Formulation Tech (R3 day shift)

Pfizer • Rocky Mount, NC

21h • $25 - $41 • Onsite

About The Position

Why Patients Need You Our breakthroughs would not make it to the hands of patients without our pharmaceutical manufacturing team. We rely on a team of dedicated and agile members, who understand the importance and impact of their role in Pfizer’s mission. Patients need colleagues like you who take pride in their work and always look to improve outcomes. You will help to ensure that patients and physicians have the medicines they need, when they need them. What You Will Achieve The Production Technician R3 Solutions is required to comply with Hospira policies, procedures, quality standards, Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), as well as safety and environmental regulations. The Production Technician will operate equipment that mixes active pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients and other components to specified standards following written directions from a batch record. How You Will Achieve It Responsible for the operation of production equipment, performing routine maintenance, preventative maintenance, change over’s, adjustments, and repairs of production and process equipment, for the facility and/or utility equipment Responsible for weighing, measuring, and charging ingredients and inspecting solution complete dissolution. Responsible for the pre/post cleaning of all equipment necessary for batch manufacture. Responsible for maintaining proper process parameters. (i.e. mixing time, speed, temperature and any other applicable variables. Prepares tanks, cleans tanks, and area related equipment before and after solution manufacturing. Weighs drugs, cleans and sets up test filter, withdraws samples, performs some testing (ph, conductivity, oxidizable substances, etc) as needed for solution manufacture. Performs in process pH checks for solutions and makes adjustments as needed. Keeps accurate records as needed for solution manufacture and prepares solutions as directed by work order. Documents work in the work order packages as needed. Keeps accurate records as needed for solution manufacture and prepares solutions as directed by work order. Documents work in the work order packages as needed. Must proactively support shutdowns by creating punch-lists, ensuring spare parts are ordered/working with the maintenance team to support and organize maintenance shutdown activities.

Requirements

• High School/GED required
• Experience with complex SVP solution formulation is required.
• A high working knowledge of HMI operation is preferred.
• Must be able to work with computerized drug weigh programs.
• Have some knowledge of chemistry, the metric system, scales, and the filtration process.
• Must be able to evaluate prepared solutions to confirm dissolution of all drug components.
• Must be able to confirm cleaned equipment meets the requirements of “visually clean”.
• Operators are required to wear personal protective equipment as indicated by area standard operating procedures.
• Must have the ability to recognize when processes, procedures, equipment, product, commodities, etc are out of specifications.
• Must be able to read, interpret, and perform job duties as prescribed in the operating procedure.
• Must demonstrate experience and competence in following detailed instructions.
• Must be able to read and interpret equipment data and demonstrate ability to communicate work requirement and problems in a concise and accurate manner.
• Must be able to work in a controlled temperature environment wearing clean room attire.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with supporting engineering teams and development of new processes preferred
• 2 years of Pharmaceutical Production Experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the operation of production equipment, performing routine maintenance, preventative maintenance, change over’s, adjustments, and repairs of production and process equipment, for the facility and/or utility equipment
• Responsible for weighing, measuring, and charging ingredients and inspecting solution complete dissolution.
• Responsible for the pre/post cleaning of all equipment necessary for batch manufacture.
• Responsible for maintaining proper process parameters. (i.e. mixing time, speed, temperature and any other applicable variables.
• Prepares tanks, cleans tanks, and area related equipment before and after solution manufacturing.
• Weighs drugs, cleans and sets up test filter, withdraws samples, performs some testing (ph, conductivity, oxidizable substances, etc) as needed for solution manufacture.
• Performs in process pH checks for solutions and makes adjustments as needed.
• Keeps accurate records as needed for solution manufacture and prepares solutions as directed by work order.
• Documents work in the work order packages as needed.
• Must proactively support shutdowns by creating punch-lists, ensuring spare parts are ordered/working with the maintenance team to support and organize maintenance shutdown activities.

Benefits

• this position offers eligibility for overtime, weekend, holiday and other pay premiums depending on the work schedule and the Company’s policies
• We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments.
• Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage.

What This Job Offers

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