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Senior Technician -PCS Technician-2nd shift

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Senior Technician, are to:

• Comply with all workplace standards and safety procedures, including Lockout Tagout, Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements (OSHA), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), maintain clean/orderly work area, and participate in safety improvement projects.
• Create/update/schedule work orders, and provide technical (equipment) support/training/leadership to line teams.
• Perform preventive, routine, and non-routine maintenance tasks as required to meet scheduled completion dates (PM’s).
• Coordinate the utilization of outside contractors and vendors as needed.
• Assist Engineers with installation and operational qualifications (IQ/OQ), site capital projects, testing and troubleshooting new equipment and design, and install and debug control system projects and drive systems.
• Maintain documentation and maintenance logs according to SOP's, cGMP's and any other regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical support and leadership with department projects and goals on assigned line.
• Demonstrate the ability to progressively manage critical facility and operations support systems.
• Demonstrate the ability to establish operating parameters and maintain specific performance standards.
• Demonstrate the ability to plan, schedule and prioritize daily and weekly work activities as initiated by supervision.
• Communicate key information to operational and technical supervision, technical parts administrator, and personnel on other shifts to ensure no business disruption.
• Calibrate various electronic equipment - production, facilities, and utilities equipment as trained.
• Read, write and modify programmable logic control (PLC) ladder logic.
• Perform Packaging / Manufacturing / PCS / Facility / Utility technical duties required to support the site, and provide back up support for technical pool when needed.
• Perform other duties as trained & assigned.

Process Control Systems (PCS) focus:

• Hands on troubleshooting and repair ability with regard to electrical systems from 5VDC to 480 VAC and basic knowledge and understanding of high voltage power distribution systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot and modify control systems of manufacturing and packaging systems: read electrical schematics, utilize power/process meters, power diagnostics, contactors, relays, sensors, basic electronic controllers, programmable logic controllers (PLC), variable frequency drives (VFD).
• Ability to troubleshoot/modify/configure manufacturing computerized systems: Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), equipment configuration software, automation equipment computerized networking, network switches, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), basic database understanding/abilities.
• Ability to troubleshoot controls of utility systems such as compressed air, pneumatics, steam, potable water (standard/purified), HVAC, lighting and other electro-mechanical equipment.
• Perform preventative maintenance activities for manufacturing and packaging equipment.
• Perform equipment calibrations utilizing specialized measurement equipment/meters to meet vendor or local Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) dictated specifications.
• Participate is the process to purchase or upgrade manufacturing and packaging equipment. Participate in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Installation and Operational (IQ/OQ) activities.
• Ability to understand/reference the latest editions of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and National Electric Code (NEC) and equivalent non-US codes.
• Take ownership of training and learning to develop high performance competencies in technical skills, communication skills, and skills to build a team-oriented culture (i.e. training team members, motivating and supporting team members, sharing knowledge to continuous process improvement, etc.).
• Provide technical support and skills to all functional groups on site. (Maintenance, Production, Engineering, Process Technology, Quality, Warehouse etc.).

WHO YOU ARE

Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE (Leadership Integrity Flexibility Efficiency) values. More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Technical Associates Degree
• High School Diploma / GED, plus 2 years of vocational technical training and 5 years of experience working with PLC's, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, electronics, fabrication, and /or industrial maintenance.
• Demonstrated ability to read, write, interpret/comprehend/follow workplace and technical documentation - equipment manuals, blueprints, diagrams, electrical schematics, operator manuals, work instructions, SOPs, etc.
• Knowledge of electro-mechanical systems including: gear ratios, power transmission, machine timing, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical/electronic systems, programmable logic controllers, lubrication, and maintenance/changeover of machines/production line.

• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot electromechanical equipment and technical issues, successfully set up/changeover multiple pieces of packaging/manufacturing equipment, complete preventive maintenance work (PMs), resolve problems, and learn new procedures within a reasonable time frame.
• Must be able to demonstrate a good mathematical aptitude in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, & experience with metric and English standard systems required.
• Previous experience using motorized & non-motorized material handling equipment preferred.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English required.
• Good PC Skills, including use of e-mail, attaching documents to e-mail required. Previous experience using electronic databases and on-line tools required (i.e., but not limited to, Lotus Notes database, Employee Self-Services on-line tools, etc)

Preferred Competencies:

• Two years of experience working with PLC's, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, electronics, fabrication, and/or industrial maintenance.