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Maintenance Mechanic

Department: Maintenance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Summerville, SC

Compensation: $28.00 - $32.00 / hour

Description

At Thorne, we work to deliver high-quality, science-backed solutions to empower individuals to take a proactive approach to their well-being. Each day begins with a mission to help others discover and achieve their best health. We count on our team members to challenge and push the boundaries to make that happen. At Thorne, you’ll be joining a team of more than 750 passionate individuals committed to our cause of providing superior health solutions at every age and life stage.

This position is responsible for the maintenance and repair of all production mechanical equipment. Also responsible for facilities equipment and utilities, as directed.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Support the maintenance, operation, and repair of all production related systems and equipment by ensuring: All preventative maintenance is performed at the appropriate interval and is completed by the assigned due dates. All equipment remains in its designed and/or validated state at all times. All equipment is maintained to maximize availability. Work is completed in accordance with SOPs and equipment manufacturer service guidelines.

Promptly address mechanical breakdown issues, equipment adjustments, and equipment change outs.

Maintain all assigned equipment areas in a constant state of inspection-readiness, including cleanliness, safety, and compliance with cGMP requirements.

Coordinate with contractors performing repairs, modifications, and installations of production equipment.

Work with Production, Engineering, and Quality on new system installations or modifications.

Assist in projects for facility modification, capacity expansion, and efficiency improvements.

Demonstrates a working knowledge of the Thorne facilities and maintenance equipment, and demonstrates initiative to report damage or potential problems with equipment or grounds in a timely manner.

Keeps supervisor informed of project status and recognizes the need to ask for help in order to achieve goals.

Employee is at work as scheduled, starts work at the beginning of a shift, is on time to meetings, completes assigned tasks in a timely manner, and works overtime as required.

Demonstrates initiative and job knowledge by suggesting ideas, discovering new and better ways of accomplishing goals and finds innovative, well thought-out solutions to problems.

Employee knows and follows the Maintenance Department policies and procedures and Thorne Research policies and procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook.

WHAT YOU NEED

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required.

Technical degree or certificate is preferred.

4 years of maintenance experience in manufacturing maintenance is required. Previous experience in Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, or Food manufacturing preferred.