Pharmaceutical Equipment Reliability Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Ready to be the person everyone calls when production can’t pause?

Do you enjoy diagnosing complex faults? Can you keep equipment compliant, calibrated, and performing at its best? Are you energized by partnering with engineers and scientists to deliver life-changing medicines? If so, you’ll feel at home at Adare Pharma Solutions in Vandalia, OH.

Who we are

Adare Pharma Solutions is a global CDMO supporting biotech trailblazers and leading pharmaceutical manufacturers with development, manufacturing, packaging, and analytical services. Our mission is to help therapies reach patients in formats that improve ease of use across all ages.

Your impact

• Uptime first: ensure facilities and equipment operate safely, effectively, and within cGMP expectations.
• Fix fast, fix right: troubleshoot and repair electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic systems.
• Prevent problems: complete PMs—fluid and lube checks, filter maintenance, inspections, mechanical packing.
• Instrument care: inspect, repair, and replace electronic and pneumatic instruments.
• Hands-on builds: disassemble/reassemble equipment; set up and relocate machinery.
• Project support: assist Engineering with capital projects, equipment validation, and instrument calibration.
• Compliance always: follow OSHA, cGMP, SOPs, and EHS procedures; document work in the CMMS.
• Be a great teammate: communicate clearly, meet deadlines, and uphold professional conduct and ethics.

What you need to succeed

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3+ years of maintenance experience (GMP preferred).
• Strength in troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Basics nailed: electricity, pneumatics, hydraulics, and general mechanics.
• Experience with power distribution/control ; can read wiring diagrams and control circuits.
• Comfort with measurement tools, PCs, and CMMS (preferred).
• Nice to have: digital control systems/PLCs, chemical/hazmat knowledge, calibration/validation exposure.
• Preferred: training in electronics/metrology and/or Instrument Technician Certification.

Physical expectations

• Frequent hand/finger use; reaching with hands/arms; periods of sitting; occasional standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling; able to talk and hear.
• Close, color, and peripheral vision; depth perception; ability to adjust focus.
• Standing, walking, pushing/pulling, twisting; reaching overhead; floor-level bending.
• Capable of wearing a respirator to handle specified potency chemicals.
• Move up to 50 lbs occasionally (heavier items with mechanical help).
• Climb ladders/steps to access equipment as needed.
• Read dials, gauges, thermometers, and precision instruments; observe fine details under a microscope.

ADA note: The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Tools & tech you’ll touch

• Conveyor systems and associated controls

Core proficiencies

• Mechanical troubleshooting skills
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

Grow with us

We’re private-equity owned and expanding, offering internal mobility, skill-building, and leadership visibility. Our collaborative, client-focused culture values knowledge-sharing and support. Benefits include competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid time off and holidays; disability and life insurance; pet insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; a retirement plan with company match; and tuition reimbursement with no waiting period.

Location

Vandalia, OH

Equal Opportunity Employer

Adare Pharma is an equal opportunity employer & prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, disability, marital & veteran status.