Secondary Packaging Maintenance Technician I at Nephron Pharmaceuticals – West Columbia, South Carolina

Job Purpose:

Secondary Packaging Maintenance Technicians are responsible for repairing, maintaining,

troubleshooting issues on the Packaging machines and documenting all work while adhering to all safety procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform preventative maintenance on automated packaging lines
• Ensuring procedures are followed when performing maintenance.
• Perform electrical and mechanical maintenance on fully automated equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot a variety of equipment and problem solving skills
• Use time management wisely and effectively
• Maintain and /or repair of conveyors, gear boxes, motors, inkjet printers, sensors and robotics.
• Daily production line walkthroughs to ensure problems are caught before production demands are jeopardized.
• Complete On the Job Training in a timely manner
• Ability to follow cGMP’s and good documentation practices.
• Communicate with a daily pass down to other members of maintenance, production and management

Supplemental Functions:

• Work under the direction of Secondary Packaging Shift Maintenance Lead.
• Assure the efficient performance of all department equipment.
• Assist with housekeeping as needed.
• Adhere to GMPs and hold those around them accountable.

Education/Experience:

NOTE: The primary accountabilities and knowledge, skills and abilities listed are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed below. Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented in the incumbents’ performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents’ immediate supervisor or manager.

• High school diploma or 2 years minimum of electrical or mechanical maintenance in a manufacturing/production environment.
• Knowledge of the Pharmaceutical Industry preferred
• Must pass a Drug Test.
• Must speak, write, and read English.
• Specific expertise, skills and knowledge within maintenance gained through education and experience.
• The ability to take strategic objectives and accept accountability to drive results through effective actions.
• The ability and willingness to change direction and focus to meet shifting organizational and business demands.
• The ability to effectively manage one self, demonstrates integrity, be productive under pressure, and achieve development goals.
• The ability to create new products and processes that add value to the Business by generating new ideas and applying creative and analytical approaches.
• Position requires lifting (up to 50lbs), bending, climbing, reaching, good vision, standing, sitting, walking, gripping, talking, and hearing.
• Incumbents required to wear safety glasses, hearing protection and other non-specified protective equipment as necessary.
• Salary range: Based on experience
• 12 Hours Shifts, Days or Nights, Must be flexible to work across all shifts
• Available to work on-call per managements request.

Working Conditions/ Physical Requirements:

• Position requires lifting (up to 50lbs), bending, climbing, reaching, good vision, standing, sitting, walking, gripping, talking, and hearing.