Electrician

As an Electrician, you would be responsible for operating, maintaining and installing electrical equipment used for the operation of the biopharmaceutical process facility, in accordance with Biopharm Safety Procedures and cGMPs.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following:

• Operates, maintains and repairs primary 34,000 volt, 4160 volt, and 480 volt electrical distribution networks including transformers, switches, circuit breakers, contactors and control instrumentation.

• Uses schematic drawings to diagnose failures in electrical control and motor power circuits to 480 volts. Troubleshoots and repairs all type of electrical equipment failures including motors, contactors, capacitors, transformers and process equipment

• Operates, maintains and repairs fire alarm and fire suppression systems including sprinklers, pull stations, detectors and electronic control networks.

• Identifies, coordinates and implements changes to process control systems, including Siemens Apogee, Allen Bradley PLC and Emerson DeltaV to support alarm reduction, project work and generally system improvements.

• Performs advanced troubleshooting, repair or replacement of electronic control system devices with limited supervision. These include, but are not limited to, variable speed motor controllers, signal transmitters and converters and control system hardware components including Siemens Apogee, Allen Bradley PLC and Emerson DeltaV. Uses schematic or logic diagrams and diagnostic instruments to locate control system malfunctions.

• Maintains and repairs emergency power systems including uninterruptible power supplies, emergency generators, transfer switches and associated control networks

• Provides maintenance and repair services to support the activities of the biopharmaceutical process. Performs electrical or other repairs to process equipment, process control instruments and related systems.

• Maintains required records, logs, drawings and inspection forms. Monitors the building control system for normal power operation, prepares and analyzes status or diagnostic reports.

• Performs preventive and predictive maintenance routines to assigned equipment. Makes recommendations for maintenance frequencies and tasks to enhance equipment life and maintainability.

• Coordinate with vendors to procure replacement electrical components and related hardware and ensure that the electrical spare parts inventory is maintained.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelors Degree
• 2+ years of experience maintaining high voltage electrical equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Familiar with cGMP’s, regulatory guidelines, governmental codes, and standard operating procedure.
• Strong communications skills, both verbal and written.
• Skills and knowledge to serve as a resource and leader to less experienced employees
• Demonstrates proficiency on the following systems: SAP/M-ERP, Seimens BAS, Beamex CMX, and Microsoft software packages.
• Must be able to address issues and problems and initiate quick resolution.
• The ability to monitor numerous building maintenance systems to identify, troubleshoot, and repair equipment in alarm or potential equipment failure.
• Interact with vendors and contractors to facilitate maintenance tasks.
• Ensure proper documentation is completed appropriately to sufficiently document maintenance tasks

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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