Maintenance & Air Filter Systems Technician

Maintenance & Air Filter Systems Technician role to cover off all areas of preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance, and air filter systems testing repair work in a GMP manufacturing facility within the Grifols business in its Dublin headquarters in Grange castle.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the ongoing planned preventative, predictive & corrective maintenance within the Grifols worldwide operations facility.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the preventative and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of packaging lines, process filling lines facilities, utilities & plant equipment.
• To maintain a high standard of cleanliness, hygiene and GMP during maintenance work, including maintaining the workshops and spare part storage areas in an organised and tidy condition at all time.
• To participate in all training and assessment activities related to the position e.g GMP training, equipment technical training, Health & Safety requirements and undertake additional tasks as assigned by the maintenance manager or maintenance supervisor.
• Continuous improvement of production processes equipment, by identifying and implementing improvement projects that will improve the operating effectiveness of equipment.
• Experience and knowledge of plant maintenance and calibration systems. Including software management systems. SAP PM
• To be familiar with all relevant SOP's equipment validation and controls for the operation and safe running of equipment.
• To assist with training of machine operators on machine set up, operations fault correction and adjustment.
• Respond to out of hours calls and emergencies as part of an on-call roster within the maintenance department.
• Follow systematic root cause problem solving and troubleshooting to resolve issues.
• Experience in high volume automation/ robotics required.
• Experience in manufacturing plant equipment & process equipment (HVAC, process equipment,)
• Responsible for the day to day updating of SAP with the relevant work orders and the correction information relating to preventative, corrective and reactive maintenance tasks.
• Clear understanding of vision systems, Cognex, Systec is advantageous.
• Understanding of the production of purified water is advantageous.
• Understanding of the filtered air systems within the graded environment and testing to include. Smoke testing, DOP testing, Lux readings and particulate readings.


 

REQUIREMENTS

• Senior trades qualification and at least 5 years post qualification experience.
• Experience of hands-on of mechanical and electrical maintenance and troubleshooting of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing equipment & high volume packaging lines.
• Experience in the production of WFI, HVAC and clean utilities.
• Pharmaceutical and or food experience desirable.
• Must possess superior written and verbal skills excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to multitask.
• Experience in Pneumatics, electronics, hydraulics, Programmable controllers, servo drives, HVAC and specifically vision systems.
• Experience in high volume packaging equipment.
• Experience in a GMP environment.
• Facilities experience
• Senior trades in mechanical or electrical trade.
• SAP PM experience
• Experience in Air filter systems and related testing to Grade A,B,C,D room testing
• GMP compliance understanding.