Automation Technician; Nights

Overview

At West, we’re a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives and has been at the center of our company for more than a century. We deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily. How will yours help write our future?

There’s no better place to join an inclusive community of professionals with opportunities for lifelong learning, growth and development. We empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our team members and their families through benefit programs. We are committed to giving back to the communities where we live and work and to sustainability efforts.

In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining operational efficiency of automated assembly lines, provide support to shift operations as requested by the shift leader/production manager, and develop long-term predictive/preventative maintenance plans for all assembly equipment.

• Maintain automation associated with assembly equipment, injection molding machines, and related auxiliary equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical and pneumatic equipment including programmable controls, power supplies, drives, valves, solenoids, and cylinders.
• Perform preventative maintenance on production equipment.
• Generate and complete Work Orders associated with both preventative and routine maintenance as required.
• Contribute to continuous process improvement efforts to reduce scrap, cycle times, improve efficiency, and eliminate waste within the production environment.
• Work as engineering liaison to:
  • Implement new processes & equipment
  • Improve existing processes and equipment
  • Optimize molding and assembly equipment functions
  • Provide modifications or improvements to existing procedures and documentation
• Provide technical advice or assistance, as directed by supervisor, to other West Pharmaceutical Services engineering personnel or to maintenance personnel.
• Assist other groups on individual customer quality problems that relate to the equipment.
• Provide a customer service attitude when interacting with internal and external customers while accomplishing work, production, and achieving quality standards.
• Maintain a clean, orderly, and safe workstation and environment at all times.
• Support and contribute to Lean Sigma programs and activities toward the delivery of targets.

• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to read/interpret electric and pneumatic schematics to perform equipment troubleshooting and repairs.
• Always comply with the company’s Safety and Quality policy.
• Follow all relevant standard operating procedures as per Company policy as they relate to the position.
• Experience with troubleshooting PLCs and Vision Systems software is a plus.

• 2-year technical degree

• 2+ years of troubleshooting and repairing automated equipment.

• Background in medical devices/pharmaceutical is a plus.
• Knowledge of quality systems requirements, FDA Quality System Regulation, cGMP and ISO 9002.
• Ability to comply with the company’s safety policy at all times.
• Ability to comply with the company’s quality policy at all times.

10%:
Up to 26 business days per year

Medium-Exerting up to 50 lb / 22 kg of force occasionally and/or up to 20 lbs / 9 kg of force frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs / 4 kg of force constantly to move objects.

Night Shift - Sunday to Tuesday and every other Saturday (4:45 pm until 6 am)

West is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you require accommodation in order to apply, please email Apply Where permitted by law, an offer of employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of background screening.