Filling Technician II

Thermo Fisher Scientific•Rockford, IL

5d•$18 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer. Location/Division Specific Information: Rockford, Illinois

Requirements

Minimum of 1 year of work experience in a manufacturing, operations, production, lab setting or related field
High school diploma or equivalent required.
Must be able to work within a team towards common goals
Must be able to work independently
Ability to work in a variety of environments, including a controlled environment (clean room, etc)
Basic PC skills
Good verbal and written communication skills
Basic Knowledge of the metric system
Ability to multitask – organize/process several jobs at once

Nice To Haves

Experience in a cGMP environment
Experience in a manufacturing environment utilizing filling equipment, preferred
Experience with continuous improvement concepts, preferred—i.e. Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, etc.
Mechanical aptitude, preferred
Individual should be able to handle working in a fast paced environment
Drive towards continual personal and departmental improvement

Responsibilities

Set up and operate an assortment of dispensing equipment. This equipment would include fully automated filling lines
Ability to process jobs utilizing less complex equipment – pipetters, peristaltic pumps, , automated labelers, etc.
Complete required paperwork related to the department
Display knowledge of raw materials, staging, work-in-process, storage areas, production steps, and the general ability to process jobs independently
Ability to accurately describe machine failure(s) to appropriate department for trouble shooting purposes
Ability to conduct in process quality control inspection of finished goods
Completion of metrology work orders as assigned including; calibration and preventative maintenance of filling equipment, balances, etc.
Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment when required. This may include using a full-face respirator
Bring forth departmental improvement initiatives by utilizing Lean, Six Sigma, or 5S initiatives
Ability to act and think independently

Benefits

Competitive Pay
Performance Related Bonus where eligible
Annual merit performance-based increase
Medical benefits
Paid Time Off/Annual Leave
Employee Referral Bonus
Career Advancement Opportunities
A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount