Sr. Maintenance Technician

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

Job Posting # 2682

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