Lab Assistant

ALK-Abello, Inc•Port Washington, NY

18d•$19 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

ALK is seeking a full-time Lab Assistant to join its team in Port Washington, New York. The position supports manufacturing operations by cleaning, sterilizing, preparing, and maintaining laboratory and production equipment and materials in accordance with manufacturing SOPs. The role also includes oven loading and documentation, SAP transactions, and cross-trained backup work in media preparation, vial washing, and vial tray handling. The successful candidate is comfortable in a fast-paced environment, can multitask, and pays close attention to detail. The regular schedule is a second shift from 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. During training, the employee will work a morning shift starting at 6:30 a.m. The role requires attendance at periodic cGMP/SOP training sessions and company meetings. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Must be able to stand for long periods and perform repetitive tasks.
Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
Must be able to work around hazardous chemicals and allergenic antigens, and be medically qualified to use a respirator and hearing protection without restriction.
Some math aptitude.
Ability to read and write English.
Knowledge of all related manufacturing SOPs is required.
Must be able to accomplish each listed assignment.

Responsibilities

Clean and sterilize flasks, graduates, syringes, stoppers/droppers, and filling set-ups; filter rubber detergent used in stopper cleaning; replace tubing routinely; and set up or repair glassware according to manufacturing SOPs.
Prepare items for sterilization, including taping, wrapping, using indicators, sealing stopper/dropper bags, and maintaining log books.
Load vials into the dry heat oven, check the work, and complete the log book.
Load stoppers and droppers into the vacuum oven and complete the log book.
Change oven charts.
Perform SAP-related duties, including COR6N and Goods Movement transactions for seals, stoppers, droppers, and vials.
Provide backup media preparation, vial washing, and vial tray handling duties.
Wash vials for filling using the vial wash unit; prepare vial pans by rinsing them with W.F.I.; label pans with product information; and complete relevant documentation according to SOPs.
Prepare media for product sterility testing according to manufacturing SOPs, complete batch paperwork, sterilize media for QC Biology use in an autoclave, and label sterilized media tubes with product information.
Wash, store, and maintain tubes in the media preparation room.
Tray filled stock vials with product identity tags into plastic grey trays after sterile filling operations and store them in the quarantine cooler.
Attend periodic cGMP/SOP training sessions and company meetings.
Perform other duties as assigned.