Maintenance Engineer

Operations; Piscataway Township (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health and insurance benefits

401(k) matching contribution

Flexible benefits program

Job summary

Operations is looking for a Maintenance Engineer in Piscataway Township, New Jersey. The successful candidate will take ownership of maintenance, troubleshooting, and improvement activities related to manufacturing equipment that produces oral solid dosage forms.

This role requires strong technical expertise in mechanical and electrical systems, as well as collaboration across departments to ensure compliance with cGMP standards and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Pharmaceutics, Industrial Pharmacy, or related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 3+ years in relevant engineering field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize preventive maintenance programs.
• Diagnose complex mechanical and electrical failures.
• Lead troubleshooting and repair of manufacturing equipment.
• Ensure accurate documentation of maintenance activities.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Skills

Mechanical troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

Automation-related failures

Preventive maintenance

Root cause analysis (RCA)

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Master's Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Blue Mountain Regulatory software

Job description

The Maintenance Engineer will take ownership in all the maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of manufacturing equipment and maintenance activities. They play a crucial part in ensuring smooth production of oral solid dosage forms and transdermal systems, including birth control patches. This role demands strong technical expertise, leadership in troubleshooting, and collaboration across departments to ensure operational excellence, equipment reliability, and compliance with cGMP standards.

Essential Functions

• Develop, implement, and optimize preventive and corrective maintenance programs to maximize equipment uptime and reliability.
• Diagnose and resolve complex mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automation-related failures independently.
• Lead the maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of sophisticated manufacturing equipment including tablet presses, coaters, mixers, dryers, slitters, packaging machines, and utilities.
• Manage and ensure accurate documentation of maintenance activities, maintenance plans, and equipment history within Blue Mountain Regulatory software adhering strictly to GMP and regulatory requirements.
• Lead or assist in equipment installation, qualification, and validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) activities, working closely with validation and quality teams.
• Support root cause analysis (RCA) and lead implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) related to equipment failures.

Additional Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with production, quality assurance, engineering, and EHS teams to support seamless manufacturing operations.
• Manage external contractors and vendors, ensuring adherence to safety and regulatory standards.
• Maintain spare parts inventory levels and suggest reordering as needed.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and environmental standards and company policies.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives related to equipment reliability, efficiency, and safety.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) Engineering, Pharmaceutics, Industrial Pharmacy, or related field. - Required
• Master's degree (MS/MA) Engineering, Pharmaceutics, Industrial Pharmacy, or related field. - Preferred

Experience

• 3 years or more in Engineering, Pharmaceutics, Industrial Pharmacy, or related field.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary ranges from $80,000 to $95,000 per year. Amneal ranges reflect the Company’s good faith estimate of base salary that Amneal reasonably believes that it will pay for said position at the time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors, including but not limited to, qualifications, geographic location and other relevant skills. At the heart of our Total Rewards commitment is a comprehensive, flexible, and competitive benefits program for eligible positions that enables you to choose the plans and coverage that meet your personal needs. This includes above-market, diverse and robust health and insurance benefits to meet the varied needs of our employees as well as a significant 401(k) matching contribution to help our employees save for retirement. We also promote employee well-being with programs that help you enjoy your career alongside life’s many other commitments and opportunities.