Instrumentation Technician

States considered : Michigan

Role Description

Working within a Reliability Based Maintenance environment, the Instrument Technician is responsible for maintaining the company's state of the art electronic ("smart") process measuring and control instrumentation for formulation, filling, packaging, and utility equipment and systems.

The Instrument Technician will be responsible for the following activities :

• Performing preventive maintenance, repairs, improvements, and modifications to process instrumentation / controls on production and qualified utility equipment and systems including but not limited to : fillers, pick & place robots, cartoners, case packers, boilers, RO water system, Clean Steam generator, WFI and other production equipment.
• Installing, configuring, maintaining, and repairing complex computer systems, from Process Logic Controllers to Distributive control systems. Configuring, calibrating, maintaining, and repairing state of the art electronic ("smart") process measuring and control instruments, while still maintaining expertise in older technologies, such as pneumatic.
• Provides training with respect to maintenance of instrumentation equipment and systems in compliance with company standards, procedures, and government regulations (SOPs, GMPs, GLPs, PSM, etc).
• Serves as maintenance advisor to provide input to projects in areas of equipment design, parts and material selection, documentation, testing, problem solving, maintenance requirements, project scope, and follow up.
• Responsible for priority assessment and decision making as it relates to troubleshooting, diagnostics, assembly, repair, and proactive maintenance of equipment and systems in a cost effective manner.
• Read and understand drawings / blueprints, utilizing this knowledge for the installation / repair of new and existing equipment.
• Using test / calibration instruments and computers for troubleshooting and equipment diagnostics.
• Provides training with respect to maintenance of electrical equipment and systems in compliance with company standards, procedures, and government regulations (SOPs, GMPs, GLPs, PSM, etc).
• Responsible for priority assessment and decision making as it relates to troubleshooting, diagnostics, assembly, repair, and proactive maintenance of equipment and systems in a cost effective manner.
• Assist with the operation and maintenance of qualified utilities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

About Zoetis

At Zoetis , our purpose is to nurture the world and humankind by advancing care for animals. As a Fortune 500 company and the world leader in animal health, we discover, develop, manufacture and commercialize vaccines, medicines, diagnostics and other technologies for companion animals and livestock. We know our people drive our success. Our award-winning culture, built around our Core Beliefs, focuses on our colleagues' careers, connection and support. We offer competitive healthcare and retirement savings benefits, along with an array of benefits, policies and programs to support employee well-being in every sense, from health and financial wellness to family and lifestyle resources.

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