Job Description

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity with a rapidly growing pharmaceutical manufacturer? If so, then this is the opportunity for you!

FUNCTION: Including but not limited to

Under the supervision of the Maintenance and Utilities Supervisor and direction of the maintenance team leader, installs, aligns and repairs various types of machinery.  Performs rigging, welding and fabrication.  Make modifications using necessary materials.  Millwrights will perform maintenance on any equipment or facilities which their skills support in a compliant quality manner.  Millwrights are part of the Mechanical Technician work group and will primarily share work assignments within their job grouping with no inherent or “system imposed” limits.  Based on business needs, Mechanical Technicians will perform maintenance activities including crossing between job groupings where skills are common.  Work assignments, buildings and equipment are not exclusive to any craft, job grouping, or employee.  Position may include some responsibility for utilizing or performing within significant business systems (e. g., CMMS data, planning, procurement, and scheduling) including the authority to assign, coordinate, and maintain work for others.

EQUIPMENT: Including but not limited to

Gas, heli-arc and electrical welding equipment, miscellaneous hand tools, power metal saws, drill press, rigging equipment, squares, dial indicators, laser alignment equipment, calipers, micrometers and other gauges required in millwright work. Motors, pumps, drives, drive chains, belt drives, mechanical seals, gear boxes, mechanical clutches, rigging, welding, conveyor systems, steam turbines, gas turbines, fork trucks, man lifts, hydraulic and pneumatics, cylinders, air compressors, air handler, chiller towers, fans, dust collectors, shafts and bearings.

DUTIES:

Performs preventative maintenance and mechanical repairs on industrial and utility equipment, including but not limited to waste heat and co-generation equipment and operating equipment.

Dismantles, lays out, moves and installs various types of machines, equipment, and vessels.

Repairs equipment by installing bushings, sprockets, bearings, adjustable belts, packing glands, seals and gaskets.  Analyzes problems and takes appropriate corrective action(s).

Repairs broken parts by welding, brazing, cutting, or spot welding.  Fabricates new parts for machinery, and equipment using gas, heli-arc and electrical welding equipment.  Uses plasma cutting equipment.  Works with brass, cast iron, steel, stainless steel, aluminum, plastics and synthetic materials.

Operates equipment necessary to core drill or bore masonry and concrete.  Installs anchors and fasteners and machine faces.

Constructs rigging necessary to move equipment.  Also constructs rigging for other crafts.

Tests equipment for pressure leaks.  Also inspects sealing components, O-rings, seals, gaskets and machine faces.

Installs grout, shims, etc., necessary to set and/or level equipment.

Lubricates new equipment or existing equipment upon repair and assembly.

Attends and actively participates in HAZOPS, waste walkthroughs, Kaizen events, or any other operations, lean six-sigma, quality, safety or environmental training/initiatives as required.

Prepares and assists technicians, supervisors, etc. in preparing labor and material estimates.

Enters/charges labor hours using the computerized maintenance management system and uses the Office Suite software where applicable.

Assists supervision with the assigning, scheduling and prioritization of work order request using the maintenance management systems.

Makes recommendations and prepares orders for parts, spare parts, additional stock room items, tools, etc.

Consults with supervision and other mechanics on problem resolution/troubleshooting.  Keeps supervision informed of problem issues.

Installs/repairs vibration analysis parts, records vibration readings, reports and data, as requested.

Write, execute, and complete safety permits

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

Required:

High School Diploma or equivalent (GED)

And

Completion of a formal millwright apprentice program that is approved by the United States Department of Labor or equivalent.

OR

Graduate of a recognized trade school with subjects that include blueprint reading, welding, brazing, and the use of various types of instruments and tools to repair and align machines and equipment.  AND: Three years of recent Industrial or military experience as a millwright or industrial facility mechanic.  Experience must include installing, repairing, aligning and inspecting a broad range of industrial machinery and equipment on both a large and small scale.  The types of equipment include, but are not limited to, motors, pumps, drives, mechanical seals, gearboxes, fans, dust collectors, hydraulics, pneumatics, shafts and bearings.  Experience must include brazing and welding (gas, heli-arc, and electrical) also rigging, hoists, man-lifts, fork truck operation or hydraulic cranes. 

OR

Verified Military training equivalent to a recognized/accredited trade school or journeyman apprenticeship program.  AND: Three years of recent Industrial or military experience as a millwright or industrial facility mechanic.  Experience must include installing, repairing, aligning and inspecting a broad range of industrial machinery and equipment on both a large and small scale.  The types of equipment include, but are not limited to, motors, pumps, drives, mechanical seals, gearboxes, fans, dust collectors, hydraulics, pneumatics, shafts and bearings.  Experience must include brazing and welding (gas, heli-arc, and electrical) also rigging, hoists, man-lifts, fork truck operation or hydraulic cranes. 

OR

4.      Successful completion of the NCCER Industrial Millwright assessment with 7 years of recent experience as a millwright or industrial facility mechanic.  Experience must include installing, repairing, aligning and inspecting a broad range of industrial machinery and equipment on both a large and small scale.  The types of equipment include, but are not limited to, motors, pumps, drives, mechanical seals, gearboxes, fans, dust collectors, hydraulics, pneumatics, shafts and bearings.  Experience must include brazing and welding (gas, heli-arc, and electrical) also rigging, hoists, man-lifts, fork truck operation or hydraulic cranes.

OR

No formal education with 10+ years of recent experience as a millwright or industrial facility mechanic.  Experience must include installing, repairing, aligning and inspecting a broad range of industrial machinery and equipment on both a large and small scale.  The types of equipment include, but are not limited to, motors, pumps, drives, mechanical seals, gearboxes, fans, dust collectors, hydraulics, pneumatics, shafts and bearings.  Experience must include brazing and welding (gas, heli-arc, and electrical) also rigging, hoists, man-lifts, fork truck operation or hydraulic cranes.

Additional training as a machinist, welder, including mechanical expertise in the food and pharmaceutical industry. Broad experience as a machinist or as an industrial mechanic with food or pharmaceutical background

Equipment or Machinery Operated:

Welding – Arc/MIG/TIG, plasma cutter, oxyacetylene cutting and brazing, miscellaneous hand tools, micrometers, Vernier calipers, dial indicators, power metals saws, drill presses, band saw, rigging equipment – chain blocks/hydraulic jacks/hoist/slings, etc., squares, leveling devices and levels, ladders, hydraulic presses, bearing pullers, specialty tooling, platform lifts, fork trucks, grinders, grease guns, and pneumatic tools.

In addition, they must test equipment for pressure and leaks as well as inspect sealing components: ‘O’-rings, seals, gaskets, and machine faces.

Special Skills or Abilities:

Ability to read blueprints, drawings, technical manuals and based on them, performs necessary operations for the installation and/or repair of equipment.

Certified in/for Hand Signals.

Special Job Features:

Some heavy lifting, use of solvents, being around and/or in contact with dirt and dust, heat and cold, loud operating equipment, must wear safety shoes, glasses, fall protection, and any other types of PPE required to perform work. 

May be required to carry a pager and/or a radio, subject to immunizations. 

To be able to use material handling equipment and man lifts.

Remarks:

Required to take immunizations as prescribed by our Company's Health Services Department.

Must wear Company issued uniform per our Company's SOP.

Position is subject to a probationary period.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

1st - Day, 2nd - Evening, 3rd - Night

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

11/16/2024

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Requisition ID:R308739