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Jr Assoc, Vision Engineer

Requisition ID:

69255

Date:

Apr 29, 2025

Location:

Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, US

Department:

Engineering

Description:

At West, we’re a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West’s indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. 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. Supported by benefit programs, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our team members and their families.

We believe in giving back to help those in need in the communities where we live and work. And are equally committed to creating a healthier environment and planet through our sustainability efforts.

Job Summary

In this role, you will assist in the maintenance and enhancing current vision inspection systems in the manufacturing process to improve process control and finished goods quality. Assist with Troubleshooting mechanical and electrical systems on vision inspection systems. Contribute to upstream process improvements through use of Lean Sigma tools and understanding of rejected product root cause. Works as part of a global team and provide technical support to various functional teams. Creating and drafting and executing validation protocols and reports where required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

+ Assist in the implementation and maintaining the vision control strategy through accurate project records and Gantt charts and other tools.

+ Apply and support lean manufacturing initiatives, identifying vision reject reduction opportunities through process improvements, tuning of configurations, or other strategies. Help Improve the speed and reliability of vision system changeovers

+ Ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, improve vision system mechanical, hardware, software components. With guidance from more senior members of the team and management

+ Collaborate with, and when necessary, manage site resources to ensure timely and successful validation of new equipment and processes.

+ Complete documentation for OQ and PQ runs, including measurement and inspection, and assist the Process Engineer in the setup and execution of all validation activities.

+ Utilize software to route and control documents for revisions and approval of technical literature.

+ Ability to specify, test machine vision systems and components, including the ability to write and revise software configurations with guidance from more senior members of the team and management.

+ Communicate appropriately with customers (internal and external) to determine documentation requirements.

+ Other duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities

Education

+ Bachelor's Degree related to technical field or equivalent experience preferred

+ High School Diploma GED or equivalent experience required

Work Experience

+ No min required 1 year experience in manufacturing environment and understanding of good manufacturing practices. preferred and

+ No min required 1 - 3 years of experience within vision inspection related field preferred and

+ No min required Mechanical / Electrical equipment automation programming (VBA, PLC) troubleshooting experience. preferred and

+ No min required Machine integration experience in a cGMP/Pharmaceutical manufacturing environment preferred

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

+ Operate within approved time schedules and project budgets

+ Proficiency with PC and Microsoft Office; Knowledge of QMS Master Control, MeasureLink and other Quality systems is preferred.

+ Experience with ISO 9000 standards and GMP’s

+ Strong attention to detail; Strong problem identification/analysis and solving skills with hands-on approach.

+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Maintain an organized and clean quality Lab.

+ Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment; Ability to interface with all personnel levels.

+ Motivated self-starter with ability to work independently on multiple assignments in a team environment.

+ Consult and cooperate with corporate / customer / supplier personnel as authorized and required. Maintain effective communication and working relations

+ Exhibits regular, reliable, punctual and predictable attendance

+ Maintain an awareness of “state of the art” technology as it applies to our industry. Take part in educational programs pertinent to process projects.

+ Operate within approved time schedules and project budgets.

License and Certifications

Travel Requirements

10%: Up to 26 business days per year

Physical Requirements

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

Additional Requirements

+ Ability to work on location and operate equipment or gown as needed

+ Ability to learn, understand, and remember normal tasks

+ Ability to hear, speak, and understand conversation in English in a normal tone of voice

+ Must be able to multi-task, work under time constraints, problem solve, and prioritize

+ Read and interpret data, information and documents

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West is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. 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 have a special need that requires accommodation in order to apply to West, please send an email to [email protected] . Where permitted by law, an offer of employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of background screening and/or a pre-employment drug screening.