Looking to take the next big step in your career with a highly successful specialty chemical manufacturer focused on Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)? This could be the role you're looking for!
– Fulltime, direct hire Chemical Facility Maintenance Technician onsite in Madison, WI
– 10+ years of experience in a chemical manufacturing environment and working with industrial scale glass reactors and similar equipment.
What You’ll Do:
The Chemical Facility Maintenance Technician will be a key leader in the maintenance and safe operation of key equipment within the chemical synthesis process. The Chemical Facility Maintenance Technician will perform scheduled maintenance and repairs within a Class 1 / Division 1 Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing facility. This individual will also be in charge of vendor and contractor relationships as needed. Key responsibilities and activities include:
- Perform standard maintenance on equipment used for plant scale chemical synthesis (e.g., 2000 L glass-lined reactors, vacuum pumps, drying ovens, glass condensers, and filter dryers.
- Perform repairs and manage specialized contractors to perform needed repairs.
- Working with the Engineering and Chemistry teams, execute preventive maintenance and service to equipment used to support the manufacture of APIs.
- Maintain equipment including:
- Glass-Lined Reactors
- Repair and inspection of drain valve
- Calibration of temperature probes and pressure gauge
- Inspection and change out of gaskets and seals
- Inspection and measurement of glass integrity for thickness and imperfections
- Acid Gas Scrubber
- Inspection and change out of caustic soda reservoir.
- Inspection and change out of column packing media.
- Calibration of pH meter and controller
- Heat Exchangers for Reactors
- Inspect and replace heat exchanger for hard water buildup.
- Check, maintain appropriate levels and change oil as needed.
- Filtration System
- Inspect integrity of piping and change parts as needed.
- Change oil filters on vacuum pumps.
- Check, maintain appropriate levels and change oil on vacuum pumps.
- Friction Aire Drying Ovens
- Calibrate thermocouples.
- Inspect and change gaskets as needed.
- Floor Balances
- Level or adjust support carts.
- Calibrate on a scheduled basis.
- Material Transfer Pumps
- Rebuild as needed.
- Level or adjust support carts.
- Inspection and changeout of gaskets
- Freezer System
- Calibration of temperature readout
- Filter changeout
- Nitrogen Generator
- Testing proper flow to reactors
- Water Supply
- Inspection and repair of plumbing supplying water to cooling towers.
- Inspection of sprinkler system
- Inspection of safety shower and eye wash station
- Mobile Fume Hood
- Filter testing
- Changeout of HEPA filter
- Concentrate Mix Tanks
- Inspection of drain valves
- Inspection of agitator motors
- Agitated Filter Dryer Systems (Nutsche)
- Ensure proper mechanical operation.
- Inspection and routine preventative maintenance
- Completion of United States EPA RCRA Hazwoper Training.
- Glass-Lined Reactors
What You’ll Bring:
- AS or higher in Industrial Maintenance or a similar degree.
- 10+ years experience in a chemical manufacturing environment, with prior experience in maintenance of glass-lined chemical reactors and other similar equipment.
- Demonstrated success working within and performing maintenance on equipment that manufactures highly toxic API substances, and within reactor rooms that routinely employee highly flammable materials. All candidates must have hands-on experience and strong knowledge of safety measures required for operating within chemical synthesis spaces.
- Ability to read and understand mechanical and electrical schematics is required.
- This position will also use equipment including hand and power tools, spark tester, welding equipment, forklift, electrical test devices, full-face respirator and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) when required.
Apply Now and move your career forward with a great team and continually growing leader!
Questions? Contact Becky Hines directly at Becky@CarexEngineering.com
Carex Consulting Group is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
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