Do pharmaceutical company instruments not require maintenance?
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If you browse pharmaceutical company job listings, you won’t find a single one seeking instrument technicians ? Don’t pharmaceutical companies need instruments? Do the instruments not require any maintenance?
How can the original poster hold such a view? The instruments in pharmaceutical companies also need maintenance, including routine maintenance and periodic calibration. However, pharmaceutical companies have high requirements regarding the technical specifications and reliability of instruments, and some of these instruments need to obtain relevant certifications. The technical skills and proficiency of instrument maintenance personnel in pharmaceutical companies are relatively high, and they possess strong expertise; as a rule, these companies do not hire instrument technicians from other enterprises.
There are still slight differences between the instruments used in the pharmaceutical industry and those in the chemical industry; in these industries, companies often train their own staff or recruit employees from outside, and they offer high salaries. Moreover, they often do not recognize work experience acquired elsewhere.
Pharmaceutical companies are usually maintained by equipment manufacturers, so their maintenance technicians are generally only responsible for accompanying the manufacturers during maintenance tasks; the equipment purchased by pharmaceutical companies is typically quite reliable.
That’s true; it matches what I’ve found out these past couple of days
I have been working in chemical process instrumentation for almost 10 years, and I am thinking about changing jobs. I went to the pharmaceutical city to ask around, and it turned out that most companies don’t need any special maintenance for the instruments; instead, the equipment is managed by the same team, and if there are problems, they contact the manufacturer directly for on-site maintenance. Upon careful consideration, the existence of such a pattern suggests that the failure rate of instruments in pharmaceutical companies is not high
In the past, pharmaceutical companies did not have a high level of automation, but they are now undergoing upgrades and improvements; it is likely that such automation will be available soon
What experiences have you had over the past ten years? :lol