Sr. Maintenance Technician 1st Shift

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Job Description

Management Recruiters Of Edison

A growing pharmaceutical manufacturing company needs permanent, full-time Sr.Maintenance Technician at their plantin northern NJ.Excellent hourly pay rate + O/T + full Benefits

Not sure what skills you will need for this opportunity Simply read the full description below to get a complete picture of candidate requirements.

Job Posting # 2684R

Job Title: Sr. Maintenance Technician 1st Shift.

Location: Northvale, NJ

Compensation: Hourly pay rate of $35 – $40 / HR + OT (1.5x)

Relocation: Prefer Local.

Full Standard benefits Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance etc.

Company Info:

A growing pharma company manufactures controlled Generic Solid dosage drug products, has been in business for 30 years, with 3 nearby sites for HQ, Packaging and Warehouse operations.

The packaging operations has 2 high Tech packaging lines in a brand-new site which started shipping commercial products this month in March, to allow for much needed expansion of manufacturing due to high product demand.

Group Info:

Be part of the Maintenance Team of 4, supporting the production systems unit operations of Solid Dosage Manufacturing of Tablets and capsules, Packaging, Warehouse and Facility operations. This position reports directly to the Operations Manager.

Note 1:The Manufacturing unit operations includes powder blending, mixing, coating, compression tableting, encapsulation. The Packaging unit operations include Sorting, bottle filling, capping, labelling, packaging. The Warehouse included controlled substances storage meeting DEA standards, retrieval and shipping

Note 2: The right person will need to have a responsible, proactive, high-energy personality who can work independently in a small but fast paced growing environment.

Note 3: The right person will need to have multi skill set and experience with Mechanical, Electrical systems for production/packaging. Candidates with only facility/utility/HVAC system maintenance experience will not be considered

Job Summary:

Perform repairs and preventative maintenance ensuring that machines and equipment are properly maintained.

Job Description:

Preventive and corrective maintenance of Facilities, Manufacturing and Packaging equipment

Assist Compression and Encapsulation personnel in the changeover, operation and troubleshooting

Assist Engineering in the implementation of projects and continuous improvement objectives

Facilitate the setup and adjustment of equipment for different product sizes according to packaging line set up sheets

Perform preventative and corrective maintenance activities and provide input into improvements

Observing equipment in operation to diagnose problems affecting performance and implementing corrective action

Perform repairs, replacing broken or defective parts and return equipment to operation

Interpret schematics and equipment manuals

Prepare written specifications for major repair parts acquired through established vendors or from machine shops

Recommend improvements for equipment operation and changeover, provide parts modification sketches

Basic parts fabrication skills, basic knowledge of pneumatic and electric systems

Execute IQOQ on production Equipment

Candidate Must Have:

5+ years of Hands-on maintenance of Industrial production/packaging/facility systems
Some Leadership/Responsible role with demonstrated competency to train team members.
Experience utilizing Microsoft Word, Excel
Experience troubleshooting and maintaining Mechanical, Electrical, pneumatic systems (pumps, motors, gearboxes, conveyor systems, etc.)
Good communication & people skills to interface with production, engineering, etc.

Candidate Nice to Have:

Some Technical certification or Associate degree

Experience in the Food, BioPharma, Consumer goods, Cosmetics, Medical Device

Experience working in GMP, DEA, FDA regulated environments
Troubleshooting experience with PLC/HMI & vision inspection systems.

Keywords:pharmaceutical, packaging, manufacturing, FDA, GMP, maintenance, technician, PLC, automation, mechanical, troubleshooting, mechanic, vision, Lead, tablet, capsules

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