Journeyman Maintenance Technician

Journeyman Maintenance Technician in Springfield, MO

Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives 

Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life-saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients’ lives.

We proudly offer

• Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment) 
• Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
• Career advancement opportunities 
• Education reimbursement
• 401K program with matching contributions
• Learning platform
• And more! 

POSITION SUMMARY:   

Maintain plant equipment in an available and reliable state of operation, assist with designated new installation projects, and actively seek to remedy customer issues or concerns.

This position may require the management of hazardous waste, which may include, but is not limited to, making waste determinations, profiling waste with Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility (TSDF) requirements, labeling hazardous waste containers, container management (e.g. inspections), and release clean up or emergency response.

ESSENTIAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

ELECTRICAL

• Troubleshoot three-phase motors and circuits using an amp meter, volt meter, or megger.   
• Troubleshoot and repair motor starters, verify motor rotation, check and replace breakers, and specify motor replacement based on RPM, HP, Frame, and Classification. 
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical devices such as switches, contactors, cables, or wiring. Have the ability or willingness to learn instrumentation (level, flow, temperature, pressure, and positioning).

PIPE FITTING/RIGGING/FABRICATION

• Perform all phases of pipe fitting; including reading blueprints, cutting, threading, and fabricating lined pipe, and installing pipe in a complicated configuration based on drawings.
• Use safe rigging techniques for different pieces of equipment.
• Be able to take a basic print of a system and make modifications or fabricate new parts.

WELDING

• Be able to demonstrate proficiency in several phases of welding, (e.g., shielded arc welding, tig welding, the ability to use a plasma cutter, and knowledge of Oxy-Acetylene cutting and welding.

PUMPS

• Repair and replace positive displacement pumps, centrifugal pumps, and air operated diaphragm pumps.
• Repairs may include replacement of seals, bearings, impellers, shaft, or volute. 
• Ability to perform pump and motor alignment using standard practices or laser alignment equipment. 

BOILERS/COMPRESSORS

• Have a high-level understanding of how boilers and compressors work and the ability to start, stop, and troubleshoot common failures. 

MACHINES/TOOLS

• Demonstrate competency in the use and operations of shop equipment (e.g., drill press, hydraulic press, bandsaw, pipe fabrication equipment, and lifting equipment. 
• Demonstrate knowledge of all hand tools required of a journeyman mechanic and possess the same (specialty tools are provided by Curia).

HVAC

• Good working knowledge of HVAC system.  May require a fundamental demonstration of troubleshooting abilities in the areas of differential pressures and how this affects the efficiencies of a system.

SAFETY

• Conduct all job assignments safely using the proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), tools, and techniques. 
• Report any hazardous situations to a supervisor, and have the courage to stop unsafe work.

TEAMWORK

• Ability to work as part of a team, providing guidance or assistance as necessary to ensure tasks are completed timely and professionally. 
• Act in a way that promotes good working relationships and demonstrates sound customer service (to other maintenance personnel and personnel in other departments (e.g., operations, engineering, and administration).   

Good Manufacturing Practices & Good Documentation Practices (GMP & GDP)

• Perform all GMP related documentation in compliance with ALCOA and good documentation practices as defined by site SOP’s.
• Strict compliance with all cGMP documents
• SOP’s, Batch records, protocols, change controls, controlled forms, etc. 
• Ensure all cGMP applicable training is kept current
• Do not perform any cGMP task for which have not received appropriate training
• Escalate any cGMP concerns to Supervisors and to Quality Department as needed
• Perform job functions in compliance with applicable US FDA regulations and current Good Manufacturing Practices. 

COMPETENCIES

• Excellent technical trades knowledge. 
• Good “people skills” and ability to work effectively in a team.
• Good understanding of applicable local and corporate regulations, standards, and industry practices.
• Good understanding of continuous improvement methodology and ability to apply continuous improvement to daily tasks/routines. 
• Good understanding of applicable health, safety, and environmental regulations, standards, and industry practices.
• Good skills and understanding in the use of standard software applications required in the performance of work CMMS, e-mail, MS Word, MS Excel, etc.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-starter capable of working independently and establishing priorities. 

Physical requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms above shoulder height and occasionally climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 55 pounds. Specific vision abilities required in this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must be medically fit to wear a respirator.

Work environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to work in a normal manufacturing plant environment and is regularly required to enter the production area of a typical manufacturing facility which has moving mechanical parts, and may have fumes or airborne particles, extreme heat, wet and /or humid conditions, low levels of toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the environment is usually moderate.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel as classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.

All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.