Pharma Maintenance Engineering Lead

Pine Pharmaceuticals; City of Tonawanda (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Pine Pharmaceuticals seeks an Engineering Supervisor to lead a small maintenance and engineering team, providing hands-on support for automated manufacturing equipment and facility systems. The role emphasizes safety, regulatory compliance, and uptime in a cGMP environment.

You will supervise technicians and engineers, develop PM programs, and collaborate with Production, Quality, Engineering, and EHS to align maintenance with production goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical) or related field required.
• Minimum 7 years in automated manufacturing; 3+ years in pharma/cGMP environment preferred.
• Experience with automated manufacturing equipment (PLCs, HMIs, robotics) required.
• Capital projects, facility layout or commissioning experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small engineering/maintenance team; supervise scheduling, tasks, and development.
• Hands-on maintenance and engineering tasks alongside team members.
• Maintain preventive and predictive maintenance programs; use vibration analysis or thermal imaging as applicable.
• Collaborate on facility design, layout, utility routing, and new equipment installation from concept through qualification.
• Maintain documentation to meet FDA, OSHA, ISO, and local regulatory requirements.
• Ensure safety, EHS compliance, and incident investigations; support root cause analyses.

Skills

Hands-on troubleshooting

Automation & controls

Team leadership

CMMS proficiency

Documentation & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

PLC/SCADA systems

HMI systems

Pneumatics & Hydraulics

Job description

Pine Pharmaceuticals seeks an Engineering Supervisor to lead a small maintenance and engineering team, providing hands-on support for automated manufacturing equipment and facility systems. The role emphasizes safety, regulatory compliance, and uptime in a cGMP environment.

You will supervise technicians and engineers, develop PM programs, and collaborate with Production, Quality, Engineering, and EHS to align maintenance with production goals.