Technician, Equipment Engineering - AbbVie

Provides corrective maintenance, preventive maintenance, calibration, programming, configuration and repair services to manufacturing equipment, packaging equipment, instruments, systems, controls, supporting utilities and/or equipment that perform, measure and control industrial manufacturing processes on different stages of the production, applying mathematical knowledge and concepts of physics, electronics and mechanics; following written policies and procedures and, in addition, complying with regulations applicable to our industry (National Electric Code, NFPA70E, AbbVie Engineering Standards, cGMP, FDA, OSHA, etc.), operational manuals, specifications and drawings while maintaining a high degree of reliability in a safe and efficient manner. Complies with the specifications and laws that govern the industry.

Responsibilities

Dismantle/Assemble equipment, remove, and replace instrument, electrical, control and mechanical defective parts. Make changes in production equipment, facilities, utilities or any other equipment used in the production areas that help improve the performance of production processes. Provide troubleshooting, maintenance of controls, instrumentation, electrical and mechanical equipment of high technological level and other aspects necessary to perform the job.

• Read, interpret and use drawings, electrical and control circuit diagrams including P&ID and ladder diagrams, equipment, and schematic manuals as reference when performing control, mechanical and electrical works.
• Provide support to Control Engineer on troubleshooting PLC and control devices for process and manufacturing equipment.
• Demonstrate proficiency in multiple skilled trade disciplines including Predictive Maintenance Technologies and support Reliability Engineering on RCMs and RCAs.
• Responsible for repairing, inspecting, modifying, and calibrating the instrumentation equipment and performing preventive and / or corrective maintenance used for the manufacture of pharmaceutical products in accordance with the regulations applicable to our industry (CGMP, OSHA, etc.) maintaining a high degree of reliability in a safe and efficient way. Calibrate and certify instruments used for the processes of operation or manufacture of pharmaceutical products.
• Certify the proper functioning of the instrumentation used for the final approval and control of the process of operation or manufacture of pharmaceutical products. Carry out their tasks according to the regularity and frequency determined by the calibration system, following the procedures, and methods approved for such purposes.