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Senior Tech 

2nd shift Friday-Monday. 2pm-12:20 AM 

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Ensure Compliance and Safety:  

• Follow all workplace standards, including cGMPs, OSHA, and SOPs, while maintaining a clean and orderly work environment and participating in safety projects. 

• Preventive and Routine Maintenance:  

• Perform preventive, routine, and non-routine maintenance tasks, ensuring completion within scheduled dates and maintaining accurate documentation and logs.  

• Facilities and Systems Maintenance:  

• Conduct routine inspections, maintenance, and repairs on critical facility systems including fire protection systems, security systems, and mechanical systems such as pumps, fans, and electrical circuits.  

• Perform fabrication tasks including cutting, welding, and assembling parts from metals and plastics, and diagnose and repair low and medium voltage wiring issues.  

• Equipment Setup and Troubleshooting:  

• Troubleshoot and repair electrical systems up to 480 volts, set up and changeover equipment, and establish operating parameters to maximize production efficiency.  

• Process Control Systems:  

• Hands-on troubleshooting and modification of control systems for manufacturing and packaging, including reading electrical schematics, configuring PLCs, VFDs, and HMIs.  

• Perform equipment calibrations using specialized tools, support the upgrade of automation equipment, and ensure compliance with NFPA, NEC, and equivalent codes.  

• Team Collaboration and Support:  

• Provide overall team support, including equipment operation and training. 

• Innovation & Continuous Improvement:  

• Utilize data-driven decision-making and advanced analytics to monitor performance and identify opportunities for improvement.  

• Define scope and lead continuous improvements focused on cost reduction and work simplification  

• Training & Development:  

• Foster a culture of ownership and empowerment through education and development that build team competency in MEU processes and equipment operation and maintenance.  

•  Other duties and projects may be assigned as required 

WHO YOU ARE 

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following: 

Required Qualifications: 

• Technical associate's degree plus 2 years of experience working with PLC's, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, electronics, fabrication, and/or industrial maintenance. OR High School Diploma / GED, plus 2 years of vocational technical training and 5 years of experience working with PLC's, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, electronics, fabrication, and /or industrial maintenance. 

• Demonstrated ability to read, write, interpret/comprehend/follow workplace and technical documentation -- equipment manuals, blueprints, diagrams, electrical schematics, operator manuals, work instructions, SOPs, etc. 

• Experience in operating electro-mechanical systems including: gear ratios, power transmission, machine timing, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical/electronic systems, programmable logic controllers, lubrication, and maintenance/changeover of machines/production line.  

• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot electromechanical equipment and technical issues, successfully set up/changeover multiple pieces of packaging/manufacturing equipment, complete preventive maintenance work (PMs), resolve problems, and learn new procedures within a reasonable time frame. 

• Must be able to demonstrate a good mathematical aptitude in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, & experience with metric and English standard systems required. 

• Good written and verbal communication skills in English required. 

• Good PC Skills, including use of e-mail, attaching documents to e-mail required.  Previous experience using electronic databases and on-line tools required (i.e., but not limited to, Lotus Notes database, Employee Self-Services on-line tools, etc)   

• Demonstrated ability to work safely in a production environment required. 

• Experience in a government regulated, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) or standard operating procedures (SOP) environment required. 

• Must be willing to work overtime as required, based on production demands. 

• Advanced Manufacturing Integrated Systems Technology (AMIST) certification is a plus. 

• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot electrical systems up to 480 Volts. 

• Knowledge and understanding of technical mathematics, blue print diagram and technical tools and equipment pertinent to the assigned specialty including outside and inside micrometer, the machinist scale, use of the thread gauge and dial indicators. 

• Experience operating a lathe, vertical milling machine, horizontal milling machine, drill presses, and grinders required. 

• Demonstrated ability to operate typical maintenance shop equipment (i.e. brakes, shears, band saw, spot welder, etc.) 

• Demonstrated ability to read/use basic electrical and mechanical drawings, technical mathematics, blueprints, electrical/electronic schematics and technical tools and electrical/electronic equipment. 

• Demonstrated ability to measure and add amounts of chemicals for testing, read and interprets test results, determine and measure chemical quantities to adjust "out of specification" conditions. 

• Demonstrated ability to progressively manage maintenance support systems required. 

• Demonstrated ability to establish operating parameters and maintain specific standards of performance required. 

• Demonstrated ability to understand various basic electrical items, such as switches, wiring, etc. required. 

• Demonstrated ability in diagnosing, troubleshooting, modifying and repairing control circuits up to 120 VAC. 

• Demonstrated experience performing electrical circuit tests to diagnose problems and repair low and medium voltage wiring and component problems. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience using motorized & non-motorized material handling equipment 

Employees can expect to be paid an hourly rate of $33.38.  Additional compensation may include a bonus or incentive compensation (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. This salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant's location, market data/ranges, an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.  

This posting will be available for application until at least 7/16/25. 

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