Senior Maintenance Technician

Role Summary
The Senior Maintenance Technician role is an hourly position reporting to the Maintenance Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for all aspects of facility maintenance. This position requires an individual with in-depth knowledge of general maintenance and requires performing duties with minimal supervision. Dependability and attention to detail are required characteristics. The maintenance work environment involves the handling of hazardous chemicals. The ability to use a personal respirator is required. The physical demands of this position may involve standing for extended periods as well as frequent lifting of items weighing between 40-55 lbs.

Key Role Specific Requirements

• Achieve daily and job specific goals.
• Provide maintenance support to all departments.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventive maintenance to production and facilities buildings and equipment.
• Install new, or relocate existing, equipment with all required utilities, including water, compressed air, electrical (three phase), steam, hydraulic, and vacuum.
• Practice safe and efficient work habits.
• Direct maintenance mechanics and operators as required.
• Utilize Bimeda’s CMMS platform, including the use of tablets and other electronic devices.
• Adjust priorities to ensure critical operations experience minimal downtime.
• Recognize and correct, repair, or report facility or equipment problems independently.

Please note that this job description is not exhaustive, and the role holder may be required to undertake other relevant duties commensurate with the grading of the post. Activities may be subject to amendment over time as the role develops and/or priorities and requirements evolve.

Competencies Required for the Role

PROBLEM-SOLVING – Is the ability to find solutions to complex problems quickly; know how to identify problems and strengths; good analytical skills.

ACCOUNTABILITY/EXECUTION – A willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions. Accountability is when an individual or a department experiences consequences for their performance or actions.

INITIATIVE – Identifying what needs to be done and doing it before being asked or before the situation requires it.

THOROUGHNESS/DETAIL ORIENTED – Ensuring that one’s own and others’ work and information are complete and accurate; carefully preparing for meetings and presentations following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled.

RESULTS ORIENTED – The ability to focus on the desired result of one’s own department’s work, setting challenging goals, focusing on the goals, and meeting or exceeding them.

Educational Requirements

• Technical degree preferred, minimum of High School graduate or equivalent.
• At least 5 years’ experience in industrial maintenance including knowledge in troubleshooting equipment and control systems, electrical, plumbing, steam, hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanics, pumps, instrumentation, some welding, and HVAC controls.
• Able to read, write, and understand company written procedures.
• Proficient in Microsoft office suite.
• Ability to read and understand equipment manuals, technical bulletins, hydraulic/pneumatic/electrical schematics.
• Industrial Controls troubleshooting, i.e. VFD, PLC and relay logic a must.
• Electrician License not required but would be considered.
• Certifications (or the ability to certify) in one or more of the following are required:
  • HVAC (Universal).
  • Boiler Class B or able to obtain (within 120 days).
    
    

Other Requirements

Behaviors/Motivations

• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well.
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity.
• Self-motivated with a can-do attitude.

What We Offer

• Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision)     
  
• 401(k) plan for retirement savings
• Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays)
  
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
  

Bimeda is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration of employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as protected veteran, among other things, or status as qualified individual with disability.

About Bimeda

Bimeda is a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of veterinary pharmaceuticals and animal health products and has over half a century’s experience in providing science-driven solutions to optimize the health, wellbeing and productivity of the world’s animals. 
 
Bimeda’s global innovation program sees six state-of-the art R&D centers across four continents collaborate on an enviable product development pipeline which anticipates the ever-evolving needs of the animal health industry. 
 
Bimeda’s ten manufacturing facilities across seven countries allow the company to manufacture a broad range of preventative, curative and nutritional products including sterile injectables, vaccinations, nutritional boluses, feed additives, tablets, water-soluble powders, pastes and non-sterile liquids.
 
Globally, the company focuses on the development, manufacture and commercialization of quality Bimeda-branded products while also being the partner of choice for contract manufacturing and R&D services for prominent companies within the animal health industry. 
 
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