Lead Process Maintenance Technician (Nights)
Catalent
- Manassas, VA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Perform basic PMs, mechanical maintenance, repairs across the site, and assist small scale process improvement projects. Take responsibility for producing high quality products in each step of production. Participation in all necessary training is required to successfully perform job responsibilities.
- Build the foundation for machines, grind, and file machinery parts. Construct and install equipment such as shafting, conveyors and tram rails.
- Troubleshooting of various types of mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic systems such as Allen Bradley PLC’s, VFD’s, Conveyors, Motors, and Pumps, AC and DC Circuits from 24vDC to 480vAC.
- Review and interpret engineering specifications, schematics, and blueprints to determine work procedures.
- Transfer equipment to the applicable site for maintenance to avoid contamination or safety hazards. Assists Plant staff with adjustments and changeovers of Plant machinery as needed.
- Work with a range of hand tools including measuring tools, welding, and brazing equipment. Advanced Machine Shop Tools.
- Help maintain good housekeeping in mechanical and facility areas. Maintains cleanliness and upkeep of repair shop, maintenance office, and storage areas including all equipment, tools, supplies, and materials. Observe and follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Food Safety Plan (HACCP) and Food Quality Plan (FQP.)
- Promptly reports to plant leadership all serious equipment malfunctions, and suggested course of action.
- Other duties assigned.
- Associate degree with 3+ years of relevant experience or High School Diploma and 5+ years of relevant experience or technical/vocational training.
- A minimum of 5+ years experience with machinery below or 8+ years hands-on line maintenance equipment repair.
- Background in industrial maintenance or skilled trades in the food industry is required.
- Experience with Volpak, Acma, Euromec, Confitech highly preferred.
- Ability to program Allen Bradley PLC’s and HMI’s.
- Experience with Volpak, Acma, Euromec, Confitech highly preferred.
- Available for 24/7 phone calls for troubleshooting, lead technical expert for facility.
- Effective communication skills, strong attention to detail, mechanical aptitude, and problem-solving capability.
- The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 1000 pounds. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to walk and stand; frequently talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit, taste or smell.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; wet or humid conditions (non-weather); fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The employee may occasionally be required to work in high, precarious places; be exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals; outdoor weather conditions; extreme heat and cold (non-weather) and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
- Spearhead exciting and innovative projects
- Fast-paced, dynamic environment
- High visibility to members at all levels of the organization
- 152 hours of PTO + 8 paid holidays