Lead Formulation Technician (12hr days or 12hr nights, 2-2-3 rotation)

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Greenville, NC

4d • 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.

As a Team Leader in Formulation Manufacturing, you will lead a skilled team of manufacturing technicians dedicated to producing sterile pharmaceutical products that meet the highest standards of quality and compliance. You’ll coordinate daily operations, mentor and develop team members, and help ensure that every batch meets safety and quality expectations.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, or sterile manufacturing, four (4) years preferred.
• Equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant work experience may be considered.
• General mechanical, electrical/electronic, pneumatic, and hydraulic knowledge of pharmaceutical industry equipment.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Flexibility with departmental work schedules, including overtime and all shift operations.
• Ability to achieve and maintain qualifications to work in a cleanroom environment.
• Ability to drive a fork lift and other mobile equipment to locate product and equipment as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience in aseptic or sterile product formulation and using SAP or other manufacturing systems strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the terminal sterilization process and review paperwork to ensure completion and compliance.
• Ensure operations are performed in a safe and responsible manner striving to create an injury-free and incident-free workplace.
• Ensure pharmaceutical products in manufacturing are in accordance to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) and other batch related activities.
• Verify and document production activities in batch records, logbooks, etc.
• Assist in troubleshooting operational and production problems in order to identify appropriate corrective actions.
• Perform the disassembly, assembly, cleaning, and operation of area manufacturing equipment.
• Prepare equipment and components for operations.
• Assist in the commissioning of new equipment and production areas.
• Assist in initial and subsequent validation of equipment and processes.
• Maintain/clean classified environments/areas.
• Communicate and work to resolve any production, quality or safety issues.
• Comply with all job-related safety, cGMP, and other department procedural requirements.
• Participate in the On the Job (OJT) training program, area safety initiatives, and area lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Train new employees.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED