Maintenance Technician – Pharmaceutical Process Equipment

S4 Analytics LLC; North Carolina; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

S4 Analytics LLC is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Technician to support pharmaceutical manufacturing process equipment in North Carolina. The role involves preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, and calibration on production lines, with isolators, containment systems, and hot cells experience preferred.

Candidate will work independently on shift, ensuring GMP compliance and safety, and will collaborate with Production, Engineering, Validation, and Quality teams to maintain

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on maintenance experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting production/process equipment rather than utilities.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, instrumentation, and automation systems.
• Ability to work independently on shift with minimal supervision.
• Experience with isolators, containment systems, or hot cells (preferred) and automated production equipment.
• Working knowledge of GMP requirements and Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance on pharmaceutical production equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair process equipment, including isolators, containment systems, hot cells (preferred), and production lines.
• Execute equipment calibrations and respond to breakdowns to minimize downtime.
• Diagnose issues involving mechanical, pneumatic, instrumentation, sensors, and automated systems.
• Complete maintenance documentation and ensure GMP and safety compliance.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Validation, and Quality teams to support equipment reliability and operational readiness.

Skills

Hands-on maintenance

Troubleshooting

Calibration

Independent shift work

Tools

LOTO procedures

Job description

We are seeking a hands‑on Maintenance Technician with experience supporting pharmaceutical manufacturing process equipment. The ideal candidate will have a strong maintenance background working on hot cells (preferred), isolators, containment systems, and automated production lines. This role requires the ability to independently perform preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, and calibration activities in a GMP manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance on pharmaceutical production equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair process equipment, including isolators, containment systems, hot cells (preferred), and production lines.
• Execute equipment calibrations and respond to breakdowns to minimize downtime.
• Diagnose issues involving mechanical, pneumatic, instrumentation, sensors, and automated systems.
• Complete maintenance documentation and ensure compliance with GMP and safety requirements.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Validation, and Quality teams to support equipment reliability and operational readiness.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands‑on maintenance experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting production/process equipment rather than only utilities.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, instrumentation, and automation systems.
• Ability to work independently on shift, performing maintenance, repairs, and calibrations with minimal supervision.
• Experience with isolators, containment systems, or hot cells (preferred) and automated production equipment.
• Working knowledge of GMP requirements and Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures.