Associate Technician, Maintenance

Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Boehringer Ingelheim in Athens, GA is seeking a Maintenance Technician to support maintenance, troubleshooting, and improvement of pharmaceutical processing equipment. You will work under limited supervision on high speed filling/packaging lines, fermentation, bioreactors, autoclaves, clean utilities, HVAC and related systems.

The role involves basic root-cause analysis, preventive maintenance tasks, and collaboration with outside contractors.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma +2 years experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in a pharmaceutical industry.
• Associates Degree/Technical Diploma in a relevant field preferred.
• Knowledge of EHS requirements and basic problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Fulfill work order information in SAP on a timely basis and confirm status.
• Perform basic troubleshooting of equipment/system events and contribute to root cause analysis.
• Assist in the realization of Preventative Maintenance plan.
• Assist outside contractors on basic projects or supplementing workforce.
• Contribute to cross-functional equipment improvement teams focusing on performance and reliability.
• Respond to basic maintenance emergencies and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Problem solving

Verbal communication

Written communication

EHS knowledge

Education

Associates Degree/Technical Diploma

High School Diploma

Tools

SAP

Job description

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.

Under limited supervision supports maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, modifying/improving all aspects relative to good maintenance practices, equipment reliability and performance of electrical/mechanical systems such as high speed filling/packaging lines, fermentation, bioreactor, autoclaves, clean utilities, clean room HVAC, power plant/utilities, automation, freeze dryers, etc.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Fulfill work order information in SAP on a timely basis and confirm status. Find basic information's (parts reference and availability, work instructions).
• Under limited supervision, performs basic trouble shooting of equipment/system events and contributes to basic Failure Analysis to determine root cause. Follows clear instructions.
• Assist in the realization of Preventative Maintenance plan.
• Assists, as required, outside contractors performing basic projects or supplementing work force.
• Contributes to cross-functional equipment basic improvement teams focusing on performance and reliability.
• Respond to basic maintenance emergencies.
• Under limited supervision, troubleshoot and implement basic corrective actions where equipment experiences performance issues.

Requirements

• High School Diploma +2 years experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in a pharmaceutical industry
• Associates Degree/Technical Diploma (relevant field of study) preferred
• Knowledge of and adherence to EHS requirements
• Basic level problem solving/troubleshooting
• Proficient verbal and written communication
• Basic Continuous Improvement

Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction
• Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required)