Job Description

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Packaging Mechanic with mandatory pharmaceutical industry experience to join our manufacturing team at the Somerset, NJ facility. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and optimizing pharmaceutical packaging equipment in a GMP/cGMP-regulated manufacturing environment.

The candidate will be responsible for supporting high-speed packaging line operations, performing equipment setups and changeovers, conducting preventive maintenance, and minimizing production downtime while ensuring compliance with established quality, safety, and validated operating procedures.

Candidates who are available to start immediately or have a short notice period are strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform equipment setup, changeovers, adjustments, troubleshooting, and repairs on pharmaceutical packaging lines.
• Maintain and troubleshoot automated packaging equipment, including bottle fillers, cappers, labelers, cartoners, case packers, conveyors, serialization systems, and related machinery.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, PLC, pneumatic, and electro-pneumatic equipment issues.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance to minimize unplanned downtime and maintain production efficiency.
• Support high-speed packaging operations while ensuring equipment operates within validated parameters and approved procedures.
• Read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and equipment manuals to identify and resolve equipment issues.
• Troubleshoot industrial electrical systems operating between 120V and 480V.
• Maintain accurate maintenance documentation, work orders, preventive maintenance records, and equipment history using SAP or similar computerized maintenance management systems.
• Support equipment upgrades, machine modifications, process improvements, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Perform welding and fabrication tasks as required to support equipment maintenance and repair.
• Collaborate with production, quality, and maintenance teams to ensure smooth packaging operations and compliance with GMP/cGMP standards.
• Train and assist packaging operators with equipment operation, routine adjustments, and changeover procedures.
• Respond promptly to equipment breakdowns and support production recovery while following all applicable safety and quality requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Mandatory pharmaceutical manufacturing experience.
• Hands-on experience maintaining, repairing, and troubleshooting pharmaceutical packaging equipment.
• Experience performing equipment setups, changeovers, adjustments, preventive maintenance, and breakdown repairs.
• Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, PLC, and electro-pneumatic systems.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and equipment manuals.
• Experience working in a GMP/cGMP-regulated manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of industrial electrical systems, including 120V–480V equipment.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and equipment maintenance skills.
• Ability to work independently on the third shift and respond effectively to production equipment issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with high-speed automated pharmaceutical packaging lines.
• Familiarity with bottle filling, capping, labeling, cartoning, case packing, conveyors, and serialization equipment.
• Experience using SAP or similar maintenance management systems for work orders and preventive maintenance records.
• Welding, fabrication, and advanced electro-pneumatic troubleshooting skills.
• Experience training production operators and supporting equipment improvement initiatives.
• Immediate availability or a short notice period.