Maintenance Technician

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Job Description

Business: Critical Care

Department: Maintenance

Location: Bethlehem, PA

Job Overview

The role of the Second Shift Maintenance Technician is to Installs, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs machinery, process equipment, utilities equipment, process & facility physical structures, motors, electrical components, instrumentation, and pipe & piping components within the plant.

Key Stakeholders: Internal

Maintenance/Engineering, Quality Assurance, Operators/Supervisors

Key Stakeholders: External

Equipment Vendors

Reporting Structure

Directly reports to Engineering and Maintenance Manager

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

- Employ and promote safe work practices in compliance with OSHA and company policy
- Identify hazards and protect yourself, other employees, and the facility from hazards when installing, maintaining, or repairing systems
- Follow all health and safety guidelines instituted by the maintenance department
- Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) as required by law and company policy
- Perform basic electrical, motor and instrumentation troubleshooting and repairs
- Visually inspect and test machinery and process equipment
- Disassemble pumps, agitators, gearboxes, heat exchangers and large process equipment to install new or repair parts to maintain equipment in a functional state
- Disassemble valves, gages and other process subassemblies to install new or repaired parts to maintain this equipment in a functional state
- Operate forklift, man lift and assorted hand tools including grinders, drill motors, power hack and band saws, pipe threader, and torches to fabricate or repair process or building components
- Use diagnostic techniques to troubleshoot agitators, gearboxes, and other rotating equipment to detect malfunctions or pending failure
- Discuss machine operations with supervisors and other maintenance staff in formulating a maintenance or repair plan
- Layout, measure, cut, bend, thread, solder, and install piping systems
- Clean, lubricate and replace shafts, bearings, gears, mechanical seals, and other parts of machinery
- Read, interpret and execute procedures related to calibration checks and adjustments of equipment including weigh scales, flow meters and instruments
- Repair and adjust mechanical packaging equipment in a clean room environment
- Assist packaging department with routine conversions of mechanical packaging equipment
- Have knowledge of rigging for removal or installation of equipment
- Other duties as required by Engineering Manager
- Knowledge of Chiller, Boiler, and Air compressor operation.
- Able to read and interpret Engineering drawings
- Able to layout equipment according to drawings
- Other duties as required by Maintenance Supervisor

Key Competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities every person must possess to be successful)

- Critical Thinking using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
- Excellent customer service skills and professional demeanor at all times to interface effectively with all internal and external customers
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Creative and able to present various solutions
- Energetic, enthusiastic and motivational disposition
- Maintain confidentiality
- Coaching skills

Education / Experience

- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Minimum of 5 years of work experience in Technician role
- Mechanical/electrical background is necessary
- Apprenticeship program or technical school background is desirable
- Have adequate craft knowledge and skill to accurately estimate labor hours, material requirement and skills needed to complete a job
- Must have a demonstrated ability to visualize and communicate the execution of work
- Should have good written and verbal communications skills and have demonstrated the ability to be approachable and tactful
- Good math skills
- Demonstrated ability to write and provide simple and accurate instructions
- Demonstrated ability to read standard blueprints, machine and process drawings
- Have the ability to sketch or redline existing drawings
- Knowledge and understanding of maintenance processes and proper use of the work order system, planning and scheduling and storeroom processes
- Ability to manage multiple priorities or projects simultaneously and keep them progressing to completion
- Ability to read mechanical drawings of process equipment
- Computer skills in EAM/CMMS, Word Processing, Excel, Email and MS Project

Job Info

- Job Identification 9258
- Job Category Maintenance
- Posting Date 08/05/2025, 10:12 PM
- Job Schedule Full time
- Locations 3950 Schelden Circle, Bethlehem, PA, 18017, US

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