EXPANSION FEQ Technician

Piramal Pharma•Lexington, KY

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The FEQ Technician calibrates, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs process, facility, and laboratory equipment and instrumentation. The role requires electrical and mechanical skills and supports cGMP process manufacturing, packaging, facility, and material testing operations. The technician works with Operations and other departments, coordinates vendor technical personnel, and maintains equipment procedures and processes. The position is based in Lexington and works night shifts, reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor. The technician uses PCs and interface hardware and software to support automation platforms and components such as PLCs and HMIs. Work is performed in a cGMP facility and includes Good Documentation Practice for work orders, log books, CAPAs, change controls, investigations, and other regulated forms. The role also involves safely working with electricity, steam, compressed gases, chemicals, and moving mechanical parts, and may require extended shifts, weekends, holidays, and on-call support.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 5 years of maintenance or technical/mechanical trade experience, or a combination of experience and education.
Electrical and mechanical skills.
Physical capability to climb ladders, work with minute hardware, work in a lying position, and work with arms extended overhead.
Physical capability to use a respirator and other personal protective devices or equipment.

Nice To Haves

Technical certification.
Hands-on calibration, instrumentation, and electronic equipment or controls maintenance experience.
Pharmaceutical or related industry electromechanical experience.
Associate’s degree in Engineering, Electrical Technology, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

Perform routine and non-routine calibration of critical, non-critical, and safety-related instruments used in cGMP process manufacturing, packaging, facility, and material testing.
Identify equipment issues and make necessary repairs using instrumentation, controls, and electrical skills.
Coordinate activities across departments, obtain information from Operations to assess equipment problems, and coordinate and oversee vendor technical personnel.
Establish and maintain procedures and processes for routine calibration and equipment and systems maintenance throughout the plant.
Perform activities in compliance with company, cGMP, and safety policies, procedures, and practices.
Promote a customer service culture within the department and company.
Operate PCs and interface hardware and software supporting automation platforms and components such as PLCs and HMIs.
Complete work orders, log books, CAPAs, change controls, investigations, and other regulated forms in accordance with Good Documentation Practice.
Follow and enforce Maintenance and Engineering department SOPs and regulations.
Identify root causes of machine failures or breakdowns and repair equipment accordingly.
Use reliability technologies to identify equipment operating outside specifications.
Perform and evaluate preventive maintenance and submit revisions to improve equipment reliability.
Identify, source, and order wear and spare parts for inventory.
Assist with setup, changeover, and operation of pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment.
Read and understand equipment manuals and associated electrical or mechanical drawings.
Verify dimensions and tolerances using precision-measuring instruments.
Read and understand PLC control logic and other configurable controllers, including VFDs and relay logic.
Troubleshoot and replace bearings, gears, pulleys, and shafts; change oil and filters; and rebuild pumps and other mechanical equipment.
Work extended shifts, weekends, holidays, and on-call as needed to provide maintenance support.
Perform other duties as assigned.