Mechanic, Packaging Department

Adare Pharma Solutions; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Adare Pharma Solutions in Philadelphia, PA is seeking a Packaging Mechanic to maintain and repair packaging equipment in the Packaging Department to meet production requirements. The role may include vendor management, timecard approvals, and staff training to support team development.

The position requires a High School Diploma or Technical School Certificate with 5+ years of GMP packaging experience, and prior Bottle/Blister packaging machine work.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Technical School Certificate with 5+ years GMP Packaging experience.
• Bottle or Blister packaging machine experience.
• Ability to read, write, and present information clearly.
• Strong math skills and ability to perform unit conversions.

Responsibilities

• Works in a team environment with management to meet departmental goals.
• Gives direction and support to other mechanics when needed.
• Ensures machines are properly maintained and PMs documented monthly.
• Serves as primary troubleshooter for all equipment in the department and contacts vendors for problems.
• Performs analysis of electrical, electronic and mechanical components during failures.
• Establishes preventive maintenance on all equipment to ensure proper operation.
• Performs set-ups and changeovers of machines per schedule.
• Advises packaging management on equipment performance and status.
• Participates in installation and debugging of new or modified equipment.
• Follows SOPs, cGMP and safety practices.
• Maintains documentation per SOPs.
• Completes trainings in Master Control.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Reading instructions

Reporting/write-up

Math skills

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma

Technical School Certificate

Job description

Our Business

Adare Pharma Solutions is a global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with locations across North America and Italy. We offer a wide range of manufacturing, packaging, and research and development services. Our clients range from growing biotech firms advancing groundbreaking clinical trials to established pharmaceutical companies producing high volumes of approved, widely used medicines.

Our Business

Adare Pharma Solutions is a global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with locations across North America and Italy. We offer a wide range of manufacturing, packaging, and research and development services. Our clients range from growing biotech firms advancing groundbreaking clinical trials to established pharmaceutical companies producing high volumes of approved, widely used medicines. By combining top talent from the life sciences industry with modern research and manufacturing technologies, Adare enables clients to deliver potentially lifesaving medicines in more easily consumable formats - particularly for patients such as infants or the elderly. This is the meaning behind “Transforming Drug Delivery – Transforming Lives.”

Our Culture

When it comes to being an employee of Adare, although we are located across multiple countries and come from diverse backgrounds, we work together toward a common purpose. Supported by leadership that is experienced and highly regarded in the industry, we are paving the way for a brighter and better future by attracting top talent from both within and beyond the CDMO space. In addition to delivering high-quality results for our external clients, we foster a collaborative, client-centric culture internally - one where employees support one another, share knowledge, and encourage each other to bring their best selves to work each day.

Why Come to Adare?

Adare is Private Equity owned and poised for growth. Employees are provided with internal development opportunities to progress within the organization, enhancing their professional skills and industry knowledge through Adare’s investment in their growth. We offer a variety of fields to embark in, including manufacturing, engineering, quality, chemistry, formulations, analytical research and development, finance, supply chain, sales, marketing, project management, human resources, and environmental health and safety. Our benefits package is highly competitive, offering medical, dental, and vision coverage; a retirement plan with company match, paid time off and company holidays, tuition reimbursement with no waiting period, life insurance, pet insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (medical and dependent care), and disability coverage.

Position

Packaging Mechanic

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Summary

The Packaging Mechanic is a key member of the packaging team, and is responsible for repairs, maintenance of equipment in the Packaging Department, and ensuring that all department equipment functions properly to meet production requirements. This position may have Supervisory responsibilities such as vendor management, timecard approvals, training, and supporting the development of team members. The Mechanic also maintains equipment to meet SOP and cGMP specifications, troubleshoots, and diagnoses equipment failure able to source problems and repair equipment. This Mechanic should be proficient in dismantling and reassembling equipment and using appropriate tools to perform repairs.

Responsibilities

• Works in a team environment with management to ensure departmental goals are prioritized and met.
• Gives direction and support to the other mechanics when needed.
• Ensures that machines are properly maintained and PM’s are performed and documented monthly.
• Serves as primary troubleshooter for all equipment in the department. Contacts equipment vendors when mechanical problems arise.
• Performs required analysis of all electrical, electronic and mechanical components in the event of equipment failure.
• Establish and perform preventive maintenance on all equipment to ensure proper operation and minimal downtime.
• Performs set-ups and changeovers of all machines in accordance with schedule demands.
• Advises packaging management of equipment performance, problems and status.
• Participates in the installation and debugging of new or modified equipment.
• Follows department SOP’s, cGMP and safety practices.
• Maintains proper documentation in accordance with SOP’s.
• Must perform and successfully complete all trainings in Master Control.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Experience, Education, And Skills Required

• High School Diploma, Technical School Certificate plus one 5+ years' experience as a GMP Packaging Mechanic.
• Either Bottle or Blister machine packaging mechanic experience required.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence and other communication. Ability to write reports, memos and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information required.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Other math skills may apply.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hand and fingers, to manipulate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color, peripheral, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Stand, walk, push, pull, twist, reach overhead, and bend to the floor.
• Must have ability to wear a respirator in order to work with chemicals of a specified potency level
• Occasionally move items or equipment weighing up to 50 pounds – potential to handle heavier materials with mechanical assistance.
• Occasionally required to climb ladders and/or steps to reach equipment.
• Reading precision measuring equipment, machine dials, gages, and thermometers; must be able to observe fine details utilizing a microscope.

Adare Pharma is an equal opportunity employer & prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, disability, marital & veteran status.

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NO AGENCIES OR THIRD PARTIES