Lead Technician - Engineering - Day Shift

Eli Lilly and Company; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Engineering Technician to support the launch of a cutting-edge Parenteral, Device, and Packaging Assembly Facility in the vibrant Raleigh-Durham area. This role offers a unique chance to contribute to the design and implementation of a state-of-the-art quality system. You will be the first line of engineering support, ensuring that production processes run smoothly and efficiently. Your expertise will be crucial in troubleshooting equipment issues, coordinating with engineering teams, and driving process improvements. Join a team that values innovation and safety, making a real impact on healthcare and patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED with experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Strong skills in instrumentation, mechanical, and electrical disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support to production processes and troubleshoot equipment issues.
• Implement process improvements and ensure equipment readiness and reliability.

Skills

Pharmaceutical manufacturing support

GMP manufacturing experience

Instrumentation skills

Mechanical skills

Electrical skills

Process troubleshooting

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Computerized maintenance management systems

PLC programming

HMI programming

Studio 5000

FactoryTalk View SE

Job description

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Lilly is designing and building a new state of the art Parenteral, Device, and Packaging Assembly Facility in Raleigh-Durham North Carolina. This is an exciting opportunity to help build a state-of-the-art facility and Quality System from the ground up.

Responsibilities:

The Engineering Technician in Parenteral delivers solid technical expertise as the first line of engineering support to production processes, transfer knowledge of equipment capabilities, and works in conjunction with other engineering team members, as well as operations and maintenance departments to ensure process equipment readiness and reliability. The Engineering Technician is responsible for equipment performance by supporting engineering initiatives and implementing process improvement projects. This position requires expertise in production processes, commissioning, qualification, and validation of assets. This position will help ensure that equipment is maintained in a qualified state, can be operated safely, and maintenance is properly performed on the systems.

Key Objectives/Deliverables:

• Act as the first line of engineering support. Investigate and resolve issues with process equipment in Inspection and Robotics that create production delays.
• Transfer knowledge of equipment capabilities and operational techniques to operators and maintenance.
• Implement tools for operations and engineering to learn and work more proficiently.
• Coordination of engineering contractors and vendors.
• Work closely with process and automation engineers to assist during qualification, engineering studies, cycle development, investigations, and process changes, providing technical reports, redlining drawings & specifications.
• Work closely with other technicians to identify and troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, automation and instrumentation issues.
• Implement tools for operations and engineering to learn and work more proficiently.
• Assist maintenance in:
  • Troubleshooting activities.
  • Job plans reviews.
  • Participating in periodic reviews of equipment state.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements using equipment performance data and communicate to process and/or automation engineers.
• Plan and execute small projects for process and automation equipment improvements.
• Work with the process area owners and operations personnel in development of equipment design, procedures, engineering studies and maintenance practices that will enable the process to operate as required.
• Find and eliminate safety issues with the equipment and processes.
• Execution of Pre-Start Up Safety (PSSR) reviews.
• Participate in safety reviews and audits, as required.
• Perform activities in accordance with GMPs and applicable procedures.
• Understand the production process and critical process parameters.
• Assure that operational and maintenance procedures and practices reflect safety concerns.

Minimum Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED
• Previous experience directly supporting a pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Solid experience in a GMP manufacturing environment.
• Solid experience in instrumentation, mechanical, and electrical disciplines.

Additional Preferences:

• Demonstrated ability to work safely in a participative environment.
• Knowledge of Inspection and Robotics equipment and other Parenteral manufacturing operations
• Strong equipment/process troubleshooting skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel; proficient at typing and writing technical documents.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with strong organizational skills and attention to detail and ability to adapt to rapidly changing priorities.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and communications skills with a service attitude.
• Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment, working safely and accountable for supporting all HSE Corporate and Site Goals.
• Previous experience with highly automated equipment
• Knowledge of Parenteral equipment and manufacturing operations
• Experience with computerized maintenance management systems.
• Experience in PLC and/or HMI programming.
• Studio 5000 and FactoryTalk View SE programming experience.

Other Information:

• Ability to wear safety equipment (safety glasses, safety shoes, protective gloves etc.)
• Role will be responsible to work 12-hour shifts on days (2-2-3 schedule).