Manufacturing Associate II - 12hr Day Shift

Thermo Fisher Scientific•Plainville, MA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

You will supply solutions (buffers and media) for upstream and downstream campaigns via GMP Manufacturing. You will drive the operational heartbeat of our manufacturing plant by ensuring our cleanrooms are flawlessly staged and supplied. Your impact will be felt daily through the precise staging and kitting of single-use assemblies, raw materials, and sterile components required for complex upstream and downstream manufacturing. By maintaining rigorous inventory controls, optimizing materials flow into classified spaces, and managing cGMP waste streams safely, you prevent costly process bottlenecks and enable our core manufacturing teams to execute their runs seamlessly and safely.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Minimum of 1 year of work experience in a manufacturing, operations, production, lab setting or related field.
Proficiency in weighing raw chemicals, calculating mass/volume metrics, and operating specialized equipment (e.g., mixers, floor scales, SUMs, pH/Conductivity Meters and sterile filtration assemblies) to formulate media and buffers.
Working knowledge of cleanroom behavior, contamination controls, and the operation of MFG mixing equipment.
Exceptional attention to detail in real-time documentation, with the ability to accurately complete batch records, equipment logs, and material tracking forms to maintain flawless regulatory compliance.
Constantly lifting, scooping, and pouring chemical powder bags weighing up to 50 lbs, and pushing/pulling wheeled tanks/totes.
Spending 75% to 90% of a 12-hour shift on your feet, which includes frequent bending, squatting, and reaching to connect cleanroom equipment lines.
The stamina to work for hours while wearing restrictive Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including full-body bunny suits, frocks, face masks, and multiple layers of gloves.
Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance.
Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed.
Laboratory Setting.
Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.).
Will work with hazardous/toxic materials.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a cGMP environment.

Responsibilities

Attend the morning Tier 1 shift huddle to review the day's production campaign schedule and cross-reference material inventory.
Step into a MFG suite to measure raw chemical components or execute a 500 L bioreactor growth-media preparation.
Perform in-process testing (pH, conductivity, Osmolarity along with Endotoxin/bioburden sampling) on the finished solution before sterile-filtering it directly into a storage tote for the upstream team.
Measure raw chemical components or execute a 500 L bioreactor growth-media preparation.
Maintain rigorous inventory controls.
Optimize materials flow into classified spaces.
Manage cGMP waste streams safely.

Benefits

Competitive Pay.
Performance Related Bonus where eligible.
Annual merit performance-based increase.
Medical benefits.
Paid Time Off/Annual Leave.
Employee Referral Bonus.
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