Sr. Maintenance Technician at Eli Lilly and Company

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About POINT Biopharma:

POINT Biopharma Global Inc. is a globally focused radiopharmaceutical company building a platform for the clinical development and commercialization of radioligands that fight cancer. Recently acquired by Eli Lilly and Company, POINT aims to transform precision oncology by combining a portfolio of targeted radioligand assets, a seasoned management team, an industry-leading pipeline, in-house manufacturing capabilities, and secured supply for medical isotopes including actinium-225 and lutetium-177. POINT is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company.

Position Summary:

The focus of the Maintenance Technician is to provide maintenance expertise to service, repair, and maintain process and utility other pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment currently in service.

The Maintenance Technician is expected to understand the needs and requirements of the customer (Operations); must be able to work effectively with customers, handle customer questions with tact and understanding while displaying good customer service.

The position is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. and reports directly to the Senior Manager, Engineering & Maintenance.   The position will observe typical business hours, Monday through Friday.  Some evening or weekend work may be required on an occasional basis based on project schedules.   

Roles and Responsibilities of the Position:

• This role is expected to improve equipment uptime, line efficiency, and increase overall equipment effectiveness in a production environment by condition monitoring, troubleshooting, and assisting in engineering changes.

• Must possess a good mechanical aptitude to troubleshoot and repair equipment while following departmental rules and regulations.

• Must be willing to work with safety as a primary focus and abide by applicable safety procedures and practices.

• Troubleshoot the root causes of machine problems.

• Perform repairs and overhaul equipment to include disassembly, setting tolerances, aligning, resetting timing.

• Setup equipment to design specifications.

• Operate precision alignment equipment.

• Must have the ability to quickly and accurately diagnose the root cause of a problem and implement the proper corrective actions to minimize downtime.

• Must accurately document the actions taken to repair the equipment in the CMMS program.

• Willing to assist in areas outside of their primary responsibility and learn other skills, as required.

• Executes procedures for maintenance (preventive and corrective) and calibration of all assets to include non-GMP and GMP equipment, lab equipment, and utilities.  Utilities include GMP water systems, compressed gases, HVAC systems, electrical, life safety, radiation safety, and emergency power systems.

• Coordinates with vendors, suppliers, and OEMs for the execution of work and requisition of parts.

• Participates in ongoing training and development to maintain current knowledge of cGMP regulations, industry best practices, and emerging technologies.

Required Qualifications:

• High school Diploma / GED required.  

• Minimum 4 years of experience working as an maintenance technician in an FDA regulated operation such as the drug product or medical device manufacturing industries. 

Additional Preferences:

•  Understanding of OSHA safety practices.

• Demonstrated ability to excel in a collaborative team environment.

• Ability to plan, develop and execute multiple projects under tight timelines.

• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.

• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel).

• Manage multiple projects, set priorities, and work in a fast-paced environment.

• Great attention to detail. 

Physical Demands/Travel:

The physical demands of this job are consistent with a Manufacturing environment and will require interaction with production equipment.   Travel less than 5% of the time

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Work Environment:

This position’s work environment is in the manufacturing facility. This job will be 100% on site, this position is not a remote role.   

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

*To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the role and responsibilities satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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