Sr Specialist-utilities Maintenance Tech

Eli Lilly Eli Lilly · Pharma · Indianapolis, IN

This role is for a Sr. Specialist-Utilities Maintenance Technician at Eli Lilly, a healthcare company. The position involves leading skilled trades personnel, developing work plans, scheduling assignments, and coordinating electrical outages. Responsibilities include servicing, diagnosing, and maintaining various utility systems such as electrical, high purity water, steam, and chilled water. The role requires adherence to HSE standards, performing preventive and corrective maintenance on electrical gear and process instrumentation, and updating CMMS data. Basic requirements include at least three years of experience in utilities electrical aptitude, experience with various utility systems, and a willingness to respond to call-ins and work overtime. Preferences include an Associate's degree or Technical Certificate in an electrical discipline and experience in an FDA-regulated manufacturing environment.

What you'd actually do

  1. This position provides leadership and guidance to skilled trades personnel, whilst supporting the maintenance leader and planner/scheduler as required.
  2. Responsibilities include developing comprehensive work plans, scheduling assignments for high voltage electricians and instrument technicians, and facilitating coordination of electrical outages with site stakeholders.
  3. The role requires adherence to established quality standards and the delivery of exceptional customer service to support equipment and facility maintenance.
  4. Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on utility equipment, including both high and low voltage electrical gear such as 13.2 KV main switchgear, circuit breakers, relays, and motor starters.
  5. Perform preventative and corrective maintenance, as well as calibration, of process instrumentation (including temperature, pressure, flow, pH, conductivity, TOC, and control valves).

Skills

Required

  • 3 years of experience in LTC Utilities Electrical aptitude
  • Experience working in high purity water, compressed air, steam, chilled water, glycol, city water, and sewer systems
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Willingness to respond to call-ins and work scheduled overtime
  • Ability to lift up to 40 pounds
  • Tolerate exposure to varying temperatures
  • Proficient in the use of CMMS (e.g., Maximo) or similar work order tracking systems

Nice to have

  • Associate’s degree or Technical Certificate in an electrical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
  • Maintenance experience within an FDA-regulated manufacturing environment
  • Ability to accurately follow written procedures
  • Strong documentation skills
  • Effective verbal and written communication abilities
  • Capable of reading and interpreting electrical drawings and schematics
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

What the JD emphasized

  • FDA-regulated manufacturing environment is required