Maintenance Technician II

Role Summary

Maintenance Technician II responsible for ensuring reliable operation of all equipment used in the Galaxy filling process at Takeda’s Round Lake, IL manufacturing site. You will support and maintain equipment across the Mix, Fill, and Finishing complexes in the Drug Delivery facility, ensuring manufacturing lines are properly maintained and ready to run during planned production periods. This role is a night shift, 6:00pm – 6:30am 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 working overtime, weekends, and during plant shutdowns as needed.
• Become thoroughly familiar 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 actively 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.
• Learn and understand corporate specifications and plant SOPs governing the operation of the Galaxy process and local GMP.
• Monitor assigned manufacturing lines and communicate with manufacturing to reduce downtime.
• Provide a high level of troubleshooting to repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Review current PMs, verify parts are in stock and complete PMs.
• Build and rebuild machine assemblies.
• Communicate equipment issues and work status to supervisor, manufacturing, and management per the plant's Stop and Fix guidelines.
• Initiate work orders using the JD Edwards (JDE) CMMS system.
• Perform PM work and assign work related to the Galaxy process when needed to maintain equipment reliability and efficiency; ensure timely completion of related documentation.
• Make notes in JDE or other downtime tracking method for problems, breakdowns or alarms; initiate work orders and provide documentation to resolve issues; review equipment trends to help eliminate reoccurring problems.
• Share knowledge and train less experienced technicians in the Galaxy process and related equipment including safety and PMs.
• Learn to handle robots in normal production modes; troubleshoot problems related to robots, machine output and quality defects as they occur.
• Advance knowledge and capabilities through additional training.
• Solicit help from Lead technicians and engineering assistance when needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required, plus 2+ years of experience or Associate's degree or higher and 1+ years of related work experience
• 3+ years manufacturing systems experience
• Prior experience working in an FDA-regulated environment
• Understand 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
• Travel up to 5% of the time

Education

• High school diploma or GED equivalent; Associate degree or higher preferred

Additional Requirements

• May wear PPE and other clean room garments daily as required
• Work in a cold, wet environment and around chemicals requiring respiratory protection
• Work multiple shifts, including weekends; may work supplemental hours
• Support a 24/7 manufacturing operation; work non-traditional hours or overtime
• Physical demands: able to carry, lift, or push/pull up to 100 lbs; stand and walk for extended periods
• Indoor working conditions with potential confined spaces