Maintenance Specialist

Cambridge Isotope Separations (CIS) has an outstanding opportunity for a Maintenance Specialist based onsite in our Xenia, OH location. CIS is the world leader in the separation of 13C and 18O and is a subsidiary of Cambridge Isotope Laboratories (CIL) in Massachusetts, the world’s leading producer of stable isotopes and stable isotope-labeled compounds. CIL separates both 13C and 18O at its Xenia, Ohio, facility and has the world’s largest production capacity for both 13C and 18O. CIL also has the only large capacity nongovernmental D2O (Deuterium Oxide) enrichment columns in the world located at its CIS facility.

The maintenance specialist is responsible for general maintenance of the facilities and coordinating with production for making equipment repairs.

Responsibilities

• Work within a team of site engineers, maintenance supervisor and technicians to prioritize maintenance needs
• Prioritize, organize, and order materials including tools
• Clean up areas and maintain a well-organized work area
• Maintain high standards regarding GMP systems
• Ensure work areas and tasks are completed with safety in mind
• Ensure site safety protocol is followed
• Be competent and knowledgeable of GMP facility maintenance requirements by obtaining all required GMP change control documentation prior to initiating work
• Gain competence with site boiler operation and maintenance with guidance from Maintenance Supervisor
• Understand and follow regulatory requirement and boiler preventative maintenance documentation
• Ensure mechanical critical spares are stocked and organized, re-order spares as needed, and complete inventory checks
• Write Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders, and Capital Requests for required replacement or new equipment and obtain Approval for Contractor Work when needed
• Complete mechanical and electrical work as needed while keeping with site standards, such as consistent use of labeling and color coating
• Coordinate with electrical and instrumentation department
• Use power tools and hand tools as required
• Process troubleshooting and diagnosing
• Continuously improve CIS maintenance work management systems including preventative maintenance and tracking
• Remain open minded and help when needed
• Operator Shift Relief as needed  
• Other job duties not listed but may be assigned

Requirements

• Possess a high degree of mechanical aptitude and have detailed knowledge of proper tools for each job
• Safely work with chemical and gas products
• Have a basic understanding of chemical technology and processes, chemical hazards, and compressed gas handling and hazards
• Be PC literate for purpose of accessing and utilizing computerized systems along with data entry, excel spreadsheets and word processing
• Must be able to lift and move 50 – 100 pounds, walk 9 flights of stairs
• Walking, bending, and stooping may be required
• Wear a respirator when needed
• Strong interpersonal skills and clear communication skills when working in a team environment and individually

Benefits

CIL and CIS offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including generous paid time off, Long Term Incentives, 6% matching 401K plan and health insurance with no in-network deductible.

CIL is an EEO/Affirmative Action employer.

Learn more about us on our website: www.isotope.com

About Us:

Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc. (CIL) is the world’s leading producer of stable isotopes and stable isotope-labeled compounds. With approximately 750 employees and laboratories in four countries, CIL specializes in the process of labeling biochemical and organic compounds with highly enriched, stable (nonradioactive) isotopes of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen. Our chemists substitute common atoms (e.g., 1H, 12C, 14N, 16O) with rare, highly valued isotopes (e.g., 2H or D, 13C, 15N, 18O) so that the final product can be readily measured or traced using mass spectrometry (MS) or nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). CIL’s products are utilized in laboratories, medical, government and academic research centers and health care facilities worldwide.

We are proud that CIL products have contributed to medical advancements in cancer research, new-drug development, environmental analysis, and medical diagnostic research. In the past decade, as the fields of proteomics and metabolomics have developed as leading techniques for determining biomarkers for disease presence, progression and the monitoring of therapeutic response, CIL has worked closely with industry leaders and researchers to provide the stable isotope-labeled tools needed for improved quantitation and qualification of complex biological systems.

After decades of research, stable isotopes have found their place in an ever expanding commercial scale applications in pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, flat panel displays as well as other high technology fields specifically with deuterium oxide (D2O) and deuterium gases. Pharmaceutical companies have begun to investigate deuteration of molecules that may provide advantages over their existing nondeuterated counterparts. In addition, increasing research into the potential medical advantages of new deuterated drugs is also occurring. In high technology, deuterated organic molecules and deuterium gas are commonly used in the manufacturing of microelectronics and OLEDs, which contribute to the increased lifetime of the devices.

Learn more about us on our website: www.isotope.com