Maintenance Reliability Technician

Accountabilities:
• Responsible for driving the Predictive Maintenance Strategy as defined in Maintenance Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
• Conduct Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) for Process Equipment and eliminate risk for unplanned equipment breakdowns by systematically eliminating risk in equipment PM plans.
• Develops and provides hands-on technical training for maintenance lead and mechanics on new and existing systems to assess and build technical knowledge within the maintenance organization.
• Perform systematic review of Corrective Work Orders for critical process equipment. Identify and correct gaps in the equipment preventive maintenance program and associated SOP and instructions.
• Works with Project Engineering, to ensure accurate spare parts selection, reliability, and maintainability of new and modified equipment installations.
• Works with the Lead Maintenance Technicians and the Project Engineers to make ongoing improvements to equipment and utilities.
• Participates in the final check out of new installations. This includes factory and site acceptance testing that will assure alignment with functional specifications.
• Systematically defines and develops improved preventive maintenance tasks including the effective utilization of predictive maintenance technologies.
• Maintenance lead for identifying critical spare parts for MRO for new equipment.
• Strategically works with process and project engineering to identify and eliminate OEE losses due to equipment downtime or unplanned failures.
• Supports the completion of preventive maintenance swiftly and follows preventive maintenance schedules.
• Responds to production needs, using good judgment, and makes the appropriate repairs.
• Ensure that work is detailed through maintenance work orders and change controls.
• Ensure that documents are completed appropriately and retained in the file.
• Ensure that all work is performed in a timely and cost-effective manner in compliance with codes, cGMP, and industry good practices.
• Immediately reports deviations related to product or equipment that could compromise product quality or safety. Maintains a safe work environment by following all Health & Safety policies and procedures; immediately reports potential unsafe conditions to supervision.

Essential Skills/Experience:
• Bachelors degree in engineering field or 5+ years’ experience as an outstanding mechanic in pharmaceutical or similar manufacturing operations.
• Ability to quickly research and develop expertise on any equipment.
• Good knowledge and experience in facilities and utilities (compressed air, HVAC, purified water, etc.) and mechanical and electrical systems.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and to work flexible hours.
• Ability to coordinate multiple job effectives, and to handle detailed and broad range projects. Must be diligent and able to meet deadlines.
• Proficient Computer Skills: Presentation Tools, Scheduling Tools, Typing, Microsoft Office Tools.

Desirable Skills/Experience:
• 5+ years' experience as an outstanding mechanic in pharmaceutical or similar manufacturing operations.
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Training
• Predictive Maintenance
• Development of SOPs and Maintenance Plan aligning with applicable codes, cGMP, and industry good practices.
• Vibration Analysis, Ultrasonic Testing, Laser Alignment, Mechanical Thermography.

At AstraZeneca, you will have the opportunity to play a role in evolving Supply Chain, reimagining how we do things, and crafting a collective legacy. We are leaders in this space, always doing it the right way with balanced lifecycle management. There's no better time to take ownership and reshape the entire ecosystem, from technological advances through to developing more ethical approaches to our work.

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