Senior Maintenance Mechanic- - 3rd shift

Job Description

Our Engineers support internal and external manufacturing operations remain operational, continuously improve and innovate. With our extensive range of facilities and environments, our Engineers have opportunities across many diverse areas including Biological, Chemical, Automation, Capital Projects, Maintenance, Safety, Process Development, Technical Services, Utilities and Validation.

$2,500 Sign-On Bonus Available for New External Hires

We are seeking a Growth and Improvement minded Senior Maintenance Mechanic that can help drive our Strategic Operating Priorities.

Summary, Focus and Procedures

The Senior Maintenance Mechanic is directly involved in the overall maintenance, inspection and repair of highly technical equipment in an Industrial/Production environment and partners with business leaders to ensure production equipment needs are optimized. Safety requirements are strongly enforced; this individual must be attentive to safety of all in the workplace.

Key Functions

• Work Independently and as a Team member with Integrity | Precision | Accomplishment | Motivational Ambition | Respect | Inclusion

• Install, troubleshoot, maintain, repair, and conduct preventive maintenance on new and existing facilities equipment, electrical, mechanical, and computerized building management systems

• Repair equipment and recalibrate

• Conduct general equipment maintenance, mechanical and electrical troubleshooting, and repair

• Participates in the establishment and improvement of new and existing process equipment

• Maintaining process equipment by developing/initiating PM's | Documenting work using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS - SAP)

• Work with vendors and parts management agency to maintain the correct level of machine parts

• Repair and installation of pumps, gear drives, equipment and preventative maintenance, lighting, alarms, building instrumentation, and BMS

• Packaging/Filling – Provide repair and maintenance of mechanized, electrical and automated equipment

Shift

• 11:00 PM to 7:30 AM PM Sunday to Friday

• Potential on-call to maintain equipment as needed outside of scheduled hours

Education 

• High school diploma or equivalent 

Required

• Three (3)+ years of working knowledge and experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment

• Principled verbal and written communications

• Ability to work independently, communicate status and deficiencies

• Maintain computerized records using current maintenance software

• Interact with colleagues, customers and vendors

Preferred

• Associates Degree with experience in electrical, PLC/Automation Controls

• Working knowledge and experience in automation, vision systems, PLCs (programmable logic controllers) and HMIs (human machine interfaces)

• Technical or trade school training in electrical/automation controls

• Working knowledge and experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment

• Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, SAP and inventory control

• SAP (electronic record keeping system)

Our Manufacturing & Supply Division is dedicated to being the most trusted supplier of biopharmaceuticals worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, create a reliable global manufacturing network that’s devoted to delivering a high-quality, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time.

Who we are …

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for …

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS

In accordance with Managers' Policy - Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions. If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

For positions located in the United States and Puerto Rico – Subject to applicable law, all new hires (including internal transfers) must demonstrate that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or that they qualify for a medical or religious exemption to this vaccination requirement. New hires (including internal transfers) to a position that, as determined by the Company, requires routine collaboration with external stakeholders (such as roles in health services or customer-facing commercial or research-based roles) (“Customer-Facing Role”) who are not vaccinated must qualify for a medical or religious exemption and be in a position that the Company determines can accommodate unvaccinated employees without causing an undue burden to business operations. If, following dialog with the candidate as appropriate, it is determined that the candidate either a) does not qualify for a religious or medical exemption or, b) for candidates applying for Customer-Facing roles, it is determined that allowing the candidate to work without vaccination would cause an undue burden to the Company, the candidate will be ineligible for hire or transfer, or any offer of employment or transfer (if applicable) will be revoked. Please note that notwithstanding the approval of any reasonable accommodation, the Company reserves the right to monitor, modify, or revoke any such accommodation if it is determined, following dialog with the employee, that the accommodation is no longer effective or results in an undue burden to the Company.

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Requisition ID:R204267