Mechanical Facilities Technician

at  Merck Group

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Reporting to the Site Facilities engineer \ Supervisor, the facilities technician will directly manage the site utilities systems and maintain the overall building fabric. The person needs to ensure business continuity for the site critical systems and liaison with site specialists in areas of maintenance and electrical engineering where required.

Duties Include:

• Ongoing maintenance & repair of all utility systems across the site both direct and indirect.
• Ensure the overall building fabric is kept in-tact and that high standards are maintained through all the different areas.
• Troubleshoot equipment related utility problems & equipment failures to determine root cause hence instigate repair using the latest lean tools & techniques.
• Carry out troubleshooting of mechanical problems for Boilers, Compressors, chillers and other utilities.
• Assist in the maintenance of the plant utility equipment (including building, environment & facilities) as requested.
• Execute and update as appropriate the existing preventative maintenance programme, in order to minimise downtime and optimise plant performance. Site uses Infor DataStream at present.
• Ensure that comprehensive maintenance documentation exists for each site equipment and system & that it is filed in an organised & legible manner. Ensure that file are always Audit ready.
• Develop critical spares list for all site utilities & ensure that critical spares are in stock or are always readily available .
• Ensure that all critical instruments are setup for routine calibrations and PM on INFOR and that these calibrations are performed on or before the due date.
• Assist liaise with and/or organise contractors carrying out maintenance / calibration / certification work as required and project support.
• Implement site service contracts where applicable and ensure procurement are involved in the overall negotiation process.