Engineering/Facilities Maintenance Technician

A major client of ours in the Pharmaceutical Industry has a need for a Facilities Maintenance Technician. This is a 6 month contract position in Fall River, MA.

If you are interested, please send your resume to

[email protected]

Responsibilities :

• Assist in the mechanical / electrical maintenance, repairs and servicing of a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
• Performing daily maintenance and monitoring of equipment to ensure a high level of reliability.
• Assist with installation and commissioning of new equipment.
• Evaluate and repair a wide variety of machinery and equipment using acquired knowledge, skills and experience, company supplied tools, some fabrication of parts and new and / or used but serviceable
• Prepare for operation, maintenance and engineering procedures of all equipment.
• Follow procedure as per Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) guidelines by Quality Assurance (QA).
• Check and monitor for cleanliness, maintenance, upkeep of the facility, premise and equipment.
• Maintain concurrent entries of all operations / activities.
• Coordinate with central utility so that required quality utilities can be provided to plant.
• Handle and maintain the electrical distribution system and plan for energy conservation.
• Handle the preventive maintenance of production equipment and machinery.
• Breakdown and preventive maintenance of Client equipment and instruments.
• To check daily alarms in Client and plan their immediate, corrective and preventive maintenance.
• Operation of Client and service floor equipment.
• Ensure the calibration activities are completed.
• Daily monitoring and maintenance of records of the purified water generation, storage, and distribution system.
• Participate in qualification and validation activities for effective implementation of validation master plan.
• Assign jobs to contractors and issue work permits as required.
• Complete documents in a time manner, ensuring accuracy and completeness.

Requirements :

• 3+ years' experience in mechanical maintenance and electrical work in an industrial setting.
• High school diploma / GED
• Accredited college certificate or university degree is preferred.
• Knowledge of facility plumbing including domestic water system and sewer.
• Proficient understanding of HVAC systems, electrical systems, janitorial.
• Strong knowledge of boiler maintenance and operations.
• Strong knowledge of plumbing, building maintenance and building inspections.
• Must be proficient in understanding and applying all GMP guidelines and policies.
• Basic understanding of mechanical machinery.
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety procedures, including, OSHA.
• Ability to perform repairs to parts or equipment that may require cutting, brazing, TIG / MIG or stick welding.
• Must be physically capable of climbing ladders, working with hardware, working in a lying position, working with arms extended overhead for extended periods of time.

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