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Smithfield BioScience is part of a vertically integrated platform providing an unparalleled level of traceability and product safety, while offering innovative solutions to increase functionality and viability of Smithfield’s non-food products for the advanced development of pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and medical devices.

Smithfield Foods continues to invest in its BioScience unit and is one of the only U.S. manufacturers of Heparin Sodium USP. Our FDA registered facility in Cincinnati manufactures drug substances and medical device components used in cardiac surgery, dialysis procedures, blood transfusions, device implantation, and many other applications.

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  Ensure all assigned daily PM’s are completed.
• Ensure production equipment is in good mechanical order.
• Provide assistance to other teams (Production, Quality- when needed).
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) and Safety Practices at all times.
• Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment
• Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other personnel to diagnose problem or repair machine.
• Dismantles defective machines, equipment, pumps, and installs new or repaired parts.
• Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings gears, and other parts of machinery.
• Installs and repairs electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring, and electrical/electronic components of machinery and equipment.
• Repairs and maintains physical structure of establishment.
• Installs, programs, troubleshoot, or repairs automated machinery and equipment such as programmable controllers.
• Other duties as needed.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and 1+ years of related experience and/or training in an industrial mechanical maintenance or food manufacturing environment; or 4 years’ direct experience in an industrial mechanical maintenance or food manufacturing maintenance environment.
• Vocational Diploma, Technical Diploma or Associate's Degree from a technical maintenance or vocational school, a plus.
• Possess the ability to function effectively in a team environment and interact productively with all levels of team personnel and outside contractors.
• Ability to operate a forklift, genie lift or scissor lift.
• Can understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to read, write the following; work orders, instructions, daily reports and machine manuals.
• Ability to receive and relate orders/information using various communication devices.