States considered: Michigan
Role Description
This is a 1st shift position.
Working within a Reliability Based Maintenance environment, the HVAC Technician is responsible for maintaining the company’s heating, ventilating, airconditioning and refrigeration systems. They assemble, install, operate, calibrate, diagnose, dismantle, and repair all types of domestic, commercial, and industrial refrigeration/chiller units, and a wide variety of heating / air conditioning / ventilating systems as well as humidity control and air balance systems.
The HVAC Technician will be responsible for the following activities:
·Performing preventive maintenance, repairs, improvements, and modifications to HVAC equipment including but not limited to air handling units, chillers, cooling towers, boilers, pumps, motors, valves, heat exchangers, controls, and compressors.
·Operating Building Automation Systems (BAS) and equipment control systems. They are also responsible for staying current with older technologies as well as stateoftheart technologies, such as direct digital control (DDC) systems, etc.
·Provides training to other technicians with respect to operation and maintenance of HVAC equipment and systems to maintain the equipment in compliance with company standards, procedures, and government regulations (SOPs, GMPs, GLPs, PSM, etc).
·Serves as maintenance advisor to provide input to projects in areas of equipment design, parts and material selection, documentation, testing, problem solving, maintenance requirements, project scope, and followup.
·Position requires daily or frequent interaction with Engineering Director, Maintenance Manager, Production Management and Supervision, Engineers, Quality Operations, Maintenance Technicians, Production Operators, Contractors, and Vendors.
·Position requires the ability to be on-call periodically during off hours and weekends.
·Responsible for priority assessment and decision making as it relates to troubleshooting, diagnostics, assembly, repair, and a proactive maintenance of systems and equipment in a cost-effective manner.
·Responsible for conducting air balancing within the manufacturing spaces to ensure proper air flow patterns.
·Conducts testing and certification of HEPA filtration within the classified areas of the manufacturing facility.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
·Journeyman Certificate with 3+ years’ experience in a manufacturing environment or a Technical/Vocational School diploma with 2 – 4 years of related work experience.
·Must be certified as a "Universal" technician as required by 40 CFR part 82, subpart F through the Proper Refrigerant Practices Program approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
·A valid driver’s license is required for this position in order to operate company vehicles. The HVAC person must be able to pass the test to obtain a Forklift license.
·Experience working in the pharmaceutical/bio-technology industry preferred.
·Demonstrated knowledge in relevant technical areas. Understanding of GMP manufacturing processes, equipment, and facilities preferred.
·Cognizance of the state-of-the-art technology in the industry to ensure the company utilizes current technology.
·Good communication and organizational skills as well as the ability to interact with all levels of the Zoetis organization. Can articulate issues and solutions to the team. Can produce effective project reports and presentations.
·Can analyze problems and provide support in determining appropriate corrective and preventative actions, with minimal assistance.
·Capable of simultaneously managing multiple assignments. Prioritizes own work. Flexible and responsive to changes.
·Colleague is frequently exposed to airborne particles and must work near moving mechanical parts and high surface temperatures, chemicals, and non-temperature-controlled environments. The noise level in some work environments can be loud. Use of appropriate PPE is required.
·Colleague must not have a known allergy to Penicillin or Cephalosporin due to products manufactured in facility.
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Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.
Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.
Zoetis is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status or any other protected classification. Disabled individuals are given an equal opportunity to use our online application system. We offer reasonable accommodations as an alternative if requested by an individual with a disability. Please contact Zoetis Colleague Services at zoetiscolleagueservices@zoetis.com to request an accommodation. Zoetis also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must possess or obtain authorization to work in the US for Zoetis. Zoetis retains sole and exclusive discretion to pursue sponsorship for the acquisition or maintenance of nonimmigrant status and employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified US workers. Individuals requiring sponsorship must disclose this fact. Please note that Zoetis seeks information related to job applications from candidates for jobs in the U.S. solely via the following: (1) our company website at www.Zoetis.com/careers site, or (2) via email to/from addresses using only the Zoetis domain of “@zoetis.com”. In addition, Zoetis does not use Google Hangout for any recruitment related activities. Any solicitation or request for information related to job applications with Zoetis via any other means and/or utilizing email addresses with any other domain should be disregarded. In addition, Zoetis will never ask candidates to make any type of personal financial investment related to gaining employment with Zoetis.
