Maintenance Mechanic

Operations Maintenance Mechanic

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

For 140 years, Lilly has manufactured medicines that improve people's lives around the world. We produce our medicines using some of the most sophisticated manufacturing technologies and rigorous quality standards. Lilly Manufacturing strives for excellence in its process, standards, procedures and behaviors to develop medicines with safety first and quality always.

Responsibilities

The focus of this position is to provide maintenance expertise to service, repair, and maintain process and utility equipment such as vial washing machines, sterilization tunnels, capping/sealing equipment, filling equipment, conveyor systems, vision inspection machines, laser marking systems, robotics, and other pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment currently in service. The operations maintenance mechanic is expected to understand the needs and requirements of the customers; must be able to work effectively with customers, handle customer questions with tact and understanding while displaying good customer service.

Key Objectives/Deliverables:

• Expected to improve equipment uptime, line efficiency, and increase overall equipment effectiveness in a production environment by condition monitoring, troubleshooting, and assisting in engineering changes.
• Must possess a good mechanical aptitude to troubleshoot and repair equipment while, following departmental rules and regulations.
• Must be willing to work with safety as a primary focus and abide by applicable safety procedures and practices.
• Develop a good working knowledge of the production line and how it impacts and interacts with upstream and downstream equipment.
• Must be able to assist in the setup and/or changeover of production line equipment.
• Understand the critical features and parameters associated with the processes.
• Must have the ability to quickly and accurately diagnose the root cause of a problem, and implement the proper corrective actions to minimize downtime.
• Must accurately document the actions taken to repair the equipment.
• Willing to assist in areas outside of their primary responsibility and learn other skills, as required.

Basic Qualifications

High school diploma/GED

Minimum 2 years of maintenance or manufacturing experience

Completion of post offer exam, or completion of work simulation if applicable.

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.

Additional Skills / Preferences

Must be able to speak, read and write English at a sufficient level to communicate technical and business information effectively.

Must be able to effectively use business software programs, such as, GMARS, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office Suite and other required software programs.

Must be able to effectively work in a team environment.

Physical considerations include the ability to work with or around equipment, climb ladders and stairs and use PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). He/she may be exposed to harsh weather conditions as part of the job.

Familiar with set-up and operation of a lathe, mill, surface grinder, and drill press.

Ability to read and interpret shop prints in a machine shop setting.

Good, all-around hands-on experience with repair of equipment.

Industrial electrical experience using VOM (volt-ohm meter) and Amprobe meters for basic motor control troubleshooting.

Applicable military service training

Production machine maintenance or machine shop experience

Additional Information

Nights 12 hour shift 3-2-2-3 5:45pm – 6am (12 hour)

Overtime may be required during shutdowns, emergency situations, or periods of heavy workloads.

The operations maintenance mechanic will work in and around potentially dangerous and hazardous equipment, powders, liquids and gases. Safety is paramount for this position.

Some allergens are present at some plant sites. Mobility requirements and exposure to allergens should be considered when applying for this position. Fit for duty test is required.

Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly USA, LLC and our wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively "Lilly") are committed to help individuals with disabilities to participate in the workforce and ensure equal opportunity to compete for jobs. If you require an accommodation to submit a resume for positions at Lilly, please email Lilly Human Resources (View email address on click.appcast.io) for further assistance. Please note This email address is intended for use only to request an accommodation as part of the application process. Any other correspondence will not receive a response.

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Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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.