Merck

  • Rahway, New Jersey
3rd Shift Engineering, Maintenance & Utilities Associate Specialist
Skills :     Software Engineer
Job Description:

Job Description

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity with a rapidly growing pharmaceutical manufacturer? If so, then this is the opportunity for you!

We are seeking a Growth and Improvement minded Engineering, Maintenance & Utilities Associate Specialist that can help drive our Strategic Operating Priorities.

  • Invent | Pursue the Most Promising Internal and External Science to Address Significant Unmet Medical Needs

  • Execute | Prioritize Resources Behind Our Key Growth Drivers (Oncology, Vaccines, Select Specialty Areas, Animal Health) While Optimizing Our Base Business)

  • Adapt | Develop Our People, Culture and Business Model to Evolve with a Dynamic Landscape

  • Diverse Talent | We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment with supporting leadership behaviors because having a high-performing, engaged workforce is critical to our ability to deliver innovative solutions to patients and customers around the world

  • Values and Standards | Our Steadfast Commitment to Our Values and Standards will Continue to Guide Us as We Take on New Challenges and Will Always be Fundamental to Our Success – They are a Competitive Advantage for Us

Strategic Summary

Under the supervision of a Senior Specialist or Associate Director, the EMU Associate Specialist is responsible to provide day-to-day equipment and facility engineering support for assigned area including vaccine bulk manufacturing, and/or associated facility/utilities mechanical support.

Assigned tasks include support and monitoring of equipment performance and maintenance, propose and develop equipment and facility improvements and troubleshoot process equipment to ensure reliable, compliant and efficient operations. Actively ensures compliance to current Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Safety, and Environmental regulations while achieving operating cost goals.

Key Responsibilities

  • Reports to and receives supervision from a Senior Specialist or Associate Director | On routine process operations, is guided by standard operating procedures

  • Provides shop floor day-to-day equipment/instrumentation/robotic and utilities engineering support to manufacturing operations

  • Ensures adequate spare parts inventory, optimizes and coordinates scheduling of preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance to improve equipment reliability

  • Interacts with hourly, salaried and contract employees in routine matters, troubleshooting equipment and automation systems

  • Provides supervisory coverage when required. Assists in the training of hourly employees. Promotes open communications and team work

  • Maintains a high level of technical knowledge and may coordinate safety, current Good Manufacturing Practices, and environmental compliance programs

  • Actively supports productivity improvement program and resolution of deviation events | Participates in root cause investigations, evaluates, develops and improves business processes and develops technical rationale for system improvements

  • Develops Qualification, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Preventative Maintenance documentation and provides reports, data and information to support ongoing operations

  • Executes projects from concept to qualification, which may involve facilities, utilities, equipment, automation, or process related upgrades based on project requirements and site procedures

  • Summarizes project progress, delays, or improvement opportunities | Frequently communicates with immediate supervisor about status of projects or assignments

  • Develops strong relationships with site operations to ensure consensus on operational and regulatory compliance issues

  • Supports regulatory agency inspections

Education

  • B.S. Engineering, Science, or four year Engineering Technology Degree

Required

  • Work independently and as a Team member with Integrity | Precision | Accomplishment | Motivational Ambition | Respect

  • One year of cGMP, technical/mechanical services

  • Effective analytical abilities, organizational skills, written and verbal communications