Engineering Technician, Finishing

 

At West, we’re a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West’s indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future?  

 

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Job Summary:

Responsible for providing subject matter expertise concerning processing and fill/finish operations to the

broader West organization to facilitate new product development and fill/finish customer enablement. In

addition to subject matter expertise, operates and maintains equipment, such as a flexible filling, stoppering,

and capping machine, in support of research, product characterization, and product development.

Responsible for operating, troubleshooting, and performing maintenance on the assigned processing

equipment.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operate, troubleshoot, and maintain the assigned equipment, including the automatic flexible filler, semiautomatic filling and capping machines, and other equipment as assigned and in accordance with established safety and quality requirements.
• Disassemble and reassemble equipment to facilitate product change-over, to make repairs.
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance
• Recognize and report immediately any incidents or potential issues (safety, operational, etc.) to

          management.

• Manage the scheduling of operations and maintenance activities for the equipment assigned.
• Collaborate to determine test execution and operating requirements. Provide feedback as necessary to support the development of an appropriate test plan.
• Document the execution of the test plan within the approved test protocol, in accordance with Good Documentation Practices.
• Compile and distribute electronic reports and other control system data as required at the completion of the equipment operation or test execution.
• Coordinate, escort, and supervise contractors and external service providers to ensure fulfillment of contractual deliverables.
• Lead or assist with root cause investigations, CAPA development and execution, and the development of standard operating procedures.

 

Basics Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree in Mechatronics, electro-mechanical technology, instrumentation and control
• systems, or another relevant technical field required

 

Work Experience:

• Operation and maintenance of industrial manufacturing
• Equipment preferred

 

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proficiency with verbal and written communication in the English language and with colleagues across different levels within the organization.
• Ability to navigate documentation systems, and to identify and interpret documentation required to perform the assigned duties, including company policies, SOPs, test protocols, design documents, drawings (dimensional, mechanical, electrical, piping/instrumentation, and network), and supplier turnover documentation.
• Ability to identify safety and operational incidents or potential risks and initiate investigative and/or remedial actions.
• Experience in automated biopharmaceutical cGMP manufacturing, especially container filling, stoppering, capping, and other processes common to fill/finish manufacturing facilities.
• Aseptic processing techniques.
• Familiarity with the validation lifecycle of cGMP equipment and processes.

 

Travel Requirements:

• Estimated Amount
• 5%: Up to 13 business days per year

 

Physical Requirements:

• Medium exerting up to 50lb/22kg of force occasionally and/or up to 20lbs/9kg of
• force frequently, and/or up to 10lbs/4kgs of force constantly to move
• object

 

 

 

 

 

 

West is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis