About the position
Our Manufacturing Operations teams are the people that make our products. We work in the manufacturing plants with a 'Safety First, Quality Always' mindset striving for continuous improvement. We work in the local plant connected to our global manufacturing network to ensure the highest quality of raw materials, intermediates and finished products. This is a night shift position, 12.5 hour (6:00PM - 6:30 AM) rotation (2-2-3). The VMF (Vaccine Manufacturing Facility) Associate Production Technician is an excellent entry-level opportunity for recent university graduates or experienced individuals that are interested in working in vaccine production and manufacturing operations. The individual in this position will support the vaccine manufacturing process through hands on processing activities.
Responsibilities
- Works collaboratively with all operations and support personnel, performing manual and automated processing of vaccine manufacturing equipment, performing general troubleshooting tasks, and supporting functions necessary for the production of vaccines.
- Executes all documentation and clerical functions necessary for proper accountability and traceability of product.
- Maintains, inventories, and transports all required processing equipment, materials, supplies and products needed to support manufacturing.
- Operates various computer-controlled process support/process equipment (i.e. washer, autoclave, vial filler, lyophilizer, capping/inspect machines, etc.).
- Assists in troubleshooting of equipment.
- Performs housekeeping in all work areas.
- Executes facility sanitization and decontamination according to approved procedures.
- Completes in-process testing and inspections supporting the vaccine manufacturing, validation, and development processes as required.
- Identifies and addresses compliance, environmental, safety, and process deviations as appropriate and escalates to appropriate personnel.
- Maintains, cleans and prepares equipment used in vaccine manufacturing process.
- Schedules and performs environmental monitoring during processing and records results in the computerized database system.
- Provides timely delivery of samples and other materials as required to appropriate laboratories, coordinating with Quality and Logistics as required.
- Attends and actively participates in safety & housekeeping walkthroughs, 5S, kaizen events, or any other operations, lean six-sigma, quality, safety or environmental training/initiatives as required.
- Serves on safety, quality and other committees as required.
Requirements
- A minimum High School Diploma or equivalent is required for this position.
- Must be willing to work 12-hour night shift (6:00PM to 630AM) on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule.
- Must be able to successfully pass Aseptic gowning qualification.
- Must be willing and able to lift 50 lbs.
- Must be willing to be vaccinated/blood tested for titer for products manufactured within the facility if needed.
- Must be willing to work various shifts.
- Must be able to demonstrate basic computer literacy (internet browsers, e-mail, word processing).
Nice-to-haves
- BioWorks Certificate (working in an FDA regulated industry).
