Maintenance Mechanic

Positions are available for Thursday to Sunday

3rd Shift (2a-12:30p)

Are you ready to make a difference? As a Maintenance Mechanic at AstraZeneca, you’ll play a pivotal role in channeling our scientific capabilities to make a positive impact on changing patients’ lives. Operations at AstraZeneca is a truly world-class business unit. It offers one of the most exciting, fast-paced, challenging, and rewarding work environments in the world of operations, supply chain, and manufacturing.

The AstraZeneca Newark Supply Site in Newark, DE, was established in 1971 and currently employs approximately 260 people. Over the course of these years, Newark has undergone many product portfolio changes since it first began as Stuart Pharmaceuticals through today as the designated AZ North America Packaging Center of Excellence and a Flexible Formulation site for the global supply of complex products. The site provides a collaborative environment where everyone feels comfortable and able to be themselves is at the core of AstraZeneca’s priorities. It’s important to us that you bring your full self to work every day. To help maintain your best self, here’s a sneak peek into some of the things this site provides for you: on-site fitness center access, lunch & learns, sustainable office working environment, team, site and family activities, life-long learning, diversity & inclusion, tuition reimbursement, and dining center. 

OR BUSINESS AREA

The maintenance technician will work in the medicine formulation area, and will find equipment such as (Tablet Compressor, coating, Mills, Blender, Weighing, Fluid bed, HVACs) the area is divided into mini-factories, where each mini-factory has a production flow that goes from weighing, through granulation, compression and finally coating. each area is divided into a production area and a technical area, where a large part of the equipment controls are located, the mini-farms are also distributed over different floors.

What you will do:

Perform Preventive and Predictive Maintenance on equipment in assigned formulation equipment.  Use troubleshooting skills to recognize system and equipment problems, identify root cause, and recommend/ implement solutions that prevent reoccurrence. 

Perform repairs to mechanical equipment in formulation equipment and be able to operate HMIs, assess whether the equipment is energized and check that the sensors are working properly. Collaborate with Supervisors, Operators, Engineers, and peers to identify and implement continuous improvements.  

Provide training/coaching as needed to other mechanics and operators.

Perform and document work in compliance with SOP’s, Safety Health & Environment (SHE) standards and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP’s)including work orders, logbooks, and permits. 

Respond to multiple formulation equipment/production problems and prioritize or change assignments as needed to meet production demands.

Must be able to work or be on-call as needed during other/off shifts and weekends when production and/or equipment maintenance coverage is needed.

Support installation and qualification of new formulation equipment and systems.

Business As Usual activities

• Perform corrective actions on mechanical systems in formulation equipment (Tablet Compressor, coating, Mills, Blender, Weighing, Fluid bed)
• Perform Preventive and Predictive Maintenance on equipment in the assigned areas including: CILTs, Inspections, and scheduled overhauls.
• Perform mechanical equipment repairs in the assigned area including routine adjustments and fabrication.
• Problem solving and level 0 proficiency, focused on problems related to machinery, being able to train the maintenance team and support complex problem-solving activities.
• Work with Supervisors, Operators, Engineers, and other Mechanics to identify and implement opportunities to improve equipment/production efficiencies.
• Must be able to work as needed during other shifts and weekends when production and/or equipment maintenance coverage is needed.
• Participate in deviation investigations and help drive to root cause using tools such as 5- Why.
• Perform and document work in compliance with SOP’s, Safety Health & Environment (SHE) standards and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s). To include: work orders, PM’s, logbooks, and permits

UNDERSTAND METRICS & SUPPLY

• Maintenance Downtime, MTBF and MTTR, Service Level Agreements (SLA), BackLog, maintenance plan compliance (MPC) metrics from the formulation area and support on actions to achieve the goals
• Able to interpret graphs and visual indications for metrics
• Elaborate SOPs, Work Instructions, One Lesson Points and other documents that will support the maintenance team, training the impacted team of mechanics.
• Assess the spare parts available for the maintenance
• Develop condition based maintenance and predictive maintenance solutions and implement.
• Organize and assess the documentations of the equipment, such as operation and maintenance manuals, electrical, pneumatic schematics, spare part lists, SHE procedures, quality procedures, and others.
• Active participation and engagement on equipment and process design, support the creation of the PM & AM strategy and documentation.
• Assist in the (re)qualification and (re)validation of processing equipment by supporting engineering in protocols and testing. As well as participates on factory acceptance test as per required.

TPM, RELIABILITY, LEAN KNOWLEDGE

• Understand and apply Lean concepts (5S, Standard Work, Problem Solving and others)
• Knowledge on Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) methodology, specifically on the Planned Maintenance and Autonomous Maintenance pillars, and train the operators, mechanics on the methodology and activities.
• Support operator to develop the AM activities of the TPM

Minimum Qualifications:

• A High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Good interpersonal, communication and writing skills.
• 3 years’ experience in a pharmaceutical production environment or 3 years as maintenance mechanic in an industrial production environment
• Completion of a state accredited Journeyman, technical school program, or equivalent formal education and field experience, demonstrating commensurate proficiency in at least 2 of the following areas: 
• Mechanical maintenance of production equipment
• Utility systems maintenance and repair
• Electrical Maintenance
• Instrumentation and Controls
• Mechanical Fabrication/Machine Shop
• Knowledge of methods, materials, tools, and equipment to maintain a pharmaceutical production plant.
• Ability to understand and mitigate safety hazards i.e., LOTO, line breaking, hot work, etc.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical computations.
• Able to interpret PID’s, electrical schematics, and architectural drawings.
• Solid interpersonal skills are required in order to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization in various functional areas.
• Follow procedures in pursuit of high quality / safety standards
• Learn from mistakes / share lessons learned
• Accountability
• Collaborate with colleagues to achieve goals.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AAS in an Engineering Technology 
• Pharmaceutical/ cGMP maintenance training and experience
• Experience in Reliability, TPM and Lean
• Pharmaceutical/ CGMP maintenance training and experience • Pharmaceutical equipment such as FBD, Coater, Compressors etc.
• Material Handling 
• General Reliability and asset management knowledge
• Competent in SAP PM

Why AstraZeneca:

At AstraZeneca, we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth, and development.

So, what’s next:

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you!

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.