What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Instrumentation Technician position at BRILTALENTA?
Our client, a leading pharmaceutical company, has a requirement for Senior Instrumentation Technician in Fremont, CA.
Beow Are The Details
Job Title: Senior Instrumentation Technician
Location: Fremont, CA.
Duration: Long term contract (possible temp to hire)
Company: Leading pharmaceutical company
Duties
Education
High School Diploma (or equivalent)
Beow Are The Details
Job Title: Senior Instrumentation Technician
Location: Fremont, CA.
Duration: Long term contract (possible temp to hire)
Company: Leading pharmaceutical company
Duties
- Provides technical support, support the coordination of work activities, and follows established priorities within a team to ensure customer service needs are met.
- Ability to trouble shoot across all site automation technologies.
- Resolves issues and improves operations by making necessary logic changes, recommending, and executing equipment upgrades, and assists in developing new processes and procedures.
- Performs calibrations and associated corrective actions on production, facility, and utility equipment.
- Maintains equipment by providing troubleshooting to ensure equipment performance is reliable and meets expectations.
- This includes adjusting, repairing, and replacing components (sensors, cables, connectors, control boards, etc.), and independent analysis of communications and configuration of systems and controllers.
- Performs preventive, corrective, or emergency work orders and responds to service calls while the plant is in operation, which may include off-shift periods and weekends.
- Corrective work may include replacing electrical or powered components, including multiple phase motors.
- Assists in the review of PLC or HMI program logic during certifications or troubleshooting to better understand deviations from proper operation.
- Develops or updates machine logic and execute test protocols either independently or developed by Engineering and under their direction, depending on the complexity for the scope.
- Maintains primary, secondary and/or working calibration standards.
- Reviews calibration data sheets for departmental calibration standards to ensure standards are within manufacturer's stated tolerances.
- Identify out-of-tolerance conditions and communicate results as required by SOP.
- Executes test protocols developed by self or others (Reliability and/or Engineers) in support of the qualification of new and existing equipment.
- Consults with Engineer/Reliability, vendor, or project manager on results and feedback.
- This may include support for Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) or Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) and related travel. (Travel to where?)
- Works independently or with Reliability and Engineers on projects and improvement initiatives to ensure equipment meets site standards.
- Reviews project designs and make recommendations for automation, measurement equipment, or calibration standards.
- Reviews and provides final approval (closing) on technician work orders.
- Develops or guides the development of metrics and information to be used in root cause analysis (RCA) meetings.
- Actively participates in RCA meetings to identify and resolve calibration and equipment issues on a real time basis and improve business performance.
- Experience in related technology: instrumentation, measurement, control, and /or troubleshooting.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience with a demonstrated understanding of calibration methodology, loop-checking, advanced maintenance and repair of instrumentation, automation, process control systems, and troubleshooting.
- Understanding of equipment start-u and project staffing.
- Working knowledge of schematics, P&ID drawings, and ISA symbols & numbering.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Detail-oriented
- Ability to work independently or within a team environment.
- Ability and willingness to maintain accurate records.
- Demonstrated ability to learn and apply all relevant Work Instructions and Standard Operating Procedures and other regulatory requirements.
- Attention to detail, safety, quality, and customer requirements.
- Demonstrates a high level of personal motivation and initiative.
- Ability to adapt and be flexible with daily work assignment changes as well as a continuously improving work environment.
- Ability to make decisions within the scope of operating policies and procedures.
- Must be able to communicate openly, share ideas and leverages knowledge
- Has a focus on outside customers and inside partners.
Education
High School Diploma (or equivalent)
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