high quality pharmaceutical products on time and in the right quantities to customers. Area of support will be site facilities / utilities. Support equipment and systems as trained, such as: electrical, air, steam, water, heating, cooling, fabrication, welding, machining, programmable logic controllers, and other electromechanical equipment.

Responsibilities:

* Comply with all workplace standards and safety procedures, including Lockout Tagout, Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements (OSHA), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), maintain clean/orderly work area, and participate in safety improvement projects.

* Execute work orders and provide technical (equipment) support.

* Perform preventive, routine, and non-routine maintenance tasks as required to meet scheduled completion dates (PM"s).

* Coordinate the utilization of outside contractors and vendors as needed.

* Assist Engineers with installation and operational qualifications (IQ/OQ), site capital projects, testing and troubleshooting new equipment and design, and install and debug control system projects and drive systems.

* Maintain documentation and maintenance logs according to SOP's, cGMP's and any other regulatory requirements.

* Provide technical support and leadership with department projects and goals on assigned line.

* Demonstrate the ability to progressively manage critical facility and operations support systems.

* Demonstrate the ability to establish operating parameters and maintain specific performance standards.

* Demonstrate the ability to plan, schedule and prioritize daily and weekly work activities as initiated by supervision.

* Communicate key information to operational and technical supervision, technical parts administrator, and personnel on other shifts to ensure no business disruption.

* Read, write and modify programmable logic control (PLC) ladder logic.

* Perform Packaging / Manufacturing / PCS / Facility / Utility technical duties required to support the site, and

* Perform routine fire system inspections and maintenance on fire protection systems including fire diesel pumps and wet/dry sprinkler systems.

* Repair and install equipment and equipment parts from various types of metals and plastics.

* Perform fabrication duties involving cutting, shearing, bending, welding and assembly of parts.

* Maintain, troubleshoot and repair the site security system.

* Maintain and repair mechanical systems such as, but not limited to, pumps, fans, mechanical devices, etc.

* Perform electrical circuit tests to diagnose problems and repair low and medium voltage wiring and component problems.

* Perform general facility repairs.

* Effectively troubleshoot, as trained in areas, such as: Hands on troubleshooting and repair ability with regard to electrical systems up to 480 volts, basic knowledge and understanding of 13,800 to 69,000 volt power distribution systems and protective relaying, ability to interpret and apply the latest edition of the National Electric Code, Compressed air systems, Steam systems, Potable water systems, Purified Water systems, Heating systems, Cooling systems, Fabrication, Navigation of programmable logic controllers, and other electro-mechanical equipment.

* Provide overall team support including equipment operation and other duties needed to support team members.

* Take ownership of training and learning to develop high performance competencies such as technical skills, communication skills, and skills to build a team-oriented culture (i.e. training team members, motivating and supporting team members, sharing knowledge to continuously improve the process, etc.).

Key Working Relationships:

Position requires frequent contact and interaction with line team members and supervision within the department. The position also requires routine contact with support functions such as Production Planning and Inventory Control, Quality Assurance personnel, Warehouse personnel, Engineering, as well as outside contractors and vendors, etc.

Qualifications and Competencies:

* In possession of, or actively progressing towards, a Technical associate's degree, OR High School Diploma / GED, plus 2 years of vocational technical training and 5 years of experience working with PLC's, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, electronics, fabrication, and /or industrial maintenance.

* Demonstrated ability to read, write, interpret/comprehend/follow workplace and technical documentation -- equipment manuals, blueprints, diagrams, electrical schematics, operator manuals, work instructions, SOPs, etc.

* Knowledge of electro-mechanical systems including gear ratios, power transmission, machine timing, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical/electronic systems, programmable logic controllers, lubrication, and maintenance/changeover of machines/production line.

* Must be able to demonstrate a good mathematical aptitude in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, & experience with metric and English standard systems required.

* Good written and verbal communication skills in English required.

* Good PC Skills, including use of e-mail, attaching documents to e-mail required. Previous experience using Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

* Demonstrated ability to work safely in a production environment required.

* Must be willing to work overtime as required

If you are interested in this role, please apply via the apply now link provided. Belcan is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, colour, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Minimum Experience (yrs):

Required Education: Bachelor (BA, BS...)

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