Maintenance Mechanic (All Shifts) at Elanco in Fort Dodge, Iowa

Job Description:

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role: Maintenance Mechanic

As a Maintenance Mechanic, you will join a team of highly trained, multi-skilled craftsmen that perform tasks in a wide range of mechanical disciplines.  We are a highly regulated company that has success by doing the job correctly the first time. You will maintain High Speed Packaging/Filling equipment, be responsible for training a diverse group of individuals, ensuring continued packaging/filling line equipment operations, immediate response to equipment issues, performing preventive and corrective maintenance procedures and cross training on other pieces of production equipment within the facilities.

**Please note our manufacturing facility operates on a 24/7 basis, and we have opportunities available on various shifts.**

Your Responsibilities:

• Exhibits Packaging/Fill line competencies such as set-up, change over, individual PM performance and troubleshooting.




• Troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventative maintenance of packaging equipment, fill lines bioreactors, fermenters, capping machines, cell growth equipment and associated support equipment. 




• Perform detailed documentation of repair and preventive maintenance activities into a document detailing the problem, cause and remedy, as well as use a computer to keep accurate and complete records, meeting cGMP documentation practices.




• Collaborate with other workers to repair or move machines, machine parts or equipment.




• Follow OSHA standards and lockout tag out procedures.




• Independently perform methods of measuring current, voltage, resistance, simple OHMS law calculations, and reading both electrical and mechanical schematics.

What You Need to Succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• High School Diploma/GED and previous maintenance experience




• Knowledge of basic AC/DC electricity and electronics, including 3-phase electrical systems.




• Ability to perform calculations and conversions involving weights, volumes, and percentages.

What Will Give You the Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

• Additional education at vocational technical schools or colleges




• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to teach others effectively.

Additional Information:

• The working environment includes but is not limited to non-classified as well as classified GMP areas such as aseptic areas requiring sterile gowning, production process areas, and mechanical spaces.




• Must be able to furnish a complete set of hand tools.

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status