Associate Maintenance Engineer (Manufacturing)

Description:

The Associate Maintenance Engineer supports the upkeep, optimization, and reliability of pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment and utilities. The successful candidate will assist in the maintenance, troubleshooting, continuous improvement and plays a crucial part in ensuring smooth production of oral solid dosage forms and transdermal systems, including birth control patches. This role is critical to ensuring equipment reliability, operational efficiency, and compliance with GMP and regulatory standards.

Essential Functions:

• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues and coordinate repairs to minimize downtime.
• Assist in the preventive and corrective maintenance of production equipment such as tablet presses, coating machines, high-shear granulators, and transdermal patch coating, converting and packaging lines.
• Support root cause analysis (RCA) and lead implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) related to equipment failures.
• Maintain accurate documentation in line with GMP practices, including maintenance logs, work orders, and calibration records.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, and quality teams to ensure reliable equipment performance.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Participate in installation and qualification of new equipment (IQ/OQ/PQ).
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and root cause investigations.
• Ensure adherence to all EHS (Environmental, Health & Safety) policies and promote safe working practices.
• Maintain spare parts inventory levels and suggest reordering as needed.
• Manage external contractors and vendors, ensuring adherence to safety and regulatory standards.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and environmental standards and company policies.

 

Education:

• Bachelors Degree (BA/BS) Engineering, Pharmaceutics, Industrial Pharmacy, or related field. - Required

Experience:

• 1 year or more in Engineering, Pharmaceutics, Industrial Pharmacy, or related field.

The base salary for this position ranges from $65,000 to $80,000 per year. In addition, Amneal offers a short-term incentive opportunity, such as a bonus or performance-based award, with this position within the first 12 months. Amneal ranges reflect the Company's good faith estimate of what Amneal reasonably believes that it will pay for said position at the time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors, including but not limited to, qualifications, experience, geographic location and other relevant skills. At the heart of our Total Rewards commitment is a comprehensive, flexible and competitive benefits program for eligible positions that enables you to choose the plans and coverage that meet your personal needs. This includes above-market, diverse and robust health and insurance benefits to meet the varied needs of our employees as well as a significant 401(k) matching contribution to help our employees save for retirement. We also promote employee well-being with programs that help you enjoy your career alongside life's many other commitments and opportunities.