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2nd Shift Maintenance Mechanic - Pharma Experience Required

ProStaff Solutions
  • New Brunswick, New Jersey
    2 days ago

    Job Description

    Are you looking to be a part of a growing pharmaceutical company? One of our largest clients is currently seeking a 2nd ShiftMaintenance Mechanic to join their New Brunswick, New Jersey team. Our client is one of the leading pharmaceutical companies specializing in developing and manufacturing solid dosage products. If you believe you are qualified, we would be excited to connect and discuss this opportunity in more detail.

    Direct Hire
    Pay rate: DoE
    2nd Shift: Monday – Friday, 3:15 pm - 11:45 pm

    Must be available for 1st shift training 

    What You’ll Do:
    Under limited supervision, you will support day‑to‑day maintenance operations and continuous improvement initiatives, including:

    Maintenance & Troubleshooting:
    • Performpreventive maintenance and breakdown maintenance in accordance with cGMP engineering standards.
    • Troubleshoot and resolve simple to complex mechanical and equipment issues to ensure optimal operational efficiency.
    • Perform non‑routine maintenance tasks as needed to support production demands.
    • Support operational improvement and maintenance projects across the facility.
     
    Documentation & Compliance:
    • Maintain accurate documentation for preventive maintenance, breakdown repairs, and equipment usage logbooks.
    • Develop and maintain records for pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment, utilities, and systems to support operational continuity and validation.
    • Perform equipment, utility, and plant validation activities as required.
    • Follow all company safety policies and comply with regulatory and cGMP requirements at all times.
     
    General Responsibilities:
    • Perform improvements and maintenance activities to support manufacturing operations.
    • Collaborate with operations and engineering teams to maintain equipment reliability.
    • Complete additional duties as assigned.
     
    Travel: Up to 5%
     
    Work Environment
    This role is performed in a manufacturing/production environment and may involve exposure to:
    • Moderate to high noise levels
    • Fumes, odors, gases, and airborne dust
    • Mechanical, electrical, and chemical hazards
    • Elevated work areas and moving equipment
    Strict adherence to safety protocols and PPE requirements is essential.
     
    Physical Requirements:
    • Stand, walk, sit, reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl
    • Use hands and fingers to handle tools and equipment
    • Ability to operate production equipment, hand tools, and office/computer equipment
    • Wear required PPE including safety shoes, safety glasses, and gloves
    • Lift up to 70 lbs
    • Visual acuity including close, distance, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to focus
     
    Required Qualifications:
    • High School, Trade School, or Vocational Diploma, GED, or equivalent
    • Minimum 3 years of mechanical maintenance experience, preferably within solid oral dosage pharmaceutical manufacturing
    • Ability to identify and source replacement parts using manuals and technical documentation
    • Good math and computer skills, including MS Office and some experience with SAP
    • Operational understanding and troubleshooting experience with manufacturing equipment such as:
      • Blenders, Sifters, Mills, Printing Machines
      • Dust Collectors, Tablet Dedusters, Packaging Equipment
    • Basic operational and troubleshooting knowledge of medium‑level equipment including:
      • Compression Machines, High Shear Mixers, Film Coaters, Capsule Fillers
    • Hands on electrical knowledge
    • Ability to lift/move up to 70 lbs
    • Basic understanding ofcGMP and OSHA regulations
    • Good interpersonal and communication skills
    • English proficiency at CEFR Basic A2 level
     
    Preferred Qualifications:
    • Ability to read electrical drawings and control diagrams
    • Electrical and controls troubleshooting using instruments such as multimeters
    • Welding and plumbing experience, including sweating copper tubing
    • Knowledge of HVAC systems and troubleshooting via Building Management Systems
    • Experience with compressed air and pneumatic systems
    • Ability to fabricate sheet metal guards and simple replacement parts
    • Black Seal Boiler License and HVAC Certification 

    Our client offers a competitive compensation package as well as an excellent benefits package for eligible candidates.

    Please visit us at https://www.prostaffworkforce.com/ to explore all opportunities.


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    Numbers & Facts

    LocationNew Brunswick, New Jersey
    IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
    Company Size100 to 499 employees
    Websitehttp://prostaffnj.com/

    About Company

    ProStaff is unlike other staffing or recruiting agencies.

    We are a fast growing and successful agency that treats all its clients with a personal touch. Headquartered in South Amboy, ProStaff Solutions is a small group of industry experts—many hailing from larger agencies—who know their business well and enjoy working in a more hands-on and flexible environment, with attention to detail.We all pick up the phones, so it’s not unusual to get our executives on the line when you call. We want to be accessible and accountable to you.

    What makes us unique?
    Customer service and responsiveness are required of everyone who works at ProStaff. Our mission is to bring the right people to the right job every time. This is not easy, but it can be done.

    To accomplish this, we make the effort to learn about your needs and use a careful screening process before we do any introductions. We value your time. If we bring you the wrong candidates or send you to the wrong companies, we’re not doing our job.

    ProStaff can handle rush orders with skill, but we always understand our clients before proceeding. That’s why many people are loyal to us. We have worked with blue chip names such as Bed, Bath and Beyond and US Foods, as well as internet-based newcomers such as Blue Apron and Burlington Coat Factory.

    Underlying ProStaff’s success are these values:

    • Hard work
    • Integrity
    • Honesty
    • Helping the communities we serve

     

    When we uphold our values, ProStaff Solutions Maintains Its good name–which is of utmost importance to us. It’s the heart of our business.

    Skills

    • Biotech and Pharmaceuticalunmatched
    • Capsulesunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Computer Skillsunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP)unmatched
    • Depth Perceptionunmatched
    • Documentationunmatched
    • Drug Manufacturingunmatched
    • Electricityunmatched
    • English Languageunmatched
    • Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
    • Filmunmatched
    • HVACunmatched
    • Hand Toolsunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
    • Lift/Move 70 Poundsunmatched
    • Maintenance Servicesunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Manufacturing Equipmentunmatched
    • Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
    • Mathematicsunmatched
    • Mechanical Maintenanceunmatched
    • Microsoft Officeunmatched
    • OSHAunmatched
    • Office Equipmentunmatched
    • Operational Improvementunmatched
    • Operational Supportunmatched
    • Operations Managementunmatched
    • Plumbingunmatched
    • Preventative Maintenanceunmatched
    • Printingunmatched
    • Production Supportunmatched
    • Production Systemsunmatched
    • Property Managementunmatched
    • Record Keepingunmatched
    • Regulationsunmatched
    • SAPunmatched
    • System Operationsunmatched
    • Technical Writingunmatched
    • Weldingunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched

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