PCI Pharma Services · 18 hours ago
PHL_Engineering Technician
Philadelphia, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expPCI Pharma Services is a global company focused on life-changing therapies and impacting biopharma companies and their patients. The Engineering Technician will provide technical and operational support for production and maintenance, focusing on process improvement, equipment optimization, and safety enhancements.
BiotechnologyMedical DeviceHealthcarePharmaceuticalLife ScienceLogisticsHealth CarePackaging Services
Responsibilities
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
Assist with 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
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
Assists with 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
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
Qualification
Required
Associate or technical degree in mechanical science, electrical science or instrumentation control, or minimum of 5-8 years of experience with automated packaging equipment
Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in a Lean and/or Six Sigma environment
Minimum of 5-8 years of relevant experience with packaging equipment
Preferred
Lean Six Sigma Background preferred
Pharmaceutical and/or food packaging background preferred
Company
PCI Pharma Services
PCI Pharma Services is a provider of outsourced services to the global pharmaceutical market.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
PCI Pharma Services has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2021 (1)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Bain Capital,Kohlberg & Company
2025-07-14Series Unknown
2020-08-24Acquired
2014-08-10Seed
Leadership Team
Gil Valadez
Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
2025-07-22
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