UTILITIES MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corp•West Columbia, SC

34d

About The Position

Utilities Maintenance Technicians are to ensure the reliable, efficient, and compliant operations of critical utility systems that support manufacturing. Maintain GMP and non-GMP equipment by preforming preventive maintenance, and repairs on equipment such as: HVAC and cleanroom environmental controls. Purified Water (PW), Water for Injection (WFI), and Pure Steam systems. Boilers, chillers, air compressors, and refrigeration units. Process gases (nitrogen, compressed air) and waste systems.

Requirements

The ability to take strategic objectives and accept accountability to drive results through effective actions.
The ability and willingness to change direction and focus to meet shifting organizational and business demands.
The ability to effectively manage one self, demonstrates integrity, be productive under pressure, and achieve development goals.
The ability to create new products and processes that add value to the Business by generating new ideas and applying creative and analytical approaches.
Must speak, write, and read English.
Specific expertise, skills and knowledge within maintenance gained through education and experience.
Rotating shift work may be required. Shift assignment may be adjusted as needed.
Must pass a Drug Test.
Engineering degree or 8-10+ years equivalent experience
Prior electrical/electronic/controls and/or mechanical/vibration analysis experience
Position requires lifting (up to 50lbs), bending, climbing, reaching, good vision, standing, sitting, walking, gripping, talking, and hearing.
Incumbents required to wear safety glasses, hearing protection and other non-specified protective equipment as necessary.
Incumbents are exposed to the following environmental factors: heat, cold, and water.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of the Pharmaceutical Industry preferred

Responsibilities

Responsible for higher level troubleshooting, repairing, maintaining and directing the installation of all plant utility equipment.
Assists with additional work duties or responsibilities as evident or required.
Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.
Maintain all plant utilities equipment including HVAC, boilers, steam generators, multi-effect still, air compressors, dryers, nitrogen generators, chillers, water pre-treatment, clean room balancing, and other equipment as evident or required.
Perform scheduled Upper-Level maintenance.
Troubleshoot and perform on demand maintenance.
Review and evaluate equipment data.
Ensuring procedures are followed when performing maintenance.
Back-up and assist all other Utility Maintenance personnel.
Daily plant walkthroughs to ensure problems are caught before production demands are jeopardized.
Ability to follow cGMP's and good documentation practices.
Copying, filing, and scanning of documents.
Performs other similar duties as required.