Job description
Zoetis is the world’s largest Manufacturer and Supplier of Animal Pharmaceuticals.
At Zoetis, we manufacture high quality medicines for dogs, cats, and livestock. Looking for your chance to work for the #1 Animal Health company in the world? Zoetis is looking for the next amazing colleague to join the family.
Benefits Include:
$500 Sign-on Bonus!
Great Health Benefits from day 1!
4 weeks accrued paid vacation and 13 paid holidays
401(k) match with company profit sharing
Tuition reimbursement
Position Summary
Under minimal supervision, supports team in all maintenance operations using the best maintenance practices, safety programs, good documentation practices and cGMP. Maintenance operations would include preventative maintenance, diagnosing problems, ordering parts, making repairs, and scheduling work as required.
In addition to performing required job duties, the following activities are included:
- Schedule preventive and corrective work orders with production and maintenance Team leader
- Execute preventive and corrective work orders
- Manage spare parts inventory for site equipment.
- Lead improvements through equipment and process assessments
- Operate within maintenance operating budget
- Assist Team Leader and EHS with safety and environmental programs.
Hours - Shift M-F; routinely 10:00am to 6:30pm with some mandatory overtime and on-call rotations
Position Responsibilities
- Execute preventive and corrective maintenance work orders for the following pieces of equipment.
- Boilers, Air compressors, air dryers, water softeners, pumps, air filters, steam filters.
- Steam, compressed air, DI water, city water, gas systems.
- Tank steam sterilization system, temp control skids for fermenters, centrifuge, autoclaves, CIP, SIP.
- Filling equipment, bottle uprighters, tray loaders, turn tables, labeling machines, etc.
- Back-flow preventers, steam filters, air filters, steam traps, heat exchangers, water pumps, diaphragm valves, etc.
- Manage spare parts inventory for each piece of equipment listed above.
- Perform associated Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) paperwork such as work orders, maintenance task sheets, equipment logbooks, etc.
- Participate actively in each confine space entry as required in the site safety procedures to perform preventive and corrective maintenance work.
- Perform sewer sampling as dictated by the environmental programs and regulations.
- Perform repairs in all equipment associated with rest rooms, break room, lockers, admin areas.
- Preform all maintenance duties aligned with all safety and cGMP procedures
- Demonstrate good housekeeping practices
- Demonstrate reliability in attendance and punctuality
- Perform other duties as assigned by Team Leader
- Learn and comply with company and regulatory requirements such as APHIS, State, IEPA, OSHA and Zoetis.
- Assist Team Leader in implementing the Maintenance Best Practices
- Coordinate with outside contractors, maintenance personnel, and production Team Leaders the day-to-day management of maintenance work.
- Investigate the labor, parts, tools, and equipment needs for maintenance work orders and develop plans for their completion.
- Develop and implement predictive/preventive maintenance programs for equipment systems.
- Operate the welding shop and tools available to support production equipment (TIG welding, Arc welding, pressing machine, grinding, wire brushing, cutting plasma, drill press, hand drill, etc.)
- Participate actively in the White Hall maintenance on-call program.
Education and Experience
- Associate’s degree from an accredited technical/trade in electro-mechanical or other applicable field
- 5 years of maintenance/repair experience in a related field
- Job grade entry level commensurate to prior experience
Technical Skills and Competencies Required
Minimum qualifications include:
- Ability to comprehend written and verbal directions
- Ability to communicate effectively with peers and leadership
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Ability to effectively use basic math applications (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
- Ability to document accurately and legibly using cGMP principles
- Ability to visually identify minute flaws in quality (e.g., print, physical appearance, alignment, color variation)
- Ability to interpret blueprints and equipment schematics
Preferred qualifications include:
- Must work in an industrial environment safely using approved procedures, i.e., Lockout/tagout, confined space, hot work permit, Asbestos containing materials, etc.
- Competency in PC applications, preferably Excel, Word, and databases
- Be able to perform and document timely maintenance duties as dictated by the Site maintenance program
- Highly motivated with effective leadership skills
Physical Position Requirements
- Ability to work flexible hours with occasional overtime and on-call rotations
- Ability to routinely lift 20-50 pounds
- Constant periods of standing, bending, climbing, stooping required
- May be exposed to temperature variations, prolonged standing, or walking
Ability to work after working hours, weekends and holidays as needed due to maintenance issues and/or on-call duty.
Full time
Regular
Colleague
Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.
Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.
Zoetis is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status or any other protected classification. Disabled individuals are given an equal opportunity to use our online application system. We offer reasonable accommodations as an alternative if requested by an individual with a disability. Please contact Zoetis Colleague Services at zoetiscolleagueservices@zoetis.com to request an accommodation. Zoetis also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must possess or obtain authorization to work in the US for Zoetis. Zoetis retains sole and exclusive discretion to pursue sponsorship for the acquisition or maintenance of nonimmigrant status and employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified US workers. Individuals requiring sponsorship must disclose this fact. Please note that Zoetis seeks information related to job applications from candidates for jobs in the U.S. solely via the following: (1) our company website at www.Zoetis.com/careers site, or (2) via email to/from addresses using only the Zoetis domain of “@zoetis.com”. In addition, Zoetis does not use Google Hangout for any recruitment related activities. Any solicitation or request for information related to job applications with Zoetis via any other means and/or utilizing email addresses with any other domain should be disregarded. In addition, Zoetis will never ask candidates to make any type of personal financial investment related to gaining employment with Zoetis.
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