Engineering Technician

SUMMARY:

The main functions of an Engineering Technician are focused around five key activities of the plant for 1 or more value stream: (Primary responsibilities in bold)

• Identify and mitigate packaging issues for existing business through strong engineering and process improvement methods
• Provide technical support for new product launches
• Support continuous improvement activities
• Support the specification, purchase, and commission new equipment and manage capital finances
• Provide technical support for new business (Sales/Business Development Support),

All activities are focused around technical and operational support to the production, maintenance, and support staffs in the areas of process improvement, equipment modification and optimization, safety and quality improvement, and increasing throughput. This is achieved through individual effort and participation of teams, tracking and analysis metrics, a basic understanding and utilization of good engineering practices, and the use of Lean Six Sigma techniques. Additional responsibilities include supporting the Business Units and plant Operations with serialization tasks and systems.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING (OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED):

• For assigned equipment projects, take the primary responsibility for the installation, setup and testing of packaging equipment including but not limited to the following:

• Moving and placing equipment

• Connecting mechanically and/or electrically

• Setting and Testing equipment

• Building programs/recipes

• Vendor management

• Cross functional collaboration

• Customer interaction

• Equipment Safety

• Equipment Reliability

• Equipment Performance

• Lead the field activities for Process Line Trials (PLT's) and Engineering trials of packaging equipment related topics.

• Mechanical equipment

• Electrical equipment

• Control instrumentation

• Troubleshooting

• Provide expertise and training to the Mechanical team for packaging equipment related topics as the equipment Subject Matter Expert (SME)

• Conducts and/or participates in customer meetings and attends occasional off-site meetings. Interacts with Sales and customers to determine requirements for new products/orders.

• Participates in internal review meetings to plan new jobs with plant Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Purchasing and Process Engineering.

• Prepares Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), line layouts, production line diagrams as needed.

• Leads Factory & Site Acceptance Testing (FAT/SAT) for all assigned projects.

• Develop design criteria and equipment specifications, including safety, regulatory and necessary performance criteria.

• Responsible for determining Operational Qualification (OQ) parameters to start validation.

• Commissioning of equipment including all necessary change controls and training.

• Coordination of outside design, integration, and equipment manufacturing services.

• Assist Validation with OQ and Process Qualifications (PQ) of new packaging business.

• Write and modify SOPs relating to the production area and assist in training of affected personnel.

• Leads Corrective And Preventative Actions (CAPA) investigations and actions. Initiate investigation activity and troubleshoot problems in packaging; discovers causes of non-conformance, i.e., slow throughput, poor quality and/or unsafe design.

• Executes engineering protocols as needed.

• Applies sound engineering principles to improve existing equipment, packaging design and processes by reducing waste, increasing throughput, reducing energy consumption or eliminating human interaction through automation.

• Measure and analyze performance metrics of the production area and spearhead initiatives to decrease variability and waste.

• Creates and modifies Antares recipes for products run on lines with Antares Tracking System.

• Maintains and operates the Antares Warehouse Tracking System (WTS) process.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• No supervisory responsibilities.

EDUCATION OR EQUIVALENT:

• Associate or technical degree in mechanical science, electrical science or instrumentation control, or minimum of 7-10 years of experience with automated packaging equipment.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in a Lean and/or Six Sigma environment.
• Minimum of 7-10 years of relevant experience with packaging equipment.
• Lean Six Sigma Background preferred.
• Pharmaceutical and/or food packaging background preferred.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

• Expertise with general industrial production equipment.
• Experience with pharmaceutical packaging equipment such as Blister, Pouch, Bottle, Tablet Feeding, Carton and Carding machinery is highly desirable.
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written form).
• Experience at participating on project teams and interfacing with customers and operations personnel.
• Must possess excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Must be well organized along with being detail and multi-task oriented.
• Fully competent in the use of Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, Power Point, Project, and Visio.
• Knowledge and experience in cGMP is desirable.
• Knowledge of Lean and / or Six Sigma is a plus.
• Fully competent in the use of computer software -- Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power Point.
• Ability to use Microsoft Project, Visio, and AutoCAD

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Must be physically capable to perform the above duties with or without reasonable accommodations which may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Office and Production floor environment.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal Emploment Opportunity / Vet/ Disabled