
Drug Product Manufacturing Technician I/II/III
PCI Pharma Services · Madison, WI
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Pharma & life sciences
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level manufacturing role at PCI Pharma Services (pharma & life sciences) in Madison, WI.
- They ask for
- 2+ years
- Tools it names
- FDA / GMP, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$91k.
Median of the low and high ends of 50 live postings that list pay, out of 825 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Wisconsin plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 15 other live manufacturing postings in Wisconsin.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 63%
- Tooling 50%
- CNC 50%
- Machining 50%
- Robotics 31%
- GD&T 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: PCI Pharma Services in Madison
6 other open roles at this site · 1 person we found in manufacturing roles at PCI Pharma Services.
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- PLANT ENGINEER II/ III · Production · Senior
- Facilities Specialist · Reliability · Specialist
- QA Specialist I - ACM 2nd Shift · Quality · Specialist
- Manufacturing Technician IV - Lead M-F 4PM to 12:30 AM · Manufacturing · Technician
- QA Specialist I - ACM · Quality · Specialist
Full description from PCI Pharma ServicesAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The essential duties and
responsibilities
include the following but other duties may be assigned.
- ◆Maintains and adheres to safe work habits and all applicable PCI safety procedures and guidelines.
- ◆Demonstrates general knowledge of aseptic techniques.
- ◆Prepares solutions, aseptic filling, and labeling of vials under sterile and non-sterile conditions, routine solution and filtration, vial and component preparation and sterilization.
- ◆Assembles, disassembles, and operates aseptic filling equipment and lyophilizer equipment in classified cleanroom and controlled non classified environments. Operates vial capper, unloads product from lyophilizers and liquid fill line.
- ◆Prepares equipment and components for sterilization and Lyophilization.
- ◆Operates processing equipment including autoclaves, ovens, vial washers, and depyrogenation, centrifuges, mills equipment.
- ◆Assists in the formulation and dispensing of product in a clean room environment per SOPs and MBRs
- ◆Sanitizes production areas and prepares equipment for production.
- ◆Completes and maintain documentation related to assigned work, including logbooks, batch records, etc.
- ◆Adheres to verbal instructions and written procedures in operating production equipment and performing processing steps; accurately completes appropriate production documentation.
- ◆Identifies, escalates and documents events that deviate from normal operation; participate as needed in investigations.
- ◆Maintains compliance, cleanliness and orderliness of operational areas per appropriate SOPs.
- ◆Performs COP, CIP, and SIP operations to prepare equipment for manufacturing operations.
- ◆Reviews and revises pertinent SOPs and production batch records as required.
- ◆Inspire and constantly strive to make PCI a great place to work and respected for the quality of its people and products and clients.
- ◆Successfully participates in media fill/aseptic proficiency test
Special Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee must be physically capable to perform the duties listed below with or without reasonable accommodations which may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- ◆Ability to wear personal protective equipment such as safety glasses/goggles, gloves, and safety shoes.
- ◆Ability to gown and gain entry to controlled manufacturing areas.
- ◆Ability to lift, pull or push equipment requiring up to 25-50 lbs of force.
- ◆Ability to stand for 6 hours in a production suite.
- ◆Ability to work any shift (up to 10 hours) as required dependent on business needs.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- ◆Interacts with cross functional support teams such as Operations, QA, QC, Engineering, R&D, Validation, etc.
- ◆This is an individual contributor role.
Qualifications
The
requirements
listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required for the stated position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- ✓0 – 2+ years of working experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment ideally in the pharmaceutical or medical device industry.
- ✓Minimum of a High school diploma/equivalency.
- ✓Ability to weigh and measure raw materials and operate basic Benchtop instruments.
- ✓Able to follow written instructions. Seeks help with more complex and non-routine tasks.
- ✓Ability to adapt to a changing process daily (i.e., Formulations vary depending on client product)
- ✓Able to work under the scrutiny of clients daily
- ✓Expected to be flexible with the process and adjust work hours accordingly
- ✓Good verbal and written skills
- ✓Pay attention to detail. Demonstrates a good mechanical aptitude.
- ✓Commits to conducting PCI business according to the highest legal and ethical standards, and to continually pursue excellence in the manufacturing and delivery of PCI products and services.
- ✓Honesty, integrity, respect and courtesy with leadership and peers
- ✓Openly receives and implements feedback, resilient, able to move past mistakes; applies learning.
- ✓Self-starter, able to work in a fast dynamic work setting
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Life changing therapies. Global impact. Bridge to thousands of biopharma companies and their patients.
We are PCI.
Our investment is in People who make an impact, drive progress and create a better tomorrow. Our strategy includes building teams across our global network to pioneer and shape the future of PCI.
The Drug Product Manufacturing Technician learns and performs a variety of tasks with supervision and in accordance with the manufacturing instruction set inclusive of current GMP/ISO requirement and standards and following all safety guidelines of PCI. With supervision, the technician performs routine and critical manufacturing operations, including but not limited to work functions in equipment prep, formulation, aseptic compounding, and filling activities for biopharma and medical device products. Works with Master production records and standard operating procedures. Conducts self in accordance with the Guardian values and behaviors.
- •Hiring various levels based on relevant experience
Travel –
- •Ability to adapt to a changing process daily (i.e., Formulations vary depending on client product)
- •Able to work under the scrutiny of clients daily
- •Expected to be flexible with the process and adjust work hours accordingly
