Hybrid Maintenance Technician bei Bethlehem

Business: Critical Care
Department: Maintenance
Location: Bethlehem, PA

The role of the Second Shift Maintenance Technician is to Installs, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs machinery, process equipment, utilities equipment, process & facility physical structures, motors, electrical components, instrumentation, and pipe & piping components within the plant.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Employ and promote safe work practices in compliance with OSHA and company policy
• Identify hazards and protect yourself, other employees, and the facility from hazards when installing, maintaining, or repairing systems
• Follow all health and safety guidelines instituted by the maintenance department
• Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) as required by law and company policy
• Perform basic electrical, motor and instrumentation troubleshooting and repairs
• Visually inspect and test machinery and process equipment
• Disassemble pumps, agitators, gearboxes, heat exchangers and large process equipment to install new or repair parts to maintain equipment in a functional state
• Disassemble valves, gages and other process subassemblies to install new or repaired parts to maintain this equipment in a functional state
• Operate forklift, man lift and assorted hand tools including grinders, drill motors, power hack and band saws, pipe threader, and torches to fabricate or repair process or building components
• Use diagnostic techniques to troubleshoot agitators, gearboxes, and other rotating equipment to detect malfunctions or pending failure
• Discuss machine operations with supervisors and other maintenance staff in formulating a maintenance or repair plan
• Layout, measure, cut, bend, thread, solder, and install piping systems
• Clean, lubricate and replace shafts, bearings, gears, mechanical seals, and other parts of machinery 
• Read, interpret and execute procedures related to calibration checks and adjustments of equipment including weigh scales, flow meters and instruments
• Repair and adjust mechanical packaging equipment in a clean room environment
• Assist packaging department with routine conversions of mechanical packaging equipment
• Have knowledge of rigging for removal or installation of equipment
• Other duties as required by Engineering Manager
• Knowledge of Chiller, Boiler, and Air compressor operation.
• Able to read and interpret Engineering drawings
• Able to layout equipment according to drawings
• Other duties as required by Maintenance Supervisor

Key Competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities every person must possess to be successful)

• Critical Thinking — using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Excellent customer service skills and professional demeanor at all times to interface effectively with all internal and external customers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Creative and able to present various solutions
• Energetic, enthusiastic and motivational disposition
• Maintain confidentiality 
• Coaching skills

Education / Experience

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in Technician role
• Mechanical/electrical background is necessary
• Apprenticeship program or technical school background is desirable
• Have adequate craft knowledge and skill to accurately estimate labor hours, material requirement and skills needed to complete a job
• Must have a demonstrated ability to visualize and communicate the execution of work
• Should have good written and verbal communications skills and have demonstrated the ability to be approachable and tactful
• Good math skills
• Demonstrated ability to write and provide simple and accurate instructions
• Demonstrated ability to read standard blueprints, machine and process drawings
• Have the ability to sketch or redline existing drawings
• Knowledge and understanding of maintenance processes and proper use of the work order system, planning and scheduling and storeroom processes
• Ability to manage multiple priorities or projects simultaneously and keep them progressing to completion
• Ability to read mechanical drawings of process equipment
• Computer skills in EAM/CMMS, Word Processing, Excel, Email and MS Project