Maintenance Technician II

Role Summary

Maintenance Technician II responsible for ensuring reliable operation of equipment used in the Galaxy filling process at Takeda’s Round Lake, IL site. Supports and maintains equipment across the Mix, Fill, and Finishing complexes to keep manufacturing lines properly maintained and ready for planned production. This is a night-shift role (6:00 PM – 6:30 AM) on a 2-2-3 schedule.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance (PM) and monitor equipment during production to identify and resolve issues before they impact output.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and repairs for mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Respond to equipment issues on an emergency basis, including overtime, weekends, and during plant shutdowns as needed.
• Familiarize with corporate specifications, plant SOPs for the Galaxy process, and local GMP requirements, ensuring they are consistently followed.
• Adhere to all plant safety rules and promote safe work practices, including directing others in proper safety procedures.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement, working independently and with manufacturing, engineering, and quality teams to resolve issues and enhance performance.
• Understand corporate specifications and plant SOPs governing the Galaxy process and local GMP.
• Monitor assigned manufacturing lines and communicate with manufacturing to reduce downtime.
• Provide high-level troubleshooting to repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Review PMs, verify parts are in stock, and complete PM tasks.
• Build and rebuild machine assemblies.
• Communicate equipment issues and work status to supervisor, manufacturing, and management per Stop and Fix guidelines.
• Initiate work orders using the JD Edwards (JDE) CMMS system.
• Perform PM work and assign tasks related to the Galaxy process to maintain equipment reliability and efficiency; complete related documentation in a timely manner.
• Document problems, breakdowns, or alarms in JDE or downtime-tracking systems; initiate work orders and provide documentation to resolve issues; review equipment trends to prevent recurrence.
• Share knowledge and train less experienced technicians in the Galaxy process and related equipment, including safety and 6S.
• Learn to handle robots in normal production modes; troubleshoot issues affecting robots, machine output, and quality defects.
• Advance knowledge and capabilities through additional training.
• Solicit help from Lead technicians and engineering when needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; plus 2+ years of experience, or Associates degree or higher with 1+ years of related work experience.
• 3+ years of manufacturing systems experience.
• Prior experience in an FDA-regulated environment.
• Understanding of electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic drawings; experience with electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Willingness to develop an understanding of programmable logic controllers (PLC).
• Must not be allergic to Cephalosporin or related products and minerals.
• Will travel up to 5% of the time.

Additional Requirements

• May wear PPE and other cleanroom garments daily (safety shoes, safety glasses, aprons, face shields, lab coats, gowns, hair nets, gloves, hearing protection).
• Must remove make-up, jewelry, contact lenses, nail polish, and artificial nails in the manufacturing environment.
• Work in a cold, wet environment and on multiple shifts, including weekends, or with supplemental hours.
• Work around chemicals that may require respiratory protection.
• Ability to work across a 24/7 manufacturing operation; may require non-traditional hours or overtime.
• Physical ability to carry, lift, push/pull up to 100 lbs with assistance; stand and walk for extended periods (8‚Äì12 hours) and maneuver across the site; may involve bending, twisting, reaching overhead, and squatting.
• Indoor working conditions with potential exposure to moving equipment and confined spaces.