Aseptic Technician I

Zoetis•Charles City, IA

About The Position

The Aseptic Technician I executes department-specific tasks in accordance with applicable cGMPs, corporate and site procedures, regulations, and policies. In Blending, the technician formulates and prepares vaccines for the filling department by batching antigens and excipients according to regulatory filings and local procedures in a clean room or other classified area. The work involves portable and stationary equipment and steam. The role includes performing aseptic and clean-room procedures in a GMP facility, maintaining cGMP documentation, following batch records and SOPs, operating departmental equipment, and collaborating and communicating with multiple departments. Blending duties also include staging inventory, assembling vaccines in a Class D environment, maintaining inventory accuracy, and setting up, operating, and taking down equipment.

Requirements

High school education or GED required.
Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration skills required.
Strong communication skills required.
Able to sit, stand, and walk for long periods.
Able to wear a respirator and don required PPE, including a Tyvek gown.
Able to reach above shoulder level, bend or stoop, push or pull, and handle or grip frequently.
Able to work a scheduled 40 hours and overtime as needed.
Able to frequently lift and carry 5 to 25 lbs.
Able to perform regular reaching, bending, stooping, and twisting, and repetitive motions involving substantial movement of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Nice To Haves

Post-high-school education in the sciences or another related discipline.
Good mathematics, science, and computer skills.

Responsibilities

Execute aseptic techniques and clean-room or support-area procedures in a GMP facility.
Maintain appropriate departmental cGMP documentation.
Execute written procedures, including Batch Records and SOPs.
Follow financial procedures and site safety procedures.
Set up, operate, and take down departmental equipment.
Work effectively in a team and communicate with multiple departments.
Stage inventory for a blend according to manufacturing directions.
Use aseptic processing skills in a clean room to assemble vaccines and/or large-volume vaccine assemblies in a Class D environment.
Maintain accurate inventory.
Set up, operate, and tear down equipment such as scales, mills, homogenizers, pumps, transfer lines, and tanks.
Formulate and prepare vaccines for the filling department by batching antigens and excipients according to regulatory filings and local procedures.