Maintenance Technician

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Maintenance Technician, Utilities (Multiple Openings) located in Wilson, North Carolina, USA.

This role will support a new site startup, as such it may require periods of heightened travel to support these activities. This travel would be during the site ramp up period and dependent on functional needs and project timelines (in some cases frequent travel and or short terms stays with vendors, sister companies, partners). During steady state operations, this position may require up to 25% travel.

J&J is expanding our manufacturing capacity with $2 billion investment to support strong portfolio growth and continue delivering breakthrough innovation and transformational medicines for patients. The new facility will expand production of innovative biologic medicines in areas including oncology, immunology, and neuroscience. J&J’s significant supply chain investment ensures a resilient and reliable future supply of medicines to meet accelerating demand for our current portfolio of medicines and our future innovations.

Position Summary

The MAM (MAKE Asset Management) organization operates as one integrated team in the delivery of Engineering, Maintenance and Execution Systems solutions. We operate in a standard, coordinated and consistent manner in support of the current and future requirements of our Manufacturing and Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT) and in partnership with key internal/external network.

The Utilities Reliability Technician ensures compliant, accurate, and timely completion of corrective, emergency, and preventive maintenance in support of the Johnson and Johnson pharmaceutical manufacturing bio-process and non-process utility related equipment. Execute predictive, corrective and preventive maintenance on all equipment and systems in area of expertise and one or more additional maintenance disciplines (e.g. Mechanical/HVAC, Utilities, Instrumentation, Electrical)

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair utility process equipment and non-process equipment supporting manufacturing process.
• Investigates, troubleshoots, and provides repairs to equipment and instrumentation systems as assigned.
• Operate and maintain utility equipment including, but not limited to: Boilers, Chillers, Air Compressors, WFI water systems, Clean Steam generators, Air Compressors, Air Handling Units, and Waste Neutralization.
• Execute predictive and preventive maintenance on GMP and non-GMP utility equipment.
• Working knowledge of utility equipment from an operation and manufacturing impact perspective.
• Execute calibrations and repair of instrumentation associated with GMP utility and non GMP utility systems.
• Maintain all calibration standards used for calibration tasks.
• Proficient in troubleshooting process control systems including but not limited to PLCs and HMIs.
• Familiarity with electrical theory, thermal energy principles, mechanical maintenance techniques, and electromechanical theory.
• Investigates, troubleshoots, and provides repairs to electrical systems, controls, motors, emergency generators, switchgear, variable frequency drives, substations and MCCs.
• Knowledgeable working with HVAC systems.
• Proficient reviewing electrical, mechanical, and P&ID prints/drawings.
• Interpret and respond to equipment and process alarms as needed.
• Use diagnostic equipment to identify and repair problems.
• Complete NC boiler operator certification training as directed.
• Work with team to optimize equipment performance and reduce downtime.
• Serves as technical expert within area of expertise and has conceptual and basic working knowledge of maintenance disciplines outside technical expertise
• Carries out all duties in compliance with all company, state and federal regulations and guidelines including FDA, EPA, OSHA, DEA and TSA.
• Ensures regulatory and job training remains current by promptly completing required training
• Comply with all company and/or site policies and procedures
• Complete all GMP documentation to support maintenance activities and supply legible and complete documentation of work orders as required
• Participate in PM development and optimization
• Order basic supplies as needed
• Participate in Maintenance projects as required including but not limited to Root Cause Analysis, FMEA’s, and Non- Conformance investigation
• Support “Operator Asset Care” program for manufacturing areas
• Demonstrates willingness to learn new skills as required
• Support new equipment commissioning/qualifications
• Assist with inventory control and spare parts orders.
• Represents the shop as SME and/or coordinates all maintenance deliverables on site wide projects
• People-Leadership: Leads and trains others. Acts as shop coordinator and/or substitutes for Team Leader in his/her absence
• Systems-Leader: Able to coordinate with business units outside of maintenance. Able to lead programs within the maintenance department.
• This is not an exhaustive or comprehensive listing of job functions. May perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications: (Education, Years of experience, language requirement, skills)

• High School Diploma
• Trade / Technical School certification or Certification in Craft required. Military equivalent of trade/technical school certification is accepted.
• 4+ years of related industrial experience
  
  

Required

• Working knowledge of bio or pharmaceutical or chemical process, utilities, and facilities.
• Proficient in at least 3 maintenance disciplines: mechanical/HVAC, electrical, controls, and instrumentation
• Proficient in more than one craft.
• Working knowledge in outlook, words, excel and power point programs
• Working knowledge in computerized maintenance management systems such as SAP
• Ability to use industrial control systems
• Experience researching data and historical trends, analyze data, draw rational conclusions, and act on the findings
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measurement using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals
  
  

Preferred

• Knowledge of cGMP’s for Maintenance in an GMP regulated environment.
• Scientific or technical qualification in either mechanical, electrical, instrumentation & controls, utilities engineering.
• Experience of Delta V, PLC and SCADA systems
  
  

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

About Johnson & Johnson

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe good health is the foundation of vibrant lives, thriving communities and forward progress. That’s why for more than 135 years, we have aimed to keep people well at every age and every stage of life. Today, as the world’s largest and most diversified healthcare products company, we are committed to using our reach and size for good. We strive to improve access and affordability, create healthier communities, and put a healthy mind, body and environment within reach of everyone, everywhere. Every day, our more than 150,000 employees across the world are blending heart, science and ingenuity to profoundly change the trajectory of health for humanity.