Instrument Maintenance Engineer

Position Summary: 

This position is responsible for assisting the Manager of Science and Calibration and Laboratory Managers in equipment maintenance. This includes knowledge of specific laboratory equipment and repair of aging scientific equipment. Responsibilities also include supervision of maintenance technicians, ordering of equipment supplies, and parts inventory control.

25%

Complete rebuild/repair of instruments from spare parts to ISO 17025 standard compliance requirements

• Develop standard procedures for rebuilding older scientific instruments
• Repair of constituent parts of equipment, including electronics boards, sourcing sub-parts from other vendors, and replacement components to replace end-of-life parts.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 17025 requirements for maintenance and calibration of repaired equipment
• Compliance of all work and maintenance records for work in a selected CMMS software
• Assist and develop remote Laboratory Managers to provide training to all laboratory personnel on proper maintenance and care of all laboratory instrumentation
• Help facilitate improvement of equipment care and maintenance (including but not limited to calibrations and preventative maintenance procedures)

25%

40%

10%

Supervision of Maintenance Team

• Work with Manager of Science and Calibration to ensure the Maintenance Team performs Preventative Maintenance, Calibrations and repair of production instrument failures. Help with this when necessary
• Help manage and monitor KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) for tracking repair costs, downtime costs, instrument uptime percent or equipment availability, instrument capacity, cost savings from maintenance efforts

Reactionary Maintenance and Equipment troubleshooting assistance

• Work with Laboratory Managers to reliably diagnose instrument problems, including hardware and software issues, and be able to determine if repairs can be done internally or if vendor repairs are required
• Ensure documentation is recorded in CMMS software to ensure ability to more easily diagnose equipment issues in the future
• Improve equipment uptime and reliability 

Purchasing and Receiving 

• Assess necessary items for repair and find suppliers to complete repairs
• Monitor and continually improve spare parts purchasing, storage, and quantities to better service Laboratory Operations while remaining cost effective
• Work with the Logistics Department to ensure we have alternate suppliers for critical 
   items
• Work with accounting and the Logistics Department to standardize purchasing part numbers in our accounting system to ensure standard work and naming conventions
• Anticipated Travel: up to 40%

SUPPORTIVE FUNCTIONS  

In addition to the performance of the essential functions, this position may be required to perform a combination of the following supportive functions, with the percentage of time performing each function to be solely determined by the manager based upon the requirements of the company.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

While these have been the traditional, physical demands to perform the essential functions of the job, POLARIS Laboratories, LLC will explore providing reasonable accommodations to these traditional, physical demands to a qualified person with a disability.  Frequency Key:  Never – 0 hours; Rare – up to 1 hour; Occasional – 1-3 hours; Frequent – 3-6  Hours; Constant – 6-8 hours

OTHER DUTIES

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

OSHA laws require the use of the following Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when performing work duties that have the potential of risk to your health or safety:

Team members will be trained in the proper use and care of assigned PPE.  POLARIS Laboratories, LLC provides the required PPE.   It is your responsibility to report defective, damaged or lost PPE, or equipment that does not fit properly, to your Manager.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Positions directly reporting to this position (titles): 

• Maintenance and Calibration Specialist 

SPECIFIC JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

The preferred qualifications desired in terms of education, course concentration, work experience, technical knowledge, and desired advanced certifications.

SCHEDULE

Designated by Manager based on need; on-call availability and travel required

NOTICE: Upon employment, all employees are required to fully comply with the POLARIS Laboratories, LLC rules and regulations and will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment for violations of such rules and regulations.