Maintenance Technician - Night Shift

Piramal Pharma Limited; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Piramal Pharma Limited is seeking a Maintenance Technician for night shift to install, service, and repair plant machinery and process equipment. You will follow safety policies, inspect systems, and collaborate with engineering to uphold equipment reliability and GMP compliance.

The role involves troubleshooting electrical and mechanical components, servicing pumps and piping, and supporting calibration and maintenance planning in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of rigging for removal or installation of equipment.
• Ability to read and understand documents such as safety rules and operating instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with other employees.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic and unit conversions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Creative and able to present various solutions.
• Energetic, enthusiastic, and motivational disposition.
• Good near and depth vision.
• Comfortable around moving mechanical parts.
• Able to work in outside weather conditions for several hours.

Responsibilities

• Installs, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs machinery and process equipment.
• Complies with OSHA, GMP, and company safety policies.
• Inspects and tests equipment to diagnose issues.
• Disassembles and repairs pumps, gearboxes, valves and piping components.
• Operates forklifts, lifts, and hand tools as required.
• Performs electrical, motor, and instrumentation troubleshooting.
• Reads calibration procedures and performs adjustments as needed.
• Maintains clean room equipment and assists packaging operations.
• Supports engineering with maintenance planning and actions.
• Other duties as assigned by the Engineering Manager.

Skills

Rigging knowledge

Reading docs

Communication skills

Unit conversion math

Verbal & written

Creative problem solving

Motivated disposition

Near & depth vision

Work near moving parts

Outdoor weather tolerance

Job description

Division

Piramal Critical CarePiramal Critical Care (PCC), a business unit of Piramal Pharma, is the fourth-largest producer of inhaled anesthetics and a global player in hospital generics. We are motivated by our vision of commitment to delivering critical care solutions for patients and healthcare providers across the globe while achieving sustainable and profitable growth for all the stakeholders.

PCC maintains a wide presence across the US, Europe, and more than 100 countries across the globe. Its rich product portfolio includes Inhalation Anesthetics such as Sevoflurane, Isoflurane and Halothane as well as Intrathecal Baclofen therapy, for spasticity management.

PCC has a strong manufacturing and process development experience with wholly-owned, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in the United States and India, inspected periodically by the US FDA and the UK MHRA and other regulators. The strategic locations of our facilities help us supply high-quality products around the world, timely at optimal costs.

For more details, please visit https://www.piramalcriticalcare.com/global/

Job Title

Maintenance Technician - Night Shift

Job Description

Installs, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs machinery, process equipment, utilities equipment, process & facility physical structures, motors, electrical components, pipe & piping components within the plant.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Employ and promote safe work practices in compliance with OSHA and company policy
• Identify hazards and protect yourself, other employees and the facility from hazards when installing, maintaining, or repairing systems
• Follow all health and safety guidelines instituted by the maintenance department
• Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) as required by law and company policy
• Visually inspect and test machinery and process equipment
• Disassemble pumps, agitators, gearboxes, heat exchangers and large process equipment to install new or repair parts to maintain equipment in a functional state
• Disassemble valves, gages and other process subassemblies to install new or repaired parts to maintain this equipment in a functional state
• Operate forklift, man lift and assorted hand tools including grinders, drill motors, power hack and band saws, pipe threader, and torches to fabricate or repair process or building components
• Perform basic electrical, motor and instrumentation troubleshooting and repairs
• Use diagnostic techniques to troubleshoot agitators, gearboxes, and other rotating equipment to detect malfunctions or pending failure
• Discuss machine operations with supervisors and other maintenance staff in formulating a maintenance or repair plan
• Layout, measure, cut, bend, thread, solder, and install piping systems
• Clean, lubricate and replace shafts, bearings, gears, mechanical seals, and other parts of machinery
• Read, interpret, and execute procedures related to calibration checks and adjustments of equipment including weigh scales, flow meters and instruments
• Repair and adjust mechanical packaging equipment in a clean room environment
• Assist packaging department with routine conversions of mechanical packaging equipment
• Other duties as required by Engineering Manager

Key Competencies (knowledge, skills, and abilities every person must possess to be successful)

• Knowledge of rigging for removal or installation of equipment
• Ability to read and understand documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to communicate effectively with other employees
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Creative and able to present various solutions
• Energetic, enthusiastic, and motivational disposition
• Good close vision, distance vision, and depth perception
• Comfortable working near moving mechanical parts and in high precarious places
• Comfortable working in outside weather conditions for several hours at one time