Equipment Maintenance Technician (Electrical)

About Site

Catalents Kansas City facility is home to our Oral & Specialty Drug Delivery Biologics Analytical Services and Clinical Supply Services businesses.

Position Summary

We have an opportunity for an Equipment Maintenance Technician (Electrical) to join our this role you will provide maintenance and technical support for laboratory and manufacturing equipment in a GMP environment. You will help ensure reliable equipment performance to minimize downtime and support production goals. This position is critical to maintaining quality and compliance standards while enabling efficient operations.

Shift: Monday to Friday 6am-2:30pm
Location: Kansas City MO
100% Onsite

The Role

• Support GMP manufacturing operations by troubleshooting repairing and performing preventive maintenance on manufacturing and laboratory equipment.

• Independently troubleshoot and repair complex electrical and PLC-controlled equipment using electrical schematics test equipment and diagnostic tools to minimize downtime.

• Perform equipment modifications and electrical system improvements as needed.

• Collaborate with Manufacturing Process Engineering Analytical Laboratory Quality Assurance Validation and other teams to support equipment reliability and production objectives.

• Perform other assigned duties as required.

The Candidate

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED is required.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience performing industrial equipment maintenance in a pharmaceutical or other manufacturing environment is required.

• Experience with service and repair of manufacturing equipment including electrical and mechanical systems is required.

• On an average 8-hour day this position requires the ability to walk sit and stand use hands to handle or feel reach with hands and arms at or above shoulder height and below waist height climb or balance stoop kneel crouch or crawl; talk and hear smell and lift up to 40 pounds. Specific vision requirements include reading written documents visual inspection of materials and frequent use of a computer monitor.

Preferred Skills & Background

• Technical or vocational training and/or trade school is preferred.

• Completion of an electrical apprenticeship Journeyman Electrician license or certification Electrical Technician certification or equivalent industrial electrical training is strongly preferred.

• Understanding of mechanical pneumatic and hydraulic systems is preferred.

• Proficiency in the use of power hand tools and maintenance test equipment is preferred.

• Strong industrial electrical troubleshooting skills including the ability to independently diagnose and repair complex electrical and PLC-controlled systems with minimal supervision.

• Proficiency in using electrical test equipment interpreting electrical schematics and troubleshooting AC/DC control circuits.

• Experience troubleshooting PLCs VFDs motor controls sensors relays and contactors is strongly preferred.

Why You Should Join Catalent

• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process.

• Diverse inclusive culture.

• Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives.

• Competitive paid time off plus 8 paid holidays.

• Community engagement and green initiatives.

• Medical dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment.

• Tuition reimbursement.

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.

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