PeopleShare is hiring a Packaging Technician/Mechanic for a leading pharmaceutical packaging facility in Cranbury, NJ! This is a great opportunity for mechanically skilled candidates with packaging or maintenance experience who are looking for a long-term career.
Location: Cranbury, NJ
Salary: $25-28/hour
Schedule: Monday – Friday | 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Job Responsibilities:
Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain packaging equipment to ensure smooth operation with minimal downtime.
Perform preventative maintenance and complete setups/changeovers for packaging lines.
Monitor machinery to ensure continuous, reliable performance in compliance with cGMP standards.
Document all work in logbooks, work orders, and batch records.
Troubleshoot vision systems, serialization equipment, barcode readers, and PLCs.
Collaborate with engineering to install and improve equipment.
Support operators by transferring knowledge to reduce downtime and improve productivity.
Suggest and implement improvements to enhance efficiency and throughput.
Qualifications:
High School Diploma, GED, or Technical School Diploma (Associate’s in Electro-Mechanical Technology preferred).
2+ years of experience in a pharmaceutical or cGMP packaging environment (preferred).
Strong technical/mechanical aptitude with experience troubleshooting electro-mechanical systems, PLCs, HMIs, pneumatics, and servo-driven machinery.
Knowledge of serialization, labeling, and cartoning equipment required.
Ability to read and interpret schematics, drawings, and machine operation manuals.
Strong computer, documentation, and communication skills.
Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to work independently or with a team.
Must be able to gown and work in protective gear as required by SOP.
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PeopleShare is the leading Staffing Agency in the region and has temporary to hire and permanent jobs across 8 states. Our openings include receptionist, data entry, customer service, collections, office managers, call center, administrative assistant, accounts payable clerk, accounts receivable clerk, file clerk, warehouse, assembly, production, pickers, packers, forklift, machine operators, and maintenance mechanics.
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