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Thermo Fisher Scientific

Makes lab instruments, reagents and supplies

Lead Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance Technician

Equipment MaintenanceUpdated on Nov 6
Full-timeAllentown, PA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Experience interpreting schematics, technical drawings, and work orders.
  • Familiarity with testing and measuring devices and hand tools.
  • Understanding of electromechanical principles and functions.
  • Knowledge of pneumatics, programmable logic controller (PLC) controls, vision systems, and robotics.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and work order tracking software.
  • Ability to lift up to 75 pounds.
  • At least two years of experience in industrial maintenance, product packaging, or a production-type setting.
  • Experience in a trade such as electronics, fabrication, welding, or machining.
  • High school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate alignment with current Good Manufacturing Practices, processes, standard operating procedures, and Code of Federal Regulations.
  • Drive a philosophy of Practical Process Improvement and 5S principles.
  • Perform setup, disassembly, operation, and corrective and preventative maintenance of pharmaceutical packaging machinery, including form/fill/seal equipment, bottle lines, and automated labeling and printing equipment.
  • Collaborate with vendors and contractors to facilitate upgrades and repairs.
  • Work with internal and external customers to achieve common goals.
  • Maintain an organized and safe working environment.
  • Lift 40 pounds without assistance and adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices safety standards and cleanroom protocols; work in cold rooms and freezers and around loud equipment, using required personal protective equipment.

About the Company

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Makes lab instruments, reagents and supplies

Thermo Fisher Scientific makes and sells the instruments, chemicals, consumables and lab services that drug companies, hospitals, universities and industrial labs use for research, testing and production. Its products cover work from gene sequencing and protein analysis to diagnostic tests and lab freezers, and its distribution arm ships supplies to labs worldwide. Drug developers also hire it to run clinical trials and to manufacture medicines under contract. It earns money from consumables that labs buy again and again, along with instrument sales, service contracts and outsourcing fees. The company traces its roots to Thermo Electron, founded in 1956, which merged with Fisher Scientific in 2006, and it is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Waltham, MA
Founded
1956

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