Equipment Technician II (3rd shift Tues-Sat 10PM to 7AM)

AbbVie•Branchburg, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Equipment Technician II is primarily responsible for acting as the equipment maintenance technician, performing scheduled and demand preventive/predictive equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and improvement of process and facility equipment. This role is crucial for delivering 24/7 maintenance support to the facility. Additionally, the Mechanical Equipment Technician will offer technical support in the design, installation, and qualification of new or modified process or facility equipment.

Requirements

Four years experience in manufacturing facility maintenance.
Problem solving, troubleshooting, and repair skills for a wide variety of systems and equipment, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic, reactors, control valves, pumps, etc.
Welding, pipefitting, construction, basic electrical knowledge, and machining skills.
Ability to establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with Maintenance Department objectives with minimal supervision.
Ability to work effectively with operators, engineers, contractors, and vendor representatives.
Must be able to respond to emergency maintenance requests on off-shifts.

Nice To Haves

Experience in maintenance of chemical process equipment.
Associates degree in skilled trades curriculum.

Responsibilities

Performs or arranges for preventive and demand maintenance on a wide variety of equipment, including electrical, plumbing, and process equipment.
Supports reliability-centered maintenance program(s) at the site by performing or coordinating completion of predictive maintenance activities such as equipment vibration analysis, oil/lubricant analysis, ultrasonic thickness or other non-destructive testing, infrared heat mapping, etc.
Conducts and documents activities in a manner that maintains facility compliance with good manufacturing practices (GMP), process safety management (PSM), and other applicable regulations.
Provides maintenance expertise in support of manufacturing investigations, failure and root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive action planning and execution.
Strictly follows all environmental, health, and safety (EHS) procedures and supports efforts to improve facility EHS performance.
Attends all required training and complies with the responsibilities associated with the maintenance technician position as detailed in the applicable Standard Operating Procedures.
Conducts maintenance-related training sessions as required.
Diagnose and troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment (I/O, sensors, actuators, communication faults) to minimize downtime.
Calibrate and verify field instrumentation (proximity sensors, photoeyes, encoders, pressure/temperature transmitters).
Document work in CMMS (e.g., Maximo) including failure codes, corrective actions, and parts usage.
Performs other related duties as assigned.