Packaging Mfg Equipment Maintenance Technician II - Monday - Wednesday, 6:00pm - 6:30am

Thermo Fisher

Cincinnati (OH)

On-site

USD 30,000 - 48,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Performance Related Bonus

Annual merit increase

Medical benefits

Paid Time Off

Employee Referral Bonus

Career Advancement Opportunities

Job summary

Thermo Fisher in Cincinnati, OH, is hiring for a manufacturing/packaging technician on a 12‑hour night shift. You will assist operators, set up and operate packaging lines, and support maintenance tasks in a cleanroom environment with GMP requirements.

Ideal candidates have at least 1 year in manufacturing, can read diagrams, and are comfortable with overtime/on‑call work. Training will cover equipment startup, instruction writing, and safety compliance.

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent required.
1 year minimum in manufacturing/production environment.
Ability to read piping and instrument diagrams, schematics.
Willingness to work overtime/on-call as needed.
Experience in a cGMP environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist operators in equipment setup, start-up, and operation.
Build and write work instructions and setup instructions.
Participate in training of employees on packaging equipment.
Support changeovers and startups on packaging lines; collaborate with mechanics and electricians.
Troubleshoot downtime and implement immediate solutions to restore packaging operations.
Maintain equipment files and document maintenance per SOPs and cGMP.

Skills

Reading diagrams

Team communication

Microsoft Office

Overtime availability

Education

High school diploma

Tools

PLC experience

Electrical drawings

Job description

Work Schedule

12 hr shift/nights

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Standing for full shift

Job Description

Work Schedule

Flex 12 hr shift/nights

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

Shift: Front of Weekday Night Shift

Shift Schedule: Monday - Wednesday, 6:00pm - 6:30am

Shift Differential: 10%

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information

Cincinnati, OH. Part of commercial packaging for oral solid dosage pharmaceuticals.

How Will You Make an Impact?

Assist operators in equipment set-up, start-up, and continuous operation. Including but not limited to changeover of the production equipment related to format and serialization.
Build and write work instructions, setup instructions, preventative maintenance tasks.
Actively influence training of employees on various packaging equipment.
Assists operators, engineers, and supervisors with equipment installation, provide suggestions for modifications and continuous improvements!
Validate and verify operation of newly installed equipment to evaluate system performance under actual operation conditions.
Maintain equipment files and document maintenance activities in compliance of SOPs and Good Manufacturing Procedures (cGMP). Ensure compliance of Preventative Maintenance.
Identify and order equipment parts as needed.
Actively participates in problem-solving sessions with focus on safety, quality, and driving efficiency improvement actions! Analyze equipment, develop and implement solutions.
Active participant and recommend solutions to monthly safety, quality and efficiency meetings.
Work with Mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and 24-480v controls.
Directly support change over and startups on packaging lines; working with equipment mechanic, electrical, vision and user interfaces
Responsible for troubleshooting and implementing immediately solutions when equipment experiences downtime to restore packaging operations.
Support safety and quality actions, execute PMs, identify and implement solutions for bottlenecks on the packaging lines.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience

Required: Minimum of 1 year of work experience in a manufacturing, operations, production, lab setting or related field

Preferred: Minimum of 1 year of experience in manufacturing maintenance, automotive, HVAC, or a related field.

Preferred: Experience in a cGMP environment

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Ability to read/understand piping and instrument diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, equipment assembly drawings and other equipment related documentation.

Job may require wearing of NFPA 70E personal protective equipment as well as Tyvek coveralls and different styles of respirators.

Interpersonal skills to communicate in a team environment.

Be familiar with Microsoft Office applications.

Ability to work overtime as needed and be available on an on-call basis as needed. Mandatory may be required.

Knowledge of electrical: ability to diagnose control circuits, drives, PLC experience preferred but not required.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

Be able to lift up to 40lbs individually.
Various gowning requirements and PPE such as dust mask.
Extended periods on feet. May require times working in tight equipment technical spaces.
Clean work environment.

What We Offer

Compensation