Instrument Technician

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work-but it's work worth doing. If you're driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.


Organization Overview:

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. Lilly is currently constructing an advanced manufacturing facility for production of API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) molecules located in Lebanon, IN. This facility is Lilly's largest investment in manufacturing capacity and is intended to provide APIs for current and future products, including new modalities. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the startup team for a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to build the processes and facility to enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities:
The Instrumentation Tech is a key role responsible for the oversight of all maintenance activities to maintain assets in compliance with cGMP and to ensure equipment is available, maintained, and repaired to the applicable standards.

The technician will be, at a minimum, responsible for the following:

• Servicing, Troubleshooting, and maintaining instrumentation in LP1 that includes systems such as: high purity water, compressed air, steam, chilled water, glycol, city water.
• Engage in site calibration program.
• Displaying good documentation practices
• Installation and maintaining of new and used equipment.

Pre-Startup and Startup Phase:

• Support a safety-first, quality always maintenance team.
• Ability to respond quickly and proactively to changing priorities within a reasonable timeframe.
• Cross functionally collaboration with Global Facility Delivery (GFD) to support project delivery.
• Follow maintenance procedures such as Tagout (LOTO), Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), and Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) work plans.
• Review data loading into CMMS and managing workflow for data changes.
• Support C&Q activities, including but not limited to, initial calibrations, shakedowns, initial/operational verification, and/or equipment qualification.
• Use the Workday system for time entry and personal information.
• Fully use Performance Management (PM) to manage objectives and development that align with the organizational and corporate priorities.
• Perform initial calibrations of instruments.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance and calibration on Process Instrumentation, Temperature, Pressure, Flow and Automatic Control Valves
• Troubleshoot and diagnose Process Instrumentation Equipment problems and make appropriate repairs to minimize downtime.
• Perform Modifications and new installations of Process instrumentation.
• Ability to read P & ID drawings and schematics.
• Highly attention to details especially in GMP documentation.

Post Startup:

• Support site instrumentation and system change controls, including but not limited, capital projects, site process improvements, C&Q activities, calibrations, shakedowns, initial/operational verification, and/or equipment qualification.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on Process Instrumentation, Temperature, Pressure, Flow and Automatic Control Valves
• Ensure ongoing continuous maintenance system improvements. Support communications between Operation shifts, Maintenance, Engineering, Automation, and site customers to keep them informed of any issues that could affect them.
• Identify and implement "Human Error Prevention" opportunities.
• Use basic GMARS functionality daily. Use of GMARS closing notes using work order codes daily
• Ability to use Microsoft Office tools.

People Management:

• Ensure the company values, standards, and polices are communicated to and modelled within the team.
• Ensure on-going learning and team reflection. Identify and implement changes to work practices in conjunction with appropriate team members.
• Support direct reports in safety practices.

Basic Qualifications:

• Education: High School Diploma (preferred associate degree in Electronics)
• Experience: Minimum of two years of maintenance experience
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1. Shift Hours
• This position is Monday-Friday. Future shift to be discussed. Must be available to provide off hour support and overtime will be required at times.
• 480V electrical and instrumentation experience. Familiar with maintenance CMMS

Manufacturing experience

• Supports a flexible 24/7 schedule.
• Willing to support off-hour emergencies when necessary. Knowledgeable of pharmaceutical operations and processes or other GMP

Additional Information:
Tasks require entering manufacturing areas which require wearing appropriate PPE. May be required to provide support outside of normal working hours including nights, weekends, and holidays. The physical demands of this job are consistent with a Manufacturing environment and will require interaction with production equipment. Travel less than 5% of the time.

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Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia (AMECA), Black Employees at Lilly (View email address on click.appcast.io), Chinese Culture Network (CCN), EnAble, Evolve, Lilly Indian Network (LIN), Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), Pride (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN) and Women's Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL).

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate's education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is
$21.27 - $41.25

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly's compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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