Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Standing for full shift, Working at heights,

Lead the operation of the maintenance staff on your shift
Carry out preventative maintenance and calibration programs, emergency repair of production equipment and support facilities
Investigate quality related issues using Trackwise
Provide technician training as required
Ensure compliance to all safety and cGMP requirements
Ensure compliance to work instruction documents, standard operating procedures and standard works
Review daily teamwork orders
Participate in PPI (Practical Process Improvement), Lean and Continuous Improvement, and 5S activities
Keep familiar with operation and maintenance procedures for all equipment in area of responsibility.
Ability to troubleshoot equipment problems and monitor operation of equipment.
Install and monitor new equipment.
Complete all required paperwork, work orders, inventory requests, and requisitions.
Keep workshop and lab area clean and organized.
Keep current in maintenance and calibration technology.
Ability to work shift patterns and flexible hours if needed.

Strong interpersonal communication skills
NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification in Engineering Fields
HNC desirable
Experience in Leading a team
Ability to lead and train maintenance technicians
Ability to effectively solve complex technical problems
Self-motivated: ability to work with little or no supervision
Knowledge of safety practices
Knowledge of how to use power and hand tools associated with typical industrial maintenance.
Knowledge in maintenance trades: electrical, electronic, pneumatic, plumbing, and mechanical.
Knowledge in common calibrated disciplines: temperature, humidity, pressure, flow, time, mass, electronic, and dimension measurement calibrations.
Frequent stooping, crouching, reaching, standing, pushing, climbing, pulling, grasping, and crawling

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer., When you're part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll do challenging work, and be part of a team that values performance, quality and innovation. As part of a successful, growing global organization you will be encouraged to perform at your best. With revenues of $23 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.

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