Maintenance Technician - ChemRite
ChemRite CoPac is looking for a Maintenance Technician, responsible for supporting a GMP-regulated liquid blending and filling manufacturing operation that provides contract packaging, blending, and filling services for OTC, cosmetic, and specialty chemical products. ChemRite CoPac partners with customers to manufacture high-quality liquid products across a variety of package types while maintaining strict adherence to FDA, GMP, and customer-specific quality requirements.
This position is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing production, packaging, and facility equipment, with a strong emphasis on executing and adhering to the site’s Preventive Maintenance (PM) program. The Maintenance Technician plays a critical role in ensuring equipment reliability, minimizing unplanned downtime, supporting compliant operations, and protecting product quality and customer trust.
Basic Qualifications - Required:
- High school diploma or GED required
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Word, Excel) for documentation, communication, and data entry.
- 2–5 years of hands-on maintenance experience in a GMP or regulated manufacturing environment
- Able to work first shift and some overtime if needed. Hourly details will be provided at time of interview.
Basic Qualifications - Preferred:
- Technical school certification, apprenticeship, or associate degree in Industrial Maintenance, Mechanical Technology, Electrical Technology, Machine repair, or a related field is a plus.
- Prior experience supporting pharmaceutical, cosmetic, OTC, food, or chemical operations preferred
- Bilingual in English and Spanish encouraged
Key Responsibilities:
Manufacturing Equipment:
- Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues on liquid blending and filling equipment.
- Repairs and maintains production equipment such as fillers, cappers, labelers, tape machines, pumps, and blending tanks.
- Support daily equipment changeovers, setups, and adjustments to ensure smooth production operations.
- Respond to unplanned equipment downtime and perform root cause troubleshooting to minimize production impact.
- Perform basic fabrication, part replacement, alignment, lubrication, and calibration support as required.
- On the job training will be provided for all specialized equipment.
- Sets up daily production lines to run at set speed and quoted efficiency; monitors lines hourly to ensure equipment is running properly.
- Respond quickly to mechanical issues, identifies problems and appropriate solutions.
- Execute scheduled Preventive Maintenance activities on manufacturing, filling, packaging, and utility equipment per approved PM procedures and schedules.
- Perform all work in accordance with GMP, FDA, and company quality standards.
- Maintain equipment in a clean, sanitary, and inspection-ready condition always.
- Maintain tools, spare parts, and maintenance areas in an organized and compliant manner.
- Ensure maintenance activities do not compromise product quality, safety, or regulatory compliance.
- Adhere to all safety policies, including LOTO, and PPE requirements.
Building Maintenance:
- Support facility projects, renovations, and equipment installations
- Ensure facility systems are maintained in a GMP-compliant, clean, and inspection-ready condition
- Coordinate with external contractors and vendors for specialized repairs and preventative maintenance activities
- Respond to facility repair requests in a timely manner to support safe and efficient operations
- Conduct routine inspections of the facility to identify maintenance needs, safety hazards, or compliance risks
- Maintain and repair facility utilities such as HVAC, compressed air, water, steam, and electrical distribution systems
- Perform routine and corrective maintenance on building systems including walls, floors, doors, docks, and structural components
Required Competencies:
Organizational Commitment: aligning behavior with Company needs and priorities
- Acts consistently with company values and norms; effectively uses organizational guidelines and procedures to solve problems.
- Actively supports and implements company decisions; places shared goals before narrower interests.
- Demonstrates good judgment in decision making and pursues win-win outcomes.
- Demonstrates a strong sense of urgency and detail orientation
- Actively participates in group discussions and brings ideas to management's attention.
Communication/Interpersonal Skills: interacting respectfully and professionally.
- Communicates respectfully with people at all levels both internally and externally.
- Gathers and gives relevant information to others in a timely manner (co-workers, customers, vendors).