Production Facility Maintenance
- Plan technical requirements and maintenance tasks according to production requirements to meet Production Plan
- Review and update maintenance schedules
- Perform planned preventative maintenance and inspections according to maintenance plan, job cards, and SOPs.
- Repair breakdowns according to best practice, job cards and SOPs
- Troubleshoot machine breakdowns to identify cause of breakdowns.
- Perform root cause analysis to identify cause of machine failures and quality deficiencies to minimise machine downtime.
- Implement corrective actions to minimise machine downtime.
- Isolate, remove and replace defective components.
- Complete and submit work requisitions; Create and close job cards.
- Maintain workshop, tools and assets to standards.
- Determine and request required parts, materials and special equipment to maintain machines/ equipment
- Install, test and validate machine operating efficiency
Mechanical Engineering
- Maintain calibration of machines according to SOPs and manuals, ensure machine safe guards are in place
- Identify and correct equipment deviations to avoid quality deficiencies; Reduce outsourced spending of repairs
- Inspect service equipment and report status to Team Leader
- Rectify operational problems according to SOP
- Communicate process and equipment deviations to management
- Provide input into asset life cycle optimisation and replacement
- Assist production staff with change-overs
Reporting and record-keeping
Provide standard record keeping and reporting functionality for area of work
Background/experience
- Trade Tested Mechanical/Electrical Artisan (Fitter/Fitter or Turner/Millwright) with 2 to 4 years’ post Apprenticeship experience as a trade tested artisan
- Pharmaceutical Technician Certificate will be an advantage
- Manufacturing experience
- Experience in operation and maintenance of Pharmaceutical manufacturing/ packaging systems
Specific job skills
- Comprehensive knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing, standards and compliance requirements
- Understanding of technical drawings / use of equipment manuals
- Ability to interpret and implement policies, processes and objectives
- Physically capable of lifting/ moving heavy equipment
Competencies
- Interrogating Information
- Pragmatic Action
- Maintaining Accuracy