Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. United Consulting Hub is seeking a motivated Junior Manufacturing Engineer to support pharmaceutical and life sciences manufacturing operations. The role supports manufacturing processes, scale-up, troubleshooting, continuous improvement, regulatory compliance, documentation, equipment qualification, validation, audits, and investigations.
Responsibilities
- Support day-to-day manufacturing activities for API and formulation processes
- Assist with process scale-up from laboratory to pilot and commercial production
- Support troubleshooting of process deviations, equipment issues, and production challenges
- Identify opportunities to improve yield, productivity, efficiency, and cycle time
- Assist with root cause analysis and corrective actions for process failures
- Support continuous improvement initiatives using basic Lean/Six Sigma principles
- Ensure manufacturing activities are performed in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
- Follow applicable U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations and quality requirements
- Assist in preparing, reviewing, and maintaining Batch Manufacturing Records (BMR)
- Support SOP development, revisions, and change control activities
- Assist with equipment qualification activities including IQ, OQ, and PQ
- Support process validation, audits, and investigations in collaboration with QA/QC teams
Skills
- Experience: 0–2 years
- A background in Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Biomedical, Biotechnology, or Mechanical Engineering
- Basic understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing and production processes
- Knowledge of unit operations such as mixing, granulation, filtration, and drying
- Familiarity with GMP, documentation practices, and regulatory compliance
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work with QA, QC, Engineering, and Production teams
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