About Us

At Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition, we are making significant advances in food and health with new ideas and innovative technologies. We are seeking candidates with energy and enthusiasm to be part of our growing team throughout North America. As an Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition employee, you are part of a diverse, innovative, and collaborative community committed to enhancing lives through nutrition and health. Our team is committed to providing amino acid-based solutions that create better lives for all.

Responsibilities

Ajinomoto is seeking a friendly, enthusiastic, safety conscience Electrical and Instrumentation Maintenance Technician. If you are looking for a rewarding career with an established company, you will not want to miss this opportunity! Our E/I Maintenance Technicians have a critical responsibility of repairing, adjusting and calibrating our chemical processing equipment, instruments, piping, wiring, structures, and environmental systems required to produce purified amino acids. This position works day shift with rotating on call responsibilities.

This role is Monday-Friday day shift with rotating on call for evening and weekends.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain, repair, adjust and calibrate all plant equipment, instruments, piping, electrical, structures, and environmental systems in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), cGMPs and written instructions
• Troubleshoot and repair motor starters, variable speed drives, and control systems
• Safely and accurately use electrical measurement and test equipment
• Utilize analytical equipment such as instruments, gauges, meters, etc. to make decisions on equipment needs
• Review technical documentation to assist in troubleshooting and correcting equipment defects
• Properly and accurately record maintenance activities in accordance with cGMP requirements using work orders, computer systems and departmental logbooks, where appropriate
• Review and monitor all unusual equipment conditions to include but not limited to appearance, sound, vibration, and odors
• Read and review process and equipment characteristics to troubleshoot problems, make corrections and return equipment to optimal condition
• Periodically review SOPs to keep abreast of updates or revisions to processes
• Maintain a neat and orderly work area by ensuring work areas are returned back to working condition upon completion of assigned tasks
• Collaborate with other members of the maintenance team to ensure product safety and minimize environmental impact

EEO Statement

Ajinomoto is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, disability, age (40 or older) or genetic information (including family medical history) for recruitment, hiring, and promotion decisions.