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. Production hours are 7am - 3:30pm

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.