Lead Technician – Engineering – Day Shift Position Available In Durham, North Carolina

Job Description:

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better forpeople around the world. We are a global healthcare leaderheadquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around theworld work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to thosewho need them, improve the understanding and management of disease,and give back to our communities through philanthropy andvolunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we putpeople first. We’re looking for people who are determined to makelife better for people around the world. Lilly is designing andbuilding a new state of the art Parenteral, Device, and PackagingAssembly Facility in Raleigh-Durham North Carolina. This is anexciting opportunity to help build a state-of-the-art facility andQuality System from the ground up.

Responsibilities:

TheEngineering Technician in Parenteral delivers solid technicalexpertise as the first line of engineering support to productionprocesses, transfer knowledge of equipment capabilities, and worksin conjunction with other engineering team members, as well asoperations and maintenance departments to ensure process equipmentreadiness and reliability. The Engineering Technician isresponsible for equipment performance by supporting engineeringinitiatives and implementing process improvement projects. Thisposition requires expertise in production processes, commissioning,qualification, and validation of assets. This position will helpensure that equipment is maintained in a qualified state, can beoperated safely, and maintenance is properly performed on thesystems.

Key Objectives/Deliverables:

The Engineering Technician inParenteral has the following objectives, but not limited to: Act asthe first line of engineering support. Investigate and resolveissues with process equipment in Inspection and Robotics thatcreate production delays. Transfer knowledge of equipmentcapabilities and operational techniques to operators andmaintenance. Implement tools for operations and engineering tolearn and work more proficiently. Coordination of engineeringcontractors and vendors. Work closely with process and automationengineers to assist during qualification, engineering studies,cycle development, investigations, and process changes, providingtechnical reports, redlining drawings & specifications. Workclosely with other technicians to identify and troubleshootmechanical, electrical, automation and instrumentation issues.

Implement tools for operations and engineering to learn and workmore proficiently.

Assist maintenance in:

Troubleshootingactivities. Job plans reviews. Participating in periodic reviews ofequipment state. Identify opportunities for process improvementsusing equipment performance data and communicate to process and/orautomation engineers. Plan and execute small projects for processand automation equipment improvements. Work with the process areaowners and operations personnel in development of equipment design,procedures, engineering studies and maintenance practices that willenable the process to operate as required. Find and eliminatesafety issues with the equipment and processes. Execution ofPre-Start Up Safety (PSSR) reviews. Participate in safety reviewsand audits, as required. Perform activities in accordance with GMPsand applicable procedures. Understand the production process andcritical process parameters. Assure that operational andmaintenance procedures and practices reflect safety concerns.

Minimum Requirements:

High School Diploma/GED Previous experiencedirectly supporting a pharmaceutical manufacturing. Solidexperience in a GMP manufacturing environment. Solid experience ininstrumentation, mechanical, and electrical disciplines.

AdditionalPreferences:

Demonstrated ability to work safely in a participativeenvironment. Knowledge of Inspection and Robotics equipment andother Parenteral manufacturing operations Strong equipment/processtroubleshooting skills. Demonstrated proficiency with MicrosoftWord and Excel; proficient at typing and writing technicaldocuments. Demonstrated ability to work independently with strongorganizational skills and attention to detail and ability to adaptto rapidly changing priorities. Demonstrated strong interpersonalskills and communications skills with a service attitude.

Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment, working safelyand accountable for supporting all HSE Corporate and Site Goals.

Previous experience with highly automated equipment Knowledge ofParenteral equipment and manufacturing operations Experience withcomputerized maintenance management systems. Experience in PLCand/or HMI programming. Studio 5000 and FactoryTalk View SEprogramming experience.

Other Information:

Ability to wear safetyequipment (safety glasses, safety shoes, protective gloves etc.)Role will be responsible to work 12-hour shifts on days (2-2-3schedule). Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals withdisabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equalopportunities when vying for positions. If you requireaccommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, pleasecomplete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation ) forfurther assistance. Please note this is for individuals to requestan accommodation as part of the application process and any othercorrespondence will not receive a response. Lilly is proud to be anEEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race,color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexualorientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin,protected veteran status, disability, or any other legallyprotected status. Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strongsupport networks for their members and are open to all employees.

Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central AsiaNetwork, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network,Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly IndiaNetwork, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQAllies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative forLeading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities).Learn more about all of our groups. Actual compensation will dependon a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographiclocation. The anticipated wage for this position is $31.37 – $52.28Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a companybonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance).In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program toeligible employees, including eligibility to participate in acompany-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibilityfor medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits;flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day careflexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits;certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-beingbenefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, andemployee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend,modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in itssole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelineswill apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer ofLilly employees. WeAreLilly