Equipment Maintenance Technician

Equipment Maintenance Technician

Location: Tampa, FL; daily travel between four Tampa locations required
Industry: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Schedule: Training is Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM-3:30 PM, for up to four months. Candidates must be open to 2nd shift (3:00-11:30 PM) and/or 3rd shift (Sunday-Thursday, 11:00 PM-7:30 AM), with overtime and weekends as needed. Beginning in early 2027, the schedule will transition to 12-hour rotating shifts that include weekends, either 7:00 AM-7:00 PM or 7:00 PM-7:00 AM.
Pay Rate: Up to $34/hour, plus a 10-15% shift differential, as applicable
Employment Type: Contract, with an opportunity to become permanent based on company needs and performance

Overview: Support the reliability and performance of production and packaging equipment at a regulated pharmaceutical oral solid dose (OSD) manufacturing site. This hands-on role performs preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs on equipment such as tablet presses, capsule fillers, coating systems, cartoners, and conveyors to keep operations safe, compliant, and on schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on production and packaging equipment, including mechanical, pneumatic, and minor electrical repairs.
• Troubleshoot equipment faults using meters, schematics, wiring diagrams, fault codes, and manufacturer manuals; reset alarms and verify proper operation after repairs.
• Maintain and replace motors, gearboxes, bearings, belts, conveyors, actuators, sensors, relays, switches, solenoids, and related components.
• Disassemble, inspect, clean, and reassemble equipment; perform lubrication, alignment, tensioning, and seal or gasket replacements.
• Assist with equipment setup and changeovers, verifying cleanliness, safety interlocks, and configuration before production startup.
• Partner with operations and quality teams to minimize downtime, investigate recurring failures, support deviation and corrective action documentation, and confirm equipment returns to its validated or qualified state.
• Complete accurate, traceable maintenance records in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), including findings, repairs, parts used, verification results, and follow-up needs.
• Assist with updates to standard operating procedures (SOPs), preventive maintenance plans, and spare parts inventories.
• Coordinate and oversee contractor or vendor services as assigned, verifying work completion and compliance with site safety and GMP requirements.
• Follow lockout/tagout (LOTO), electrical safety, confined space, PPE, and applicable waste-handling procedures; support shutdowns, special projects, and other site priorities as needed.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED; technical or general trades training preferred.
• 2-5 years of equipment maintenance experience; experience in a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment preferred.
• Proficiency troubleshooting and repairing mechanical, pneumatic, and minor electrical systems on production or packaging equipment.
• Ability to independently perform routine corrective maintenance and component replacements; pharmaceutical equipment experience preferred.
• Ability to interpret electrical and pneumatic schematics and understand sensors, actuators, and equipment controls.
• Working knowledge of CMMS, root cause analysis, cGMP, and Good Documentation Practices (GDP).
• Ability to lift, carry, push, or maneuver tools and parts up to 25 pounds and perform prolonged standing, bending, kneeling, climbing, and repetitive tasks.
• Ability to safely access elevated platforms, confined spaces, and equipment pits and work in manufacturing conditions while wearing required PPE.
• Flexibility to meet the outlined shift requirements, provide after-hours or on-call support as needed, and travel daily between four Tampa sites.

SRG4 Life Sciences delivers flexible staffing solutions nationwide, specializing in pharmaceutical, CDMO/CMO, medical device, clinical research, PBM, pharmacy, food and beverage, nutraceutical, laboratory, and consumer product sectors. We provide contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire placements across a wide range of critical roles including Scientists, Formulators, Engineers, QA/Regulatory Affairs, Microbiologists, Manufacturing Technicians, Supply Chain/Procurement Specialists, Project Managers, and Business Development professionals. SRG4 Life Sciences operates on a relationship-driven model-partnering closely with clients to understand not only the role, but the company's culture, goals, and vision. Our mission is to match purpose-driven professionals with organizations committed to advancing human health, building long-term partnerships that drive innovation, quality, and performance.

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