Job Description

Instrument Technician (Calibration) Tech – Engineering

The Instrument Tech will have a key role responsible for calibration activities to maintain assets in compliance with cGMP. The technician will be, at a minimum, responsible for the following:

* Servicing, troubleshooting, and maintaining instrumentation that is part of: process utilities, grey utilities, critical HVAC systems, process equipment, process systems, cleaning equipment and equipment preparation systems.
* Know, execute and improve instrument configurations and calibrations according to local owner job plans and procedures.
* Display good documentation practices (paper and electronic based documentation)
* Support start-up and commissioning of corporate and local capital projects

Key Responsibilities

Startup:

* Support a safety-first, and quality driven maintenance team.
* Ability to respond quickly and proactively to changing priorities within a reasonable timeframe.
* Maintain Secondary calibration standards.
* Cross functionally collaboration with Operations, Utilities, Laboratories.
* Follow maintenance procedures such as Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), and Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) work plans.
* Support C&Q activities, including but not limited to, initial calibrations, shakedowns, initial/operational verification, and/or equipment qualification.
* Perform initial calibrations of instruments.
* Perform preventive and corrective maintenance and calibration on Process Instrumentation, Temperature, Pressure, Flow. Level and Automatic Control Valves, pH, conductivity/resistivity, 
* Troubleshoot and diagnose Process Instrumentation Equipment problems and make appropriate repairs to minimize downtime.
* Perform modifications and new installations of process instrumentation.
* Ability to read P & ID drawings and schematics.
* High attention to details especially in GMP documentation.

Post Startup:

* Support site instrumentation and system change controls, including but not limited, capital projects, site process improvements, C&Q activities, calibrations, shakedowns, initial/operational verification, and/or equipment qualification.
* Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on Process Instrumentation, Temperature, Pressure, Flow and Automatic Control Valves
* Ensure ongoing continuous maintenance system improvements.
* Support communications between Operation shifts, Maintenance, Engineering, Automation, and site customers to keep them informed of any issues that could affect them.
* Identify and implement “Human Error Prevention” opportunities.
* Use basic GMARS functionality daily.
* Use of GMARS closing notes using work order codes daily
* Ability to use Microsoft Office tools.

People Management:

* Ensure the company values, standards, and polices are communicated to and modelled within the team.
* Ensure on-going learning and team reflection.
* Identify and implement changes to work practices to optimize team efficiency.
* Support all safety practices and encourage others to do the same. Stop work if unsafe conditions are found.

Basic Qualifications

* Education: High School Diploma (preferred associate degree in Electronics)
* Experience: Minimum of two years of applied electronics and/or system maintenance experience

Shift Hours

* This position is on site Monday-Friday. Some overtime, or non-dayshifts may be required, but will be scheduled and confirmed ahead of time
* Unscheduled overtime will be held to a minimum, but may be necessary in the event of critical failures.

Additional Skills/Preferences

* Pressure, Flow, Temperature as previous experience.
* pH, Conductivity, Resistivity, as a plus.
* Lab instrumentation, Incubators, HPLC, 
* Familiar with maintenance CMMS, Maximo
* Manufacturing experience 
* Knowledgeable of pharmaceutical operations and processes or other GMP practices
* Physical requirements
  * Ability to lift 40 lbs.
  * Awkward positions, cramped quarters, ladders, scaffoldings, and lifts will be required at times.
  * Overtime may be required pending work demands.
  * Work may occur in a wide range of temperature conditions