Senior Maintenance Specialist

Elanco•Elwood, KS

16d•Onsite

About The Position

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals! As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People. At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights. Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today! Your Role: Senior Maintenance Specialist The Sr. Maintenance Specialist will report to the Director of Manufacturing Engineering. This position is responsible for assisting in the implementation and management of the preventative maintenance and calibration systems at the site.

Requirements

Education : High School Diploma/GED
Experience : 5 years of experience in cGMP or cGXP at an operational level supporting manufacturing in a pharmaceutical or biotech environment is required.
Knowledge of pharmaceutical cGMPs (US and EU) is required.
Must have excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and organizational and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

BA or BS degree in a scientific discipline, related field, or comparable experience PREFERRED.
Experience with commercial drug manufacturing is preferred.

Responsibilities

Managing and implementing the site preventive maintenance program and the site calibration program.
Assist maintenance staff in troubleshooting difficult problems or equipment failures to help reduce equipment downtimes and help train and build a strong maintenance staff resulting in a reduction of equipment failures and expenses.
Assist in the development of future plant expansion validation and commissioning protocols.
Will work directly with engineering and contractors in these upcoming plant renovations.
Responsible for procuring and directing outside contractors for specialized activities such as validation, calibrations, filter certifications and lab instrumentation certifications and responsible for training on all applicable SOP’s per Quality Assurance guidelines.
Work with maintenance and engineering to develop systems aimed at lowering operating costs and reducing risks or equipment failures.
Be a key administrator for the building management system at the facility.
Follow the occupational safety and health programs including lock out tag out, confined space and fall protection.
Assist maintenance staff in maintenance activities as necessary and assist production staff with process equipment as necessary