Maintenance Technician / Fitter

Phebra Pty Ltd develops, manufactures, and supplies high quality and innovative pharmaceuticals to meet the requirements of the hospital specialty pharmaceutical market. At Phebra we create critical medicines which save and improve lives. 

Working with Phebra, you will have an opportunity to contribute and make a difference!

Our head office and manufacturing facility is based in Lane Cove, Sydney, the location holds our warehousing, manufacturing, laboratory testing and other office environments. 

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician who brings their experience within manufacturing to utilise their mechanical skills to ensure our machines and equipment remain in peak working condition through use of corrective, preventative, and predictive maintenance techniques. You will need to be able to diagnose and repair faults to ensure manufacturing at the site has an uninterrupted flow, as well as handling any day-to-day repairs and maintenance tasks across the site, services, plant and equipment. 

The vacancy of Maintenance Technician is a permanent full-time opportunity, based on-site at the manufacturing facility in Lane Cove, and reporting to our Asset Manager and sits within the Operations Department.  

The position will involve, but not be limited to, the following duties:

• Performing preventative maintenance tasks relating to equipment, critical systems and services such as purified water systems, boilers, trade waste systems, filling and packaging equipment, 
• Attend to any breakdowns and troubleshoot faults on equipment, critical systems and services,
• Analyse and report on breakdown root causes and any concerns to management, 
• Adhere to preventative maintenance schedule, 
• Coordinate maintenance and repair activities with external service providers as required,
• Ensure all documentation of works are maintained within the CMMS in a cGMP compliant change control environment. 

Who are we looking for? 

Our ideal candidate would have:  

• Technical proficiency in equipment maintenance with trade qualification and at least 5 years of experience. 
• At least 3 years of experience within pharmaceutical or similarly regulated environment (eg, veterinary, medical device or large-scale food manufacturing) with good knowledge of cGMP or similar system requirements. 
• Knowledge and experience with systems and services such as 
  • Purified water systems 
  • Boilers
  • Trade waste systems
  • Filling and packaging equipment 
• Knowledge of Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and a basic use experience as a minimum. 
• Competence with computerised control systems used for equipment operation and facility monitoring. 
• Good written and verbal communication skills with ability to develop and maintain professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders. 
• Full unrestricted working rights in Australia - if you are on a temporary visa please provide information as to validity and subclass on application. 

What do you get? 

We offer a competitive base salary of up to $105,000pa + 11% Superannuation, salary is dependent on experience and suitability with the above requirements. 

Additional employee benefits include:

• Annual discretionary bonus, based on individual and company performance. 
• Novated lease administration options. 
• Free parking at work. 
• Annual paid volunteer day.
• Access to annual flu vaccinations 
• Training and development opportunities.

If the above role sounds like something you may enjoy and you would like to apply please send through a resume and cover letter by clicking on “apply now” and should you meet the requirements our People & Culture Manager, Kelly Lawrence, will be in contact to discuss your application. 

Phebra are an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to diversity and inclusion within the workplace and believe that a diverse team with unique perspectives, ideas and experiences should be valued.