Packaging Mechanic I Pharmaceutical I OTC Products I Nutraceuticals

Veracity Ventures Inc.

Manassas, VA

Pay: $60,000-$97,000/yr

Shift: Full time

**Packaging Mechanic**

**Manassas, Virginia**

**Employment Type:** Full-Time

**Work Arrangement:** Onsite – Manufacturing / Production Facility

**Industry:** Pharmaceutical | OTC Products | Nutraceuticals | Consumer Healthcare

**Packaging Mechanic** to support the setup, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of assigned production and bottle packaging lines.

The Packaging Mechanic will be responsible for ensuring smooth and efficient operation of packaging equipment by performing machine setups, changeovers, preventive maintenance, mechanical adjustments, troubleshooting, and repairs.

The successful candidate must understand the individual components of a bottle packaging line, how the machines operate together, and how to configure a complete packaging line independently within the expected setup and changeover timelines.

This position requires hands-on experience with bottle packaging equipment in pharmaceutical, nutritional supplement, food, or related regulated manufacturing environments.

The Packaging Mechanic must also maintain compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), company SOPs, quality standards, safety requirements, and applicable regulatory procedures.

**The Packaging Mechanic may work with the following equipment:**

Bottle unscramblers

Electronic tablet counters

Slat fillers

Cappers

Cap induction sealers

Labeling machines

Neck and body banders

Heat shrink tunnels

Pack-off tables

Accumulation tables

Cartoners

QR code printers

Tray and case formers

Case packers

Case tapers

Dust collectors

Conveyors and pneumatic equipment

**Candidates should understand how individual machines operate and how they integrate into a complete bottle packaging line.**

**Education**

One of the following is required:

Associate's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a closely related field; OR

Technical training certificate or advanced diploma in a relevant mechanical, manufacturing, or maintenance discipline.

**Professional Experience**

• Minimum **2+ years of hands-on mechanical maintenance experience with bottle packaging lines**.
• Minimum **2+ years of experience in a maintenance mechanic role within nutritional supplements, food, pharmaceutical, or related manufacturing industries**.

Direct experience with packaging equipment troubleshooting, machine repairs, setup, changeovers, and disassembly.

Demonstrated ability to independently set up and configure complete bottle packaging lines.

Experience maintaining and troubleshooting multiple types of packaging equipment.

**Technical Knowledge & Skills**

Strong mechanical aptitude and understanding of machine operations.

Ability to disassemble, repair, troubleshoot, and reassemble packaging machinery.

Ability to read and interpret:

Mechanical blueprints.

• Electrical schematics.

Equipment operating and maintenance manuals.

Work orders and repair parts requests.

Familiarity with hand tools, power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment.

Ability to use measuring instruments such as micrometers, calipers, scales, and VOMs.

Ability to follow written technical instructions accurately.

Basic English reading and writing skills.

Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.

Understanding of cGMP and OSHA standards.

General computer proficiency.

**Preferred Qualifications**

Previous experience in pharmaceutical or OTC product manufacturing.

Experience with PLC-controlled packaging equipment.

Familiarity with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).

Experience with automated vision inspection systems.

Experience with pneumatic systems and basic electrical troubleshooting.

Experience working with tablet and capsule bottle packaging operations.

Experience supporting equipment installation and production line commissioning.

**PLC Knowledge:** Considered a plus, not a mandatory qualification.

**Ideal Candidate Profile**

The ideal candidate is a hands-on Packaging Mechanic with at least two years of direct bottle packaging line maintenance experience in a pharmaceutical, nutritional supplement, food, or related regulated manufacturing environment.

The candidate must be capable of independently performing complete packaging line setups and changeovers, troubleshooting mechanical and basic electrical issues, conducting preventive maintenance, and repairing equipment.

Candidates with experience operating and maintaining multiple machines within an integrated bottle packaging line should receive priority.

**Priority candidate backgrounds:**

Pharmaceutical Packaging Mechanic

Bottle Line Maintenance Mechanic

Packaging Equipment Technician

Manufacturing Maintenance Mechanic

Pharmaceutical Maintenance Technician

Packaging Line Setup Technician

• Mechanical Maintenance Technician – OTC / Nutraceutical Manufacturing