Maintenance Mechanic-

Overview

MAINTENANCE MECHANIC

Schedule Night Shift 5pm-5am Thursday-Saturday

Salary Range: $28.00 To $32.00 Hourly

At Thorne we make products that matter - ones that make people's lives better. 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.

Responsible for corrective and preventative maintenance repair of all production mechanical equipment. Also responsible for facilities equipment and utilities, as directed.

• 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.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required. Technical degree, certificate is preferred or apprenticeship preferred.
• By training, education and/or experience.
• 4 years of maintenance experience in manufacturing maintenance is required.
• Employee must be able to perform the essential duties of the job.
• Previous experience in Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, or Food manufacturing preferred.
• Employee is able to read and understand written directions in English, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and the Thorne Research Employee Handbook.
• Employee has the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in the units of measurement used in the Maintenance Department, using whole numbers and decimals (for example, grams).
• During disassembly and assembly of machines, employee is able to discern that the parts and tools are the correct ones for the tasks at hand.
• Employee has the ability to use a computer to receive and submit work requests, document work, send/receive email, research parts, and complete basic calculations accurately.
• Employees at Thorne Research perform the Responsibilities of their jobs in various manufacturing, warehousing, and administrative areas. The various departments at Thorne Research include Production, Operations, Quality, Accounting/Finance, Medical Affairs, Administration, Information Technology, Maintenance, Engineering, Customer Service, and Sales.
• Must be able to work in a stationary position as well as move about unassisted for a 10-hour or 8-hour shift and overtime as assigned, and when necessary, in an enclosed room.
• Must be able to work while wearing a half-mask respirator or full-air respirator for up to four hours at a time and be able to follow Thorne Respiratory Protection Program guidelines.
• Must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as circumstances arise during the course of a shift.
• Must be able to operate, activate, use, prepare, and clean equipment or machinery, occasionally grasping with force and using twisting wrist movements.
• Must be able to move or lift items weighing up to 50 pounds from floor to table and from table to floor, occasionally, during a 10-hour or 8-hour shift. Must have sufficient range of motion with arms and hands to reach overhead and to the side, often repetitively, during a 10-hour or 8-hour shift. Must be able to ascend/descend a ladder while carrying up to 20 pounds of material.

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