Compounder (12-Hour Overnight Shift)

Fresenius Kabi USA•Melrose Park, IL

About The Position

The Compounder accurately weighs, checks, and mixes chemical compounds for product formulations. The role includes setting up and monitoring mixing machinery, calibrating formulation equipment, adjusting product pH and oxygen levels as required, and maintaining accurate production documentation. Compounders follow departmental and company SOPs, cGMPs, and GDP standards, and work with Antineoplastic products while assisting in the Nanotechnology department. The position is for a 12-hour overnight shift.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Experience working in manufacturing-related industries.
Ability to accurately weigh and measure chemicals in powder and liquid form.
Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English effectively to perform essential job functions, including independently understanding English-language policies, procedures, training materials, and workplace communications.
Ability to work in respirators, including half-mask and full forced-air breathing apparatus, and follow clean-room gowning procedures.
Ability to maintain mental focus and alertness throughout work duties.
Ability to lift more than 75 pounds and move 55-gallon drums on and off pallets.
Ability to move or handle large motors and assemble and disassemble large equipment and tanks.

Responsibilities

Accurately formulate all production lots.
Set up, load, operate, and monitor mixing equipment for product formulations.
Weigh and mix exact quantities of chemicals according to specified formulas, and verify mixing equipment output.
Calibrate, operate, and monitor formulation equipment such as scales and meters.
Adjust product pH for in-process testing before releasing product to production lines.
Adjust oxygen levels of oxygen-sensitive products before releasing them to production.
Support batch formulation using volumetric and gravimetric processes as specified in batch records.
Clean and sanitize tanks, equipment, and chemical containers in accordance with current SOPs and cGMPs.
Record production volumes and comply with current GDP standards.
Maintain accurate and timely formulation batch records, production logbooks, and other required documentation.
Perform other duties within the compounding department as needed to support adherence to the production schedule.
Work with Antineoplastic products and assist in the Nanotechnology department.