Engineer, Technical Operations

Pharmavite • Opelika, AL

117d • $72,000 - $120,000

About The Position

Working at Pharmavite is an experience like no other. With a focus on complete nutrition for all, each endeavor is urgent and every day counts. You'll have the opportunity to work on the #1 selling national vitamin and supplement brand, Nature Made, as well as an exciting portfolio of other products that are shaping the future of the healthy living industry. Consumer-driven innovation, high quality products and a promising portfolio, all driven by a team with a shared sense of purpose -- that's Pharmavite. Join us to bring the gift of health to life. This role is not available for sponsorship, including I-983 participation.

Requirements

• Requires a four-year college or university degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or other closely related science fields
• Zero to two years industry experience in manufacturing technical support and/or process/product development, Quality Engineering, and/or testing

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of Lean concepts and application of DOE and QbD is a plus
• Use of hand-held data collection devices and instrumentation
• Understanding of MiniTab, AutoCad, and other process trending and analysis tools is a plus

Responsibilities

• Works across all dosage formats and packaging to develop a fundamental understanding of engineering principles and their applications across our product portfolio
• Develops robust subject matter knowledge within process applications to actively contribute to problem solving and root cause identification
• Learns and applies data-driven principles for analytical analysis, trending, and elementary statistical process control applications
• Develops and executes equipment qualification protocols and process validation, and cleaning validation protocols
• Develops and leads pilot experiments under the guidance of Process Engineers
• Supports generalized annual product review activities in conjunction with Quality and Operations
• Participates in focused improvement activities as prioritized through respective dosage format teams
• Executes management of the change process (change controls) to support production as needs arise
• Creates and updates master batch processing records under the guidance of Process Engineers
• Works with Formulators and Process Engineers to design and implement formulation changes
• Trains Technical Operations, Product Development, and Manufacturing staff on new processes and/or equipment technologies
• Occasional after-hours operations and or project support may be required
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Travel: Overnight travel, up to 10%, for training or to support other Pharmavite regional facilities is anticipated

Benefits

• Competitive compensation programs
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401K match
• Annual performance bonus
• Wellness benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees