Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician - Chicago Heights, IL

Org Marketing Statement Pfizer Inc: Working together for a healthier world Founded in 1849, Pfizer is the world's premier biopharmaceutical company taking new approaches to better health. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver quality, safe and effective prescription medicines to treat and help prevent disease for both people and animals. We also partner with healthcare providers, governments and local communities around the world to expand access to our medicines and to provide better quality health care and health system support. At Pfizer, colleagues in more than 90 countries work every day to help people stay happier and healthier longer and to reduce the human and economic burden of disease worldwide. Role Description The Technician position is responsible for the repair and maintenance of production equipment including vacuum pumps, centrifugal pumps, fans, blowers, gearboxes, compressors, centrifuges, steam boilers, and agitators. Experience in metal fabrication, piping, welding, and electrical troubleshooting and repair required. Significant experience with PLC/DCS systems and instrumentation is required. To perform this work, Mechanics must be able to understand and follow PID, loop, and schematic drawings. Responsibilities ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following (other duties may be assigned): Applicants must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Applicants must be able to skillfully use the following tools: "Mechanic's hand tools such as wrenches. "Precision measuring equipment such as ruler, micrometers, protractors, calipers, and thickness gages. "Power hand tools such as drills, grinders, saws, impact wrenches, and power rodders. "Stationary machine tools such as band saws, drill presses, grinders, and pipe threading machines. "Rigging equipment such as hoists, lifts, and hydraulic rams. "Electrical installation equipment such as conduit benders. "Instrumentation and test equipment such as volt/ohm meters, meggers, oscilloscopes, multi-calibrators, pressure calibrators, dead weight testers, temperature calibrators, ammeters, and signal generators. "Welding equipment, hand held electrode, TIG, and oxyacetylene. "Cutting and burning equipment such as oxyacetylene, and plasma arc. "Carpentry tools such hammers and saws. "Alignment equipment such as dial indicators and laser alignment equipment. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Applicants are required to have a high school diploma or equivalent (GED); preferably with an Associate's Degree in a mechanical/technical area or a mechanical/electrical apprenticeship from an accredited institution. Five to ten years mechanical experience in pharmaceutical or chemical manufacturing is also required. Equal Employment Opportunity Pfizer 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. Pfizer 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 have authorization to work for Pfizer in the U.S. In certain circumstances it may be advantageous to Pfizer to support the application(s) for temporary visa classification and/or sponsor applications for permanent residence so that a foreign national colleague can accept or remain in a work assignment in the U. S. For certain classes of temporary visas, the resulting work authorization may be specific to Pfizer and the specific job and/or work site. Pfizer may at its business discretion decide to or refrain from obtaining, maintaining and/or extending the temporary visa status and/or sponsoring a colleague for permanent residency and /or employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified U.S. workers and the colleague's long-term prospects for securing lawful permanent residence, among other reasons. Employment applicants requiring immigration sponsorship must disclose, when initial application for employment is made, whether or not they are legally authorized to work for Pfizer in the U.S. and, if so, whether that authorization permits them to work in the job they seek. In no case should Pfizer's support of a colleague's temporary visa application or sponsorship of a colleague for permanent residence be construed to guarantee success of that application or amend or otherwise invalidate the "at-will" employment relationship between the colleague and Pfizer. *This job post was placed on PharmaDiversity Job Board with permission of this employer. If viewing this post anywhere else, the "apply" click should lead you to PharmaDiversity Job Board for authentic job post view with direct employer application. For application attention if web source is requested please use "PharmaDiversity" or "PharmaDiversity Job Board". Pfizer prefers that you apply to this job directly on their site