Engineering Technician III

Aveva Drug Delivery Systems; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Aveva Drug Delivery Systems in the United States is seeking a highly skilled maintenance professional to repair, maintain, and support packaging line and finishing equipment. You will create and edit documentation, assist in process/tooling improvements, and help ensure continuous operation during production runs.

The role requires adherence to cGMPs and FDA standards, with hands-on maintenance, equipment qualification, and collaboration with engineering teams to minimize downtime and drive

Qualifications

• Technical Associate Degree or vocational schooling required.
• 8+ years related experience or equivalent.
• Knowledge of cGMPs and FDA regulatory requirements.
• Proficient with Word/Excel; familiarity with MS Project; CAD is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Performs preventive maintenance on packaging/finishing equipment.
• Repairs and maintains packaging machines to minimize downtime.
• Install, test and assist in qualification of new packaging equipment.
• Assist engineers with daily engineering tasks.
• Investigate root causes of downtime and other events.
• Prepare and submit CAPA reports.
• On-call duties for production packaging issues.
• Write shift updates to supervision and staff.
• Coordinate engineering tasks for technicians and engineers.
• Work within company values and regulatory requirements.
• Perform other relevant duties as assigned.

Skills

cGMPs knowledge

FDA regulations

English communication

MS Office / Word / Excel

MS Project

CAD skills (a plus)

Problem solving

Education

Technical Associate Degree or vocational school

Tools

Word

Excel

MS Project

CAD

Job description

Description

Job Summary: This position repairs, maintains and performs preventative maintenance on packaging line and finishing equipment. Provides support to the packaging and finishing line production operation to avoid and minimize downtime and ensure the proper operation of equipment for continuous runs. Creates and/or edits documentation needed for packaging and finishing line equipment. Assist in the development and improvement of manufacturing processes and tooling including Prototype development, or tooling and fixture fabrication, etc.

Job Responsibilities

• Performs preventative maintenance on all equipment related to the Packaging/Finishing of Product.
• Repairs/Maintains packaging machines to avoid and minimize downtime.
• Install, test and assist in the qualification of new equipment for the Packaging production operation and for AR&D test batches.
• Assists engineers in daily engineering support.
• Investigate and determine root cause for downtime and other events that result in investigations.
• Follow up and writes complete report for CAPAS.
• Be on-call for production packaging machine issues that may occur.
• Responsible to write shift update to Supervisor and distribute to required staff.
• Organize and dispatch engineering tasks to Engineering Technicians 1 and engineer Technician II.
• Works as a member of a team to achieve all outcomes;
• Operates in accordance with our Code of Conduct and Business Ethics, and all established regulatory, compliance and safety requirements
• Performs all work in support of our Values: Collaboration, Courage, Perseveration, and Passion
• All other relevant duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education
  • Technical Associate Degree or vocational school
  • Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Pharmaceutical Manufacturing SOPs and other regulatory requirements.
  • Business English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation.
  • Basic mathematical skills.
  • Computer skills in Word, Excel and MS Project, CAD skills are a plus.
  • Ability to perform and complete Preventative Maintaince and forms.
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
  • Ability to make decisions and take action on machiney issues in a timely manner.
  • Ability to clearly communicate in verbal and written English.
• Experience
  • Eight (8) years related experience and/or training; or equivalant combination of education and experience