Production Equipment Mechanic -PFSL - ABQ

Company: Curia
Location: Decatur
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

Summary:

The maintenance department supports all aspects of the manufacturing and facility maintenance efforts at Curia. The maintenance department provides the capacity to manufacture pharmaceuticals in an efficient, timely, and safe manner, thereby contributing to the profitability of the company by maintaining or modifying all utility, facility, and production equipment and systems.

The production equipment mechanic (PEM) repairs and maintains machinery and mechanical equipment and production machines and equipment by performing the following duties:

Provides a high level of hands-on activities for the installation of new equipment, performing Installation qualifications (IQ), performs preventive and routine maintenance on manufacturing equipment. Applies mechanical experience to enhance, expand, and optimize the manufacturing equipment. Works as an independent mechanic for all machinery repair efforts on the shift assigned under the direction of the maintenance shift supervisor and with appreciable direction from the sr. mechanic and within the guidelines established.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform preventive and routine maintenance procedures on various types of production machinery. Documents all activities for work performed in the required manner. Participate in enhancements and expansions to the current facility.
  
• Available for 24-hour on-call duty. Follows Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Understands and assists in implementing safety procedures and cGMP. Repairs tooling and machinery including the creation of tooling, fabrication, and repair of parts as needed .
  
  Supervisory Responsibilities:
  
  This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
  
  Education and/or Experience:
  
  High School diploma with some technical (post-High School) courses. (Typically some course work in mechanical, industrial, or commercial equipment repair). The ideal candidate will have an A.S. degree or a minimum of three (3)+ years working as a maintenance mechanic in a manufacturing environment.
  
  Language Skills:
  
  Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
  
  Mathematical Skills:
  
  Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
  
  Reasoning Ability:
  
  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
  
  Computer Skills:
  
  To perform this job successfully, an individual should know manufacturing software; spreadsheet software, and word processing software.
  
  Other Skills and Abilities:
  
• Computer literacy with working knowledge of MS-Word/Excel and maintenance management databases. Some hands-on experience in operation/maintenance of manufacturing equipment. Prefer skill in working in aseptic pharmaceutical environments,
  
• Prefer knowledge of cGMP and regulatory agencies (OSHA, EPA, FDA, JP, EU, etc.) requirements. Assure that facility engineering drawings and associated documentation (including work orders and ECOs) are effectively and compliantly updated and maintained. Interpersonal skills to encourage effective interactions with peers.
  
• Interpersonal skills to encourage effective interactions with outside contractors. Identify areas of process improvements. Maintains work areas to the highest level of cleanliness.
  
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with plant maintenance, engineering staff, and other departments as needed. Ability to work well independently or as a team. Ability to work at heights.
  
  Other Qualifications:
  
  Must pass a background check
  
  Must pass a drug screen
  
  Physical Demands:
  
  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
  
  Work Environment:
  
  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock; explosives; risk of radiation, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
  
  All interested applicants must apply online. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.
  
  Note
  
  This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at-will" relationship.
  
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