Maintenance Reliability Technician (MRT) (Various Shifts)

Hikma Pharmaceuticals; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Reliability Technician in Columbus, OH. This role will maintain and repair manufacturing, packaging, and site equipment, performing preventive, corrective, and emergency work as needed to keep production running.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting, data documentation, and collaborating with engineers and team leads to implement improvements and ensure equipment reliability. Weekend and off-shift work may be required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma (or equivalent) required.
• Specialized education or training in mechanical maintenance or related field preferred.
• 2 years repairs with basic maintenance of industrial equipment; hydraulics, pneumatics knowledge implied.

Responsibilities

• Provides experienced service and technical expertise by maintaining manufacturing, packaging and/or site facility equipment.
• Performs predictive, preventive, and reactive work to support reliability and efficiency.
• Supports continuous improvement by completing work on time and driving process improvements.
• Monitors equipment to identify problems and determine root causes for repairs or improvements.
• Communicates status, issues, and improvements with MRTs, Team Lead, Coach and customers.

Education

High School Diploma (or equivalent)

Specialized education or training in mechanical maintenance or related field

Job description

Location: Columbus, OH

Job Type: Full-Time

Compensation: Starting hourly rate is $24.00 (Compensation will be determined based on relevant experience for the role). PLUS Shift differential for working 2nd, 3rd shift and weekend shifts.

About Us

As a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of essential medicines, Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and its affiliates’ purpose is to put better health within reach, every day for millions of patients around the world. We are a trusted, reliable partner and dependable source of over 760 high-quality generic, specialty and branded pharmaceutical products that hospitals, physicians and pharmacists need to treat their patients across North America, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. Through our global footprint of 30+ manufacturing plants, 8+ R&D centers, and 9,000+ empowered employees, we are committed to making high-quality medicines accessible to the people who need them.

Description

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We are seeking a talented and motivated Maintenance Reliability Technician to join our team.

In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining manufacturing, packaging, and/or site facility equipment by troubleshooting, adjusting, repairing, rebuilding, and replacing components to ensure equipment performance is reliable. Performs analysis of failures with support of other experienced MRT's, Team Lead, Engineer and/or Optimizer. Perform preventive, corrective, or emergency work orders and respond to service calls while the plant is in operation, which may include off-shift periods and weekends.

Manufacturing equipment includes (but not limited to) equipment such as Fluid Bed Dryers, Granulators, Tumblers, Compactors, Tablet Presses, Encapsulators, Tanks, Pumps, Valves, Isolators, and various other process equipment.

Packaging equipment includes (but not limited to) equipment such as Bottle Blower/Erectors, Tablet/Capsule Fillers, Liquid Fillers, Thermoformers, Water Chillers, Cartoner, Sealers, Checkweighers, Labelers, Printers, and various other process equipment.

Site facility equipment includes (but not limited to) HVAC, building automation, chilled water systems, boiler systems, water purification systems, compressed air systems, or plumbing systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides experienced service and technical expertise by maintaining manufacturing, packaging and/or site facility equipment. Completes predictive, preventive, and reactive work in support of reliable and efficient equipment.
• Experienced service includes troubleshooting and repairs to various equipment that require some decision making to determine business impact including prioritizing, cost-consciousness, and lead time.
• Supports continuous improvement by completing work on time, identifying potential issues and execute improvements, and driving to improve work processes and procedures relative to manufacturing, packaging and/or site facility equipment.
• Monitors the manufacturing, packaging, and/or site facility areas and related equipment to identify problems or opportunities and identify root cause and remediation of failures either independently or with support of others for repairs or process improvements to efficiency and/or reliability of manufacturing, packaging, and/or site facility equipment.
• Communicates regularly with other MRT's, Team Lead, Coach and customers regarding the state of the equipment, status of work, known problems, and improvement initiatives.
• Maintains and ensures documentation, both written and electronic, is accurate, complete and factual as required by policies, procedures, and regulatory guidelines. Documents activities supporting maintenance best practices to ensure that continuous improvement activities have adequate and reliable data for analysis. Partners in the periodic development, review and modification of preventative maintenance, work instructions or other related procedures and methods, based on detailed specifications, drawings, and other technical requirements.
• Works with Optimizers and Engineers on projects and improvement initiatives to ensure equipment meets site standards, this may include support for Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) or Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) and related travel. Execute test protocols in support of the qualification of new and existing equipment. Reviews project designs and make recommendations for equipment accessibility and reliability. Consults with other experienced MRT's, Team Lead, Process Coach, or Engineer/Optimizer and communicate results and facilitate proper hand-off from project team to long-term process and/or equipment owners.
• Actively participates in and leads team initiatives such as 5S+1, continuous improvement activities (CIAs), maintenance best practice initiatives, and performance center (PC) meetings to identify and resolve manufacturing and/or packaging issues on a real-time basis. Provides input/suggestions to procedures, policies, work instructions and task sheets relating to maintenance and equipment certification. Maintains required tools, supplies, and work areas necessary for completing required maintenance tasks in area of responsibility in accordance with 5S+1 principles to ensure a safe and efficient work area and to eliminate clutter and foreign particles that could potentially damage equipment or product.

Qualifications

We value the skills and experiences candidates bring to the table. While we have listed some qualifications below, we encourage candidates to apply even if they do not meet all of them:

• High School Diploma (or equivalent).
• Specialized education or training in mechanical maintenance or related field.
• 2-years repairs with basic maintenance of industrial equipment; including, but not limited to manufacturing or packaging equipment. Working knowledge of hydraulics, pneumat