Maintenance Technician

There has never been a more exciting time to join our team bioLytical is currently looking for an experienced Maintenance Technician to fill full-time days and sunrise shifts (overnight), as needed, at our facility in Richmond. If you thrive on making an impact, are solution focused and looking for a new challenge, we want to hear from you **ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITES** - Maintain and repair supply systems, semi-automated equipment, and automated robotic PLC controlled assembly & packaging systems, including pneumatic, electrical, electronic, and robotic maintenance of all machine and product lines following cGMP. - Validate the processes, control systems, automated equipment, and PLC following GMP principles. - Interact with machine operators on a daily basis to ensure optimum machine performance; troubleshooting activities related to machine downtimes with timely results. - Conduct fault diagnosis and reprogramming of automation and PLC controls systems (i.e. Allen-Bradley, Schneider, Eaton, Magelis and Allen-Bradley Panelview; familiar with Cognex cameras. - Perform light fabrication - Deliver detailed engineering design activities as functional and economically viable solutions - Interact with suppliers, source new equipment and train personnel as required. **QUALIFICATIONS** - Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Mechatronics & Robotics or Automation Technology. - Minimum two years of experience in machine maintenance, small part, high speed PLC controlled electro-pneumatic automated assembly & packaging systems. - Previous experience working with automated production line following cGMP in the Medical Device, Biotech or Pharmaceutical industries will be given priority. - Strong mechanical experience on troubleshooting and repair. - Proven validation experience and understanding of cGMP procedures (including Engineering Change Control) is essential. - Trained in WHMIS is an asset. - Trained in Lean Sigma principles is an asset. **ABOUT BIOLYTICAL** bioLytical Laboratories Inc. is a privately-owned Canadian company focused on the research, development and commercialization of rapid in-vitro medical diagnostics using its proprietary INSTI® technology platform. bioLytical has won several local and industry awards, including BC Exporter of the Year in 2019 and the Globe and Mail’s Fastest Growing Companies list in 2020. We have been named Lifesciences BC’s Growth Stage Med Tech Company of the Year and have been featured on BC’s Fastest Growing Companies six years in a row. bioLytical moved to a significantly larger, state-of-the-art facility in Richmond in 2020 to accommodate the extraordinary growth achieved through our team. Come join us on our journey and help make a difference to millions of lives **CORE VALUES** **INNOVATION** in what we do, how we do it and how we think: Contributes new ideas, challenges the status quo, takes the initiative on projects. **NEVER SAY NEVER**: Stays engaged until the goal is reached or project is completed. Overcomes barriers. Cares so much about the task at hand that the impossible is made possible. **SENSATIONAL** to our clients, to our partners, to each other: Spirited team player, who adapts to new situations quickly and is beyond reliable. **TAKES OWNERSHIP** of goals, decisions, actions, and results: Arrives on time and prepared, leads by example, follows through on commitments. **INSPIRED** to excel: Demonstrates a passion for INSTI, our people and our projects. Is not complacent, shares knowledge freely, exhibits awareness of self, their surroundings, and the business. \#maintenancetechnician #manufacturingtechnician #preventativemaintenance #mechatronic #electrical #mechanical #engineering #automation #automationtechnician #manufacturing