Maintenance Technician - Utilities (Sign-on bonus offered!)
Publication date:
20 November 2024Workload:
100%Contract type:
Permanent position- Place of work:Round Lake
This is where you save and sustain lives
At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You’ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.
Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.
Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.
Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives— where your purpose accelerates our mission.
**SIGN ON BONUS OFFERED**
Multiple shifts to consider between 3rd shift and weekends
Your role at Baxter
The ideal candidate will be responsible for performing a high building systems and equipment operation and maintenance for all facility and utility related equipment. This includes equipment that supplies critical and emergency utilities for manufacturing areas and all the local support functions at the Drug Delivery and Penicillin buildings. This position ensures equipment is well maintained by performing on time completion of Preventive and Predictive Maintenance, monitoring of building systems and alarms to respond and address conditions before they result in an impact to plant operations.
Your Team
Baxter is passionate about saving and sustaining lives by finding solutions to sophisticated problems. Every single day, the manufacturing team strives to create quality products for our customers—and are sometimes met with unforeseen issues to tackle. The high-caliber talent at Baxter meets these challenges head-on, as a team, to create products with the customer's needs top-of-mind.
We provide opportunities for you to continue to learn through training, conferences, certifications, and support for advanced degrees. Growth from role to role or level to level is encouraged and is supported by management to ensure employees are consistently engaged with their work.
What you'll be doing
A maintenance technician requires little supervision to accomplish objectives and looks for ways to expand their knowledge and skills through additional training. Take a proactive role in safe work practices and lead by example. Able to understand plant and corporate SOPs related to facility critical systems, equipment, local GMP and GDP.
- Responsible for daily checks and maintenance activities in the facility areas.
- Conducts preventive and planned maintenance activities as the need arises.
- Responsible for knowing and following all safety and compliance requirements and maintaining cleanliness within work area.
- Follows written instructions such as standard operating procedures and preventive maintenance instructions and performs proper record keeping following Good Documentation Practices (GDP) including accurate and timely documentation.
- Trouble-shoots, repairs and maintains a wide range of equipment, such as: boilers, air compressor, stills, air handlers, motors, programmable logic controller (PLC) systems (Siemens, Allen Bradley, etc.), temperature controllers, variable speed drives, and electrical systems up to 480v, 3ph.
- Performs tasks such as equipment relocations, crating or uncrating of parts, mechanical adjustments and alignments, identifying and ordering of spare parts, documenting all work, clean-up before leaving job, attending relevant training and meetings.
- Participates continuous improvement projects and upgrades.
- Personal protective equipment must be worn in accordance with all safety requirements.
- Periodic work in clean room environments wearing appropriate gowning.
What you'll bring:
- A candidate must not be allergic to Penicillin and Cephalosporin or their related products and minerals.
- You will have experience with basic hand tools and electrical meters.
- Show an active curiosity about self-improvement and training, including in maintenance techniques and new equipment technologies.
- Strong troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to read and understand mechanical, electrical drawings, flowcharts, and/or other technical drawings.
- Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). Maximo preferred
- Electrical knowledge and experience with AC/DC motors and drives, electrical systems up to 480V 3-phase, relays, switches, sensors, valves, and servo motors.
- Work with limited amount of supervision, have strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Good documentation skills and strong digital literacy.
- Ability to work under pressure and respond with a sense of urgency.
- Ability to implement energy improvement projects.
- Light machining skills not required but a plus.
- High school diploma or GED equivalent required, technical certifications a plus
- Associates degree in a technical discipline or above a plus
- 3 or more years maintenance experience preferred
- Prior experience working in an FDA regulated environment preferred.
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all our employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. To that end, this position has a salary range of $52,800 to $72,600.The above range represents the expected salary range for this position. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location
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