Title: Maintenance Mechanic (2nd Shift)
St Petersburg, Florida, US
Shift Hours (3:00PM - 11:00PM)
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Job Summary:
Perform a wide variety of mechanical, hydraulic as well as pneumatic maintenance activities and some basic electrical activities on various equipment to maintain safe operation of equipment, production, and quality. Other responsibilities include sourcing parts for obsoleted parts and ordering them, documenting all the maintenance activities performed, PM’s, installation, and validations of equipment. Will support and help other groups like Process, QA, and Facilities in resolving problems, improvements, investigations etc.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Identify the problem by reading schematics/prints, where available, and make necessary repairs on the equipment or system to ensure safe operation of the machine or system.
- Troubleshoot and adjust or repair ancillary equipment like Blow overs, Bulb pullers, Heater tanks, conveyors, and other misc. equipment.
- Changeovers and setups on Auto Inspection System, make minor adjustments as required.
- Have thorough understanding of blanking/forming operation and be able to setup and maintain related machines.
- Perform ink mixing as well as disposing of procedure as per set QA/Safety guidelines, for printing machines.
- Perform necessary oil changes on machine gear boxes and dispose of used oil per established procedure.
- Should be able to weld and fabricate small parts to complete necessary repair.
- Rebuild/retrofit machine or machine components as per specifications.
- Perform installation, replacement or decommissioning of equipment.
- Perform validations, as necessary, for equipment.
- Work with training department to train new mechanics on machine repair, setup, and related plant procedures.
- Complete PM’s on or before the due date and communicate to proper authority of job completion.
- Source obsoleted parts for equipment and make them stock item.
- Identify and locate parts in the stock room through MP2 or other such system.
- Participate in various company run programs like CI, Safety initiatives, Audits, investigations etc.
- Support projects and improvement initiatives from engineering, process, QA, Safety, and operations group.
- Document performed tasks for the day into the maintenance log before the end of the shift.
- Safeguard all corporate or plant confidential information.
- Use good housekeeping practices to maintain clean, orderly, and safe work area.
- Upgrade technical skills by various educational workshops, on-site or off-site trainings supported by WEST.
- Conforms with and abides by all regulations, policies, work procedures, instruction, and all safety rules.
- Exhibits regular, reliable, punctual, and predictable attendance.
- Other duties as assigned.
Basic Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- 3-5 years of experience, out of which, minimum 2 years’ experience is required in troubleshooting various equipment.
- Fairly good welding skill.
- Excellent and thorough understanding of machine operability and mechanical assemblies.
- Read and interpret electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic schematics.
- Available for overtime, self-starter, a team player and should be able to work independently.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Sound knowledge of CMMS and MS Office.
- Some knowledge of utility maintenance like boiler, chillers, and compressors.
- Basic electrical and or some PLC troubleshooting skills.
- Any other certification is a plus.
Travel Requirements:
- Must be able to travel up to 5% of the time.
Physical & Mental Requirements:
- Must be able to lift 35 lbs. continuously and up to 75 lbs. occasionally, with or without assistance.
West is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a special need that requires accommodation in order to apply to West, please send an email to Apply.Accommodation@westpharma.com. Where permitted by law, an offer of employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of background screening and/or a pre-employment drug screening.