Maintenance Technician I

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Supply​

Our supply chain is the backbone of our business. It's how we get our trusted products to people all over the world, safely and efficiently. And it's our talented and passionate teams that make this happen. If you're looking for a career in supply chain, there's no better place to be than Reckitt. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in all areas of the supply chain, from planning and procurement to manufacturing and logistics. You could join our Global Supply Planning team to develop and implement our global supply strategy, or work with our Procurement Centre of Excellence team to negotiate and manage our supplier relationships. Our Manufacturing Excellence team help us improve the efficiency, quality and safety of our manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develop new and innovative ways to distribute our products to customers.

About the role

The Maintenance Technician will be required to perform, with little or no supervision, a variety of asset reliability tasks, maintenance, modification, and repair activities in assigned operations areas, which may include, manufacturing, packaging, facilities, and perform related work as required

Your responsibilities

• Inspect and test machinery and equipment in order to detect machine defects, malfunctions, or other machine damage.
• Repair or replace defective equipment parts and reassemble equipment according to production specifications.
• Inspect or test damaged machine parts and mark defective areas or advise supervisors of repair needs.
• Read work orders and specifications to determine machines and equipment requiring repair or maintenance.
• Record related equipment repair, preventative maintenance, and facility maintenance information into logbooks and/or asset management systems.
• Perform preventive maintenance procedures on equipment and facilities on a scheduled basis to ensure that equipment continues to function in an effective and efficient manner. 
•  Follow company's policies and requirements.
• Maintain a working knowledge of all relevant Maintenance SOPs, DOIs, and cGMPs.
• Maintain safe, clean work environment to audit standards.
• Provide support in training newly hired personnel on equipment operation, cGMP requirements, and safety.
• Provide technical support for Process and Packaging machinery.
• Develop MFG and PKG teams in troubleshooting, autonomous maintenance and CI activities. Ensuring team members have sufficient skills to operate at high performance levels and complete autonomous maintenance tasks.
• Perform or Lead project work and line improvement activities to ensure successful implementation. 
•  Ensure customer service, OEE / output, quality and health and safety KPI targets are exceeded. 
•  Follow Hazardous Waste, General waste and Recycled Waste management and Disposal procedures.
• Supports Health, Safety, and Environmental by complying Company policies and procedures regardingsafety and employee conduct.

The experience we're looking for

Minimum Qualifications: 

•  High School Diploma or GED required.
• 5+ years strong experience in Maintenance. Pharmaceutical environment is a plus. 
• 2 years of experience in a manufacturing maintenance environment.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Technical degree in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Pharmaceutical experience. 
• Prior exposure to cGMP manufacturing is desired.
• Pharmaceutical knowledge of Tablet compression machinery, fluid bed, blending, granulation and packaging, preferred. 

The skills for success

Skills / Abilities & Personal Requirements: ·

• Strong Preventative Maintenance experience, inclusive of correct documentation.
• Welding and Machining is a plus.
• Must successfully complete an internal training program according to position's curriculum.
• Proficiency in Windows-based applications (Word, Excel, etc.) as well as Outlook, Internet Explorer. 
•  Must be able to perform duties with minimal/no direct supervision.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to accurately complete paperwork/documentation. 
•  Must have extensive machinery troubleshooting skills in Mechanical, Pneumatic, Hydraulic, Electrical, Plumbing, Carpentry, and PLC based systems
• Achievement focused and able to work in a direct and pressurized environment.
• Must have superior time management and organizational skills. 
•  Must have problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
• Must understand Metric system and be able to convert units.
• Ability to work well in a Team environment.
• Self starter who strives to succeed with a 'can do' and 'will do' attitude.
• Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors and/or employees. 
•  Strong attention to details is a must. 
•  Ability to work flexible and/or extended hours. 
•  Must be capable of standing and/or walking no less than 8 hours at one time. Must be able to lift and carry/manipulate up to 55 lbs (25 kg). Must be able to perform a wide range of repetitive motions. 
•  Must be able to work in the presence of various environmental factors such as heat/cold, dust, dampness, heights, chemicals, fumes, gases, odors, mist, noise, vibrations, etc.
• The employee is required to wear protective clothing and safety equipment such as safety glasses and respirators.
• Needs to work with all internal departments and external suppliers.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.