Senior Utilities Technician
- Employer
- Takeda
- Location
- Social Circle, Georgia
- Start date
- Sep 17, 2024
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- Discipline
- Manufacturing & Production, Operations
- Required Education
- High School or equivalent
- Position Type
- Full time
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Job Details
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Job DescriptionAbout the role:The Senior Utilities Technician is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of plant equipment that supports utilities including high-pressure steam boilers; chillers; heating/cooling air handling units; process wastewater treatment systems; water purification system (water softening and carbon bed filtration, reverse osmosis, continuous deionization equipment, sanitary pumps, multi-effect distillation equipment); tank mixers; air compressors and dryers; and chilled water distribution systems under direct supervision of the utilities supervisor in rotation shift environment.
You will perform corrective maintenance and routine preventative maintenance on plant utilities equipment following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Completing work orders, logs and forms following cGMP documentation practices and Quality Standards in a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing facility is mandatory. This entry-level position performs daily checks and maintenance on facility equipment and systems while observing cGMP standards and corporate safety policies.
How you will contribute:- Perform preventive, corrective and predictive maintenance of all associated equipment.
- Operate and maintain different equipment through routine inspection and review.
- Understand related SOPs and job/work plans.
- Ensure that forms and work order documentation are completed with accurate information.
- Respond to calls and conduct repairs throughout the facility. May be assigned to escort a contractor performing work on the premises.
- Provide support for the startup of new equipment to ensure it meets all mechanical design specifications.
- Develop a basic proficiency in one or more advanced maintenance technologies and understand how to apply technology to improve equipment reliability, e.g., alignment, balancing, thermography, oil analysis, ultrasound, or vibration monitoring.
- Must follow safety rules and ensure compliance with GA state and federal EPA regulations and laws.
- Attend required Instructor Led Training and planned team meetings
- Demonstrate progress for increasing job knowledge and proficiency in technical understanding/problem-solving.
- Order and Maintain chemical inventory
- Maintain on a customer-oriented attitude. Communicate any concerns related to safe work practices, hostile work environment, sexual harassment, or any other type of employee misconduct directly to their supervisor, or management.
- You will receive general instruction on routine work with detailed instruction on new assignments. Will be supervised and often assigned to work with a more experienced, senior-level maintenance technician.
- Work with Plant Engineering Department personnel. Moderate interaction with other departments.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
- Basic troubleshooting and repairs of plant utilities equipment
- Order, maintain inventory, and receiving chemicals
- Create Work Orders
- Escort contractors
- Requires a high school diploma or GED plus 8+ years of related industrial related experience. Pharmaceutical, utilities, and WWTP experience preferred.
- Two-year certificate in a technical field such as HVAC, building trades or building utilities program, or equivalent military experience is preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in the maintenance trades is preferred
- Read and understand technical manuals and wiring schematics
- Must have good customer service skills and promote a teamwork environment
- Effective communication through verbal and written form..
- Ability to work with peers and other teams, seek outside resources as needed and understand procedures, schematics, and job blueprints.
- Provide a limited level of troubleshooting, diagnostic, and repair of building systems, equipment, and equipment components.
- Manufacturing equipment vessels, mixers, valves, and pumps.
- Operate general laboratory equipment to assess the analytical status of the utilities process.
- Familiar with CMMS, JDE, and or Maximo
- Can understand cGMPs and other regulatory guidelines applicable to the medical/pharmaceutical industry.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office Applications, SCADA, process control software, and other computer base applications
At Takeda, our patients rely on us to deliver quality products. As a result, we must follow strict rules in our manufacturing facilities to ensure we are not endangering the quality of the product. You may:
- Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and other clean room garments daily. This may include safety shoes, safety glasses, aprons, face shields, lab coats, full body gowns, hair nets and gloves and hearing protection.
- Need to remove all make-up, jewelry, contact lenses, nail polish and artificial fingernails while in the manufacturing environment.
- Work in a cold, wet environment.
- Work multiple shifts, including weekends, or be asked to work supplemental hours, as necessary.
- Work around chemicals such as alcohol, acids, buffers and Celite that may require respiratory protection.
- May experience sunlight and heat.
- May be exposed to dust, gases, and fumes.
- May stand and walk frequently while evaluating utilities equipment.
- May be around moving equipment and machinery.
- May climb up and into large tanks for inspection.
- Can work 12-hour shifts and rotate(2/2/3) with assigned shifts.
- Overtime may be required at times.
- Requires performing activities within the plant utilities equipment, mechanical work, and computer-based activities.
- May lift up to 50 pounds when managing chemicals.
- No travel is expected with this position.
At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company to inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.
Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.
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Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.
For Location:
USA - GA - Social Circle - Hwy 278U.S. Hourly Wage Range:
$22.55 - $35.43The estimated hourly wage range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual hourly wage offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.The actual hourly wage offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.
U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term incentives. U.S.based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S.based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.
EEO Statement
Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.
LocationsUSA - GA - Social Circle - Hwy 278Worker TypeEmployeeWorker Sub-TypeRegularTime TypeFull timeCompany
Takeda is a global, values-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical leader headquartered in Japan, committed to discover and deliver life-transforming treatments, guided by our commitment to patients, our people and the planet. Takeda focuses its R&D efforts on four therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Genetics and Hematology, Neuroscience, and Gastroenterology (GI). We also make targeted R&D investments in Plasma-Derived Therapies and Vaccines. We are focusing on developing highly innovative medicines that contribute to making a difference in people’s lives by advancing the frontier of new treatment options and leveraging our enhanced collaborative R&D engine and capabilities to create a robust, modality-diverse pipeline. Our employees are committed to improving quality of life for patients and to working with our partners in health care in approximately 80 countries and regions.
For more information, visit https://www.takeda.com.
Stock Symbol: TAK
- Website
- https://www.takeda.com/
- Location
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650 East Kendall Street
Cambridge
MA
02421
US
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