Mechanic, Packaging Department

Summary

The Packaging Mechanic is a key member of the packaging team, responsible for repairs, maintenance of equipment in the Packaging Department, and ensuring that all department equipment functions properly to meet production requirements. This position may have supervisory responsibilities such as vendor management, timecard approvals, training, and supporting the development of team members.

Responsibilities

• Works in a team environment with management to ensure departmental goals are prioritized and met.
• Gives direction and support to the other mechanics when needed.
• Serves as primary troubleshooter for all equipment in the department.
• Contacts equipment vendors when mechanical problems arise.
• Performs required analysis of all electrical, electronic and mechanical components in the event of equipment failure.
• Maintains equipment to meet SOP and cGMP specifications, troubleshoots, and diagnoses equipment failure able to source problems and repair equipment.
• Maintains proper documentation in accordance with SOP’s.
• Performs and successfully completes all trainings in Master Control.
• Follows department SOP’s, cGMP and safety practices.
• Participates in the installation and debugging of new or modified equipment.
• Advises packaging management of equipment performance, problems and status.
• Must perform and successfully complete all trainings in Master Control.
• Follows department SOP’s, cGMP and safety practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Experience, Education, And Skills Required

• A High School Diploma, Technical School Certificate plus one 5+ years' experience as a GMP Packaging Mechanic.
• Either Bottle or Blister machine packaging mechanic experience required.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence and other communication.
• Ability to write reports, memos and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information required.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Other math skills may apply.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.

Physical Demands

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hand and fingers, to manipulate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color, peripheral, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must have ability to wear a respirator in order to work with chemicals of a specified potency level.
• Occasionally move items or equipment weighing up to 50 pounds – potential to handle heavier materials with mechanical assistance.
• Occasionally required to climb ladders and/or steps to reach equipment.
• Reading precision measuring equipment, machine dials, gages, and thermometers; must be able to observe fine details utilizing a microscope.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• A retirement plan with company match.
• Paid time off and company holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement with no waiting period.
• Life insurance.
• Pet insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (medical and dependent care).
• Disability coverage.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, Technical School Certificate plus one 5+ years' experience as a GMP Packaging Mechanic.
• Either Bottle or Blister machine packaging mechanic experience required.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence and other communication.
• Ability to write reports, memos and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information required.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Other math skills may apply.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.