West Pharma Tooling Engineer Technician 

United States, Pennsylvania, Williamsport 

577207630

The Tooling Engineering Technician objective is to support the operations, tool room, and engineering departments to ensure plant meets company goals and objectives. In this role, you will be part of a team that relies on effective teamwork and global collaboration in a fast pace and dynamic environment. This role is responsible to manage key customer requirements, including preventative maintenance tracking, validated and unvalidated spare components, and validations of customer molds. Heavy communication directly with customer is required for this position.

• Maintain and support existing tooling.
• Participate in new mold design reviews.
• Monitor preventative maintenance schedules.
• Work with the local Tooling Engineers participating in factory acceptance trials and site acceptance trials.
• Support Process Engineers and technicians during initial mold sampling, trials and validation runs to document, troubleshoot and resolve problems as they arise.
• Support operations to resolve problems and issues as related to mold design and function as assigned.
• Maintain mold drawing system and update mold designs for internal ECN’s.
• Support process improvements, cost reductions/savings, scrap reductions, etc. through the implementation of LEAN concepts.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Education: Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline to include: mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, industrial, or plastics; or three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• No min required 3-5 years of relevant work experience required
• Prior manufacturing experience in an industrial setting (pharmaceutical industry experience preferred) required
• Experience with using SolidWorks and AutoCAD required

• Must have excellent organizational interpersonal and problem-solving skills and be able to interface with employees in all levels of the organization
• Excellent computer skills required including all MS Office applications
• Effective personal time management skills
• Ability to quickly adapt to changes in a dynamic environment
• Must be able to negotiate and effectively resolve conflicts when required
• Must be able to speak English fluently
• Good understanding in machining and fabrication equipment and methods (e.g. milling, turning, grinding, eroding, etc.).
• Familiar with cGMP, ISO, and FDA standards.
• Familiar with AutoCAD, Finite Element Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics, and PDM Pro.
• Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description
• Able to comply with the company’s safety policy at all times

• Higher National Certificate in Engineering Discipline. Upon Hire preferred

• Support and contribute in Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target
• According to the principles of health and safety at work (substantiated by the Safety Leadership Statement), the job holder is aware of his/her particular responsibility regarding work safety and acts accordingly at all times
• The job holder is aware of his/her special responsibility for quality according to the company’s quality policy and conducts his/her activities in accordance with the company quality policy at all times.
• The job holder respects all specifications arising from the cGMP requirements and from the specifications DIN ISO 15378 and DIN EN ISO 9001 as per its current state and also as it applies to any future amendments. Support and contribute in Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target.
• Able to routinely use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Position operates in a professional office environment. May stand or sit for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with written and oral skills, make quick decisions, interpret data, read and write, speak in front of groups, express and exchange ideas, understand direction and adhere to procedures.
• Organizational skills will enable planning, prioritization and achievement of goals especially of importance for the successful execution of related activities
• Read and interpret data, information and documents.
• Must maintain the ability to work well with others in a variety of situations.
• Must be able to multi-task, work under time constraints, problem solve, and prioritize.
• Ability to make independent and sound judgments.
• Observe and interpret situations, analyze and solve problems