Maintenance Technician

An exciting opportunity for you to join a large and growing pharmaceutical company.

The suitable candidate for this role will be responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting process devices, instrumentation and controls in support of vaccine manufacturing. The Maintenance Technician will collaborate across functions, supporting, the project sub-teams maintenance requirements. Together, this dynamic group will meet the required project schedule milestones, in accordance with the applicable client standards for Quality and EHS compliance.

Job Functions:

· Provide effective technical support to Production in all aspects of machine and equipment maintenance, installation and modification; perform detailed maintenance, calibrations, PMs and troubleshooting. Required to operate and clean the process equipment as necessary.

· Collaborate and work cross functionally to develop and deliver on all aspects of the project through URS, FAT, SAT, IC, OC, IQ, OQ, PPQ and commercialization to meet schedule milestones

· Maintain process and production equipment, ensuring ongoing preventative maintenance, equipment troubleshooting and repairs to ensure continuous, reliable and repeatable operation of all equipment; drive Total Productive Maintenance. Ensure effective management and equipment shutdown scheduling, ensuring resources are available, thereby minimizing downtown.

· Support maintenance planning and preventative maintenance through completion of planned and emergency work orders, calibrations, PMs etc.Document maintenance work, including upgrades, made to existing equipment, including preventative maintenance performed and parts used, to ensure appropriate documentation and records of repair history.

· Operate and monitor production support equipment, using MES/DCS and PLC based systems, to ensure optimum equipment uptime and target outputs, whilst facilitating continuous process improvements using Lean Principles.

· Identify and supply information and technical data for securing spare parts and equipment asset entry into the CMMS; liaise directly with vendors on supply of parts, upgrades to systems etc as necessary. Assist in general facility up keep and provides responsive customer support with emphasis on customer satisfaction.

· Ensure effective participation in writing/revising/ rolling out accurate , SAP task lists, technical engineering reports, training documents and maintenance procedures for various IPTsystems; ensure all work is carried out in line with same.

· May be required to perform other duties as assigned

· May be required to perform other duties as assigned.

· Expected travel – 10%

Skills and Requirements:

· Leaving Certificate or equivalent required

· Time serviced Apprenticeship or equivalent Certificate/Diploma in an Engineering or related discipline is required

· Would typically have prior related work experience; ideally in a manufacturing, preferably GMP setting .