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Zoetis is the world's largest Manufacturer and Supplier of Animal Pharmaceuticals. At Zoetis in Lincoln, NE, we manufacture high quality medicines for dogs, cats, and livestock. Our plant has been recognized as one of the Nebraska's Safest Companies, with a long-standing presence in the Lincoln community. We are a clean, modern site that continues to innovate and grow. Benefits Include: $500 Sign on bonus 4 weeks accrued paid vacation and 13 paid holidays. 401(k) match with company profit sharing. Tuition reimbursement and Student Loan repayment program. Great Health, personal, and family benefits starting day 1. Position Summary Troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventative maintenance on various manufacturing equipment and utility systems safely and competently. This role requires strong refrigeration, mechanical, electrical, and machine control skills. Responsibilities include maintaining records and completing paperwork following regulatory requirements, improving equipment/system maintenance, and developing predictive and preventative maintenance programs. The technician will determine the parts required for repairs and submit requisitions. Primary equipment to be serviced includes freeze dryers, walk-in coolers, freezers, cooling towers, chillers, and vacuum pumps. Prior experience with all equipment is helpful but not required. Hours: 1st shift, 7:00am - 3:30pm. Overtime, weekends, holidays, and "on-call" may be required. Position Responsibilities Troubleshoot and repair equipment as assigned by Zoetis in a safe and compliant manner to meet the production schedule while maintaining the stablished, validated state of the equipment and/or system. Perform preventive maintenance (PMs) per schedule and established task instructions. Identify and procure parts to perform repairs, considering maintaining the validated state of the equipment or system. Document repairs and preventive maintenance work in the computer maintenance management system (CMMS) and logbooks where applicable. Understand site SOPs and cGMPs relative to the position and work within compliance of those standards. Education and Experience Required: Two years' experience in the refrigeration/mechanical fields Preferred: Associate degree from an accredited technical/trade school in the refrigeration/HVAC field with 2 years of industrial experience. Technical Skills and Competencies Required Have a working knowledge of and can safely and competently operate hand and power tools. Strong communication skills, both oral and written. Demonstrated ability to interact with and positively influence internal and external work groups. Strong organizational skills. Highly motivated with a strong work ethic. Ability to interpret blueprints and schematics. A valid driver's license may be required. Computer literacy in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Access, and the CMMS. Ability to work flexible hours, including work weeks, weekends, holidays, overtime, and "on-call" duties. Ability to distinguish colors associated with mechanical and electrical craft work. Physical Position Requirements Occasionally lifts up to 50 lbs. May be exposed to temperature variations and work in noisy and unconditioned areas. Prolonged standing, crouching, sitting, walking, and climbing may be part of the candidate's daily routine. Full time Regular Colleague Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search. Notice: Zoetis Recruiters will contact candidates via email from an address ending in @zoetis.com and may also initially connect with candidates through LinkedIn , including LinkedIn InMail. Zoetis does not use Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, or other web-based/generic email domains to communicate about job opportunities, interviews, or offers of employment. If you receive a recruitment-related email message claiming to be from Zoetis that does not come from @zoetis.com , please treat it as suspicious. For your security, do not reply, click links, open attachments, share personal or financial information, or send money in response to unexpected or questionable recruitment communications. Zoetis is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status or any oth
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