Maintenance Mechanic
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Our client - a leading pharmaceutical company - is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic to join their team.
Type: Direct Hire
Pay: $75,000
Location: Middlesex County, NJ
Responsibilities
Perform preventive and breakdown maintenance on equipment, facilities, and utilities, aligning with cGMP engineering maintenance standards. Conduct equipment installations and execute operational protocols or non-routine tasks as needed. Troubleshoot issues and optimize efficiency by resolving equipment or process-related problems, ranging from simple to complex. Undertake day-to-day maintenance tasks related to facilities and utilities. Execute routine facility maintenance work. Maintain documentation related to preventive maintenance, breakdown maintenance, and usage logs. Manage spare parts inventory. Develop and maintain records on pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment, utilities, and systems to ensure operational and validation compliance. Assist in area validation, calibration, certification efforts, and the implementation of new processes in manufacturing. Perform equipment, utility, and plant validation as required. Adhere to all company policies related to job safety. Support operational improvement and maintenance projects. Execute improvements and maintenance tasks as necessary to support operations.
Qualifications
High School/Trade School/Vocational School Diploma/equivalentBlack Seal Boiler License & HVAC Certification preferred. Ability to interpret electrical drawings and control diagrams. Proficient in identifying replacement parts from manuals and other resources. Strong mathematical and computer skills, including MS Office and some experience with SAP. Proficiency in electrical and control troubleshooting. Knowledge of welding and plumbing, including sweating copper tubing. Understanding of compressed air/pneumatic systems. Capability to fabricate sheet metal guards/replacement partsOperational understanding and troubleshooting experience with manufacturing equipment. Basic operational understanding and troubleshooting experience with medium-level equipment such as compression machines, high shear mixers, film coaters, and capsule fillers. Basic understanding of cGMP and OSHA regulations.
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