Senior Maintenance Coordinator Job Job in Elkton, Virginia US
Senior Maintenance Coordinator Job
Senior Maintenance Coordinator-PRO009531 Description Merck is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and consumer health products, as well as animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company - one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us. Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of people like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career. At Merck Co., Inc Manufacturing facility in Elkton, Virginia, we currently have a Senior Maintenance Coordinator position available at the Stonewall Plant; which is located in the Shenandoah Valley along the Shenandoah River and the Blue Ridge Mountains. The facility is just a short distance from major state universities: University of Virginia and James Madison University. The Senior Maintenance Coorindator role at the Elkton, VA Manufacturing Plant is responsible for ensuring that maintenance activities are scheduled, planned and carried out in the manufacturing area. The Coordinator is responsible for daily coordinatoration of all mechanical efforts within the department, including maintenance and installation of equipment, while minimizing impact on productivity and controlling expenses within necessary cost parameters; generates work requirements utilizing SAP and maintains records of preventative maintenance. The Coordinator is fully knowledgeable of the process and provides problem solving and troubleshooting assistance to the manufacturing area; additionally, supports investigations of process atypicals. Primary Activities: 1. Schedules MI activities within the Operating Area. Issues and prioritizes work permits for mechanical and contract personnel. Ensures compliance of contract and mechanical personnel with safe work practices and manages any violations. 2. Prepares equipment for routine and emergency mechanical work which includes "lock out/tag out" of equipment and proper clean out during major prcoess shutdowns 3. Participates in capital and project work design including HAZOP Analysis. Assists in specifying the design and installation of new process equipment. Participates in process demonstrations. Develops start up and standard operating procedures and troubleshoots new process equipment. 4. Initiates and distributes appropriate documentation for equipment alterations, including forms for regulatory assessment, change control and revision markups for applicable PID's. follows through on all equipment changes ensuring change control documentation is completed in a timely manner. 5. Partners with area maintenance support personnel to identify and implement activities for continuous improvement of equipment reliability. 6. Ensures equipment availability and personnel schedules allow for required maintenance within the necessary time frame for all critical preventative maintenance tasks. Ensures completion of critical PM's. Follows site procedures for issuing documentation for deletion/revision/creation of PM's. 7. Generates, approves and completes SAP work orders on a daily basis for jobs that he/she assigns independently Qualifications Required Qualifications: * Below are the required education and experience qualifications: * A high school diploma/GED and a minimum of ten (10) years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing or military environment * An Associate's Degree in a Technical Discipline and a minimum of eight (8) years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing or military environment or * A Journeyman's Certification or a Bachelor's Degree in a Technical Discipline and a minimum of six (6) years experience in a manufacturing or military environment * Experience with all mechanical crafts and routine maintenance tasks. * Knowledge or regulatory requirements for manufacutring, safety and environmental * Experience using interpersonal skills working as a team member in a maintenance support group * General computer skills * Oral and written communication skills * Time management skills Preferred: * Maintenance planning and scheduling skills * Prior supervisory experience Our employees are the key to our company's success. We demonstrate our commitment to our employees by offering a competitive and valuable rewards program. Merck's benefits are designed to support the wide range of goals, needs and lifestyles of our employees, and many of the people that matter the most in their lives. merck.com/careers to create a profile and your resume for requisition # PRO009531. Merck is an equal opportunity employer, M/F/D/V - proudly embracing diversity in all of its manifestations. Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully: Merck is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Merck via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Merck. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Merck as a result of the referral or through other means. Primary Location: US-VA-Elkton Employee Status: Regular Number of Openings: 1 Shift (if applicable) : N/A *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". Merck prefers that you apply to this job directly on their site