Cell Lab Technician - 1st Shift (6am-4:30pm, Monday-Thursday)

Elanco • Fort Dodge, IA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals! As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People. At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights. Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today! Your Role: Cell Lab Technician In this position, the incumbent will be trained in the set-up, operations, and troubleshooting of the equipment in the production areas. Additional duties will include documentation of work and specific computer functions. Must integrate company initiatives such as LEAN into work practices. Responsible for safely producing vaccines which meet all product specifications in accordance with current Good Manufacturing Practice standards. Shift: Monday-Thursday, 6am-4:30pm

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED plus 4 years relevant experience
• Basic computer skills with Word, Excel and Electronic Management Systems
• Ability to read, interpret and conform to batch records, Quality and Safety requirements.
• Requires basic knowledge of manufacturing function, acquaintance with and general understanding of aspects of the production process and ability to apply this knowledge to situations ordinarily encountered.

Nice To Haves

• Basic biological equipment knowledge and/or experience (i.e.: cell growth, centrifuge, concentration), basic understanding of biological organisms.

Responsibilities

• Perform duties associated with aseptic processes, weighing, measuring, counting, calculations, sampling, and verifications required for biological production processes in accordance with batch production records (BPR) and in compliance with current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) standards, all current safety standards and site procedures.
• Understands, performs and teaches others basic operation of production equipment and ensures all equipment, instruments and production materials are released and available for use.
• Look up and perform transactions within the electronic inventory management system.
• To oversee production processes, cleaning, environmental monitoring and personnel and perform in-process batch quality checks per the written procedures.
• Knows and follows safety rules, wears appropriate safety equipment and maintains proper safety practices at all times.
• Basic computer skills to create and update standard operating procedures and write deviation reports, and to complete all training as assigned to include general company procedures, area procedures, equipment operation, computer operation, safety, GMP and other as needed.
• To generate or collect new ideas about workplace and processes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees