Job Description

Our Manufacturing Operations teams are the people that make our products. We work in the manufacturing plants with a “Safety First, Quality Always” mindset striving for continuous improvement. We work in the local plant connected to our global manufacturing network to ensure the highest quality of raw materials, intermediates and finished products.

The Lead Maintenance Technician position is available at our Animal Health facility in De Soto, Kansas, located near Kansas City metropolitan area. The DeSoto facility is expanding operations to manufacturing vaccines and biologics for large and companion animals. Leveraging an experienced and innovative team environment, the key technologies at the site are biologics production using fermentation and cell culture platforms, filling and packaging.

The incumbent will be required to perform work in one or more special craft areas to include:

• installing, maintaining, repairing, and performing preventive maintenance on new and existing facilities equipment, electrical, mechanical, HVAC/R and computerized building management systems.
• repairing equipment and recalibrating as needed.
• performing electrical, mechanical and pneumatic trouble shooting of packaging, filling and process related equipment.
• troubleshooting and repairing Allen Bradley PLC's, VFD's, automated control, instrumentation.

​In this role, you are required:

• to perform 24-hour emergency repair on a rotational basis.
• to carry out industrial maintenance functions in accordance with current Good Manufacturing Practices and prepares technical documentation.
• to participate in the establishment and improvement of new and existing process equipment. Primary focus will involve maintaining process equipment by developing/performing PM's, documenting work using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS - SAP) and computerized calibration management system.
• to participate in other duties as requested by the Maintenance Manager.

Equipment:

• Utility Equipment: steam boilers, chillers, air handlers, air compressors, DI water, etc.
• Process Equipment: fermenters, process tanks, centrifuges, autoclaves, CIP systems, microfluidizers, etc.
• Packaging Equipment: injection filler, unscramble, capper, labeler, tray packer, etc.
• Machine shop equipment: drill press, grinder, gas and electric welder, power cutting tools, etc.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Trade school, certifications, or college level courses related to construction/maintenance trades preferred.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Five (5) years of industrial maintenance experience or two (2) year technical degree with three (3) years of maintenance experience or equivalent.
• Experience working within an Industrial maintenance environment is required.
• Demonstrated experience in electrical, automated controls and associated instrumentation is required.
• Mechanical and electrical trouble shooting skills are essential. You must possess these skills to be effective in this area.
• Must be able to read electrical prints and P&ID control loops.
• Must be able to demonstrate ability to maintain a strong safety culture with in daily activities.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting and repairing Allen Bradley PLC, HMI, VFD controlled equipment.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting electrical controls and instrumentation.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting automated electrical pneumatic and instrumentation controls systems.
• Ability to use HMI (Human Machine Interface) & SCADA system for trouble shooting and repair preferred.
• Experience in FDA or USDA regulated environment preferred.

Your role at our company is integral to helping the world meet new breakthroughs that affect generations to come, and we’re counting on your skills and inventiveness to help make meaningful contributions to global medical advancement. At our company, we’re inventing for life. Our company is an equal opportunity employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran – proudly embracing diversity in all of its manifestations.

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Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Job Posting End Date:

10/25/2024

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Requisition ID:R314762