Pkg Equipment Maintenance Technician - Thurs - Sat Nights

ThermoFisher Scientific; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Performance-related bonus

Annual merit increase

Medical benefits

PTO/Annual leave

Employee referral bonus

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Manufacturing Maintenance Technician to support packaging lines. You will assist with equipment setup, changeovers, and routine preventive maintenance to ensure continuous operation in a GMP environment.

The role requires ability to read diagrams, electrical knowledge, and comfort with on-call and overtime as needed. High school diploma and 1+ year of related experience are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 1 year of work experience in manufacturing, operations, production, lab setting or related field.
• Experience in a cGMP environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist operators with equipment setup, start-up and continuous operation, including changeovers.
• Build and write maintenance and setup instructions and preventative tasks.
• Troubleshoot and implement immediate solutions to downtime and bottlenecks on packaging lines.

Skills

Reading diagrams

Team communication

Microsoft Office

Overtime/on-call

Electrical knowledge

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Work Schedule

Flex 12 hr shift/nights

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Working at heights

Job Description

Shift:

End of Weekday Shift

Shift Schedule:

Thursday - Saturday, 6:00am - 6:30pm

Shift Differential:

15%

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Discover Impactful Work:

• Assist operators in equipment set-up, start-up, and continuous operation. Including but not limited to changeover of the production equipment related to format and serialization.

• Build and write work instructions, setup instructions, preventative maintenance tasks.

• Actively influence training of employees on various packaging equipment.

• Assists operators, engineers, and supervisors with equipment installation, provide suggestions for modifications and continuous improvements!

• Validate and verify operation of newly installed equipment to evaluate system performance under actual operation conditions.

• Maintain equipment files and document maintenance activities in compliance of SOPs and Good Manufacturing Procedures (cGMP). Ensure compliance of Preventative Maintenance.

• Identify and order equipment parts as needed.

• Actively participates in problem-solving sessions with focus on safety, quality, and driving efficiency improvement actions! Analyze equipment, develop and implement solutions.

• Active participant and recommend solutions to monthly safety, quality and efficiency meetings.

• Work with Mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and 24-480v controls.

A Day in the Life:

• Directly support change over and startups on packaging lines; working with equipment mechanic, electrical, vision and user interfaces

• Responsible for troubleshooting and implementing immediately solutions when equipment experiences downtime to restore packaging operations.

• Support safety and quality actions, execute PMs, identify and implement solutions for bottlenecks on the packaging lines.

Keys to Success:

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience

• Required: Minimum of 1 year of work experience in a manufacturing, operations, production, lab setting or related field

• Preferred: Minimum of 1 year of experience in manufacturing maintenance, automotive, HVAC, or a related field.

• Preferred: Experience in a cGMP environment

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Ability to read/understand piping and instrument diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, equipment assembly drawings and other equipment related documentation.

• Job may require wearing of NFPA 70E personal protective equipment as well as Tyvek coveralls and different styles of respirators.

• Interpersonal skills to communicate in a team environment.

• Be familiar with Microsoft Office applications.

• Ability to work overtime as needed and be available on an on-call basis as needed. Mandatory may be required.

• Knowledge of electrical: ability to diagnose control circuits, drives, PLC experience preferred but not required.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Be able to lift up to 40lbs individually.

• Various gowning requirements and PPE such as dust mask.

• Extended periods on feet. May require times working in tight equipment technical spaces.

• Clean work environment.

What We Offer

Compensation

• Competitive Pay

• Performance Related Bonus where eligible

• Annual merit performance-based increase

Excellent Benefits

• Medical benefits

• Paid Time Off/Annual Leave

• Employee Referral Bonus

• Career Advancement Opportunities

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.