Senior Maintenance Technician, Packaging - 3rd Shift
Simtra BioPharma Solutions · Bloomington, IN
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Pharma & life sciences
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at Simtra BioPharma Solutions (pharma & life sciences) in Bloomington, IN. Develop, monitor, and perform preventative maintenance procedures to reduce downtime and extend equipment life.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Robotics, Automation
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 70 other live reliability postings in Indiana.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- PLC 52%
- ✓ Team leadership 48%
- Welding 38%
- Root cause 21%
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Stands out: this posting asks for Union environment, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Simtra BioPharma Solutions in Bloomington
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Full description from Simtra BioPharma SolutionsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
The role
The Senior Maintenance Technician - Packaging works as a key member of a high-performance team responsible for supporting daily packaging operations in a pharmaceutical production environment. This position reports to the Maintenance & Automation Supervisor. This position works 3rd shift (Sunday - Thursday 11pm-7:30am) and will have pre-scheduled required weekend OT shifts during campaign seasons.
The
responsibilities
- ◆Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair automated inspection packaging equipment including densters/renesters, AIMs, labelers, conveyors, thermoformers, cartoners , and robotic systems.
- ◆Identify and implement continuous improvement projects
- ◆Support equipment startups, changeovers, and line optimization efforts
- ◆Collaborate with production, engineering and quality teams to resolve equipment and process issues
- ◆Develop, monitor, and perform preventative maintenance procedures to reduce downtime and extend equipment life
- ◆Review and track equipment component failures and help make recommendations for increased long-term reliability
- ◆Maintain appropriate equipment documentation and change control according to internal procedures
- ◆Complete all work orders within a timely manner while maintaining accurate maintenance logs and documentation
- ◆Participate in spare part analysis and inventory development
- ◆Assist with installation and commissioning of new automated packaging equipment
- ◆Ensure all equipment operates in compliance with safety and quality standards
The
Requirements
- ✓Must have a high school diploma or GED (Technical Associates degree preferred)
- ✓5+ years industrial maintenance experience (or equivalent) in a multi craft environment
- ✓Experience preferred with automated inspection and packaging equipment
- ✓Strong understanding of electrical systems, sensors, drives, and control systems.
- ✓Ability to read and interpret schematics, blueprints, and technical manuals.
- ✓Effective communication skils
- ✓Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook and the ability to use enterprise software (examples include: D365, BPLM, Veeva, Trackwise, etc.)
Physical / Safety
Requirements
- ✓Must be able to lift, push/pull, and carry up to 50 pounds
- ✓May be required to stand for over 4 hours per day
- ✓Must be able to lift 20 pounds overhead
- ✓Must be able to wear personal protective as required.
- ✓Duties may require overtime work, including nights and weekends
- ✓Use of hands and fingers to manipulate office equipment and hand tools is required.
responsibilities
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Simtra BioPharma Solutions (Simtra) is a world-class Contract Development Manufacturing Organization, partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to bring their sterile injectable products to market. With facilities in Bloomington, Indiana, US and Halle/Westfalen, Germany, we offer a wide range of delivery systems including pre-filled syringes, liquid/lyophilized vials, diluents for reconstitution, powder-filled vials and sterile crystallization.
Our product types include biologics and small molecules, cytotoxics, highly potent compounds, diluents for reconstitution and vaccines – which are all directly injected into patients worldwide. As such, there is a strong emphasis on quality and continuous improvement at Simtra. We hold ourselves to the highest quality and regulatory standards.
While our primary focus is cGMP manufacturing, we offer many support services including formulation and development, lyophilization optimization, global regulatory support and secondary packaging. Our teams are driven to help clients scale, innovate and bring life-changing medicines to patients worldwide.
Why join Team Simtra? Because we
Make it HAPPEN – We bring a growth mindset to every opportunity, developing new skillsets and exceeding our expectations and those of our customers.
Make it TOGETHER – We work as one, respecting each voice and tapping into our unique strengths across teams—so we can solve problems in new ways.
Make it RIGHT – We hold ourselves to a high standard of excellence, fulfilling our commitments to the customer, their patients, and our team members.
Make it COUNT – We take pride in our day-to-day work, knowing the impact we make – taking on challenges big and small to improve patient health.
In return, you’ll be eligible for [1]
- •Day One Benefits
- •Medical & Dental Coverage
- •Flexible Spending Accounts
- •Life and AD&D Insurance
- •Supplemental Life Insurance
- •Spouse Life Insurance
- •Child Life Insurance
- •401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
- •Time Off Program
- •Paid Holidays
- •Paid Time Off
- •Paid Parental Leave and more
- •Adoption Reimbursement Program
- •Education Assistance Program
- •Employee Assistance Program
- •Community and Volunteer Service Program
- •Employee Ownership Plan
- •Additional Benefits
- •Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- •Voluntary Insurance Benefits
- •Vision Coverage
- •Accident
- •Critical Illness
- •Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- •Identity Theft Protection
- •Legal and more
- •Onsite Campus Amenities
- •Workout Facility
- •Cafeteria
- •Credit Union
[1] Current benefit offerings are in effect through 12/31/26
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