Operations Technician

MSD•Worthington, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Operations Technician position is available at our Company's Animal Health facility in Worthington, Minnesota. The Worthington facility is expanding operations to manufacture vaccines for large and companion animals. Leveraging an experienced and innovative team environment, the key technologies at the site are biologics production using fermentation and cell culture platforms and filling and freeze-drying.

Requirements

Good communication, document, and computer skills are required.
Ability to work individually or with other people.
High school diploma or equivalent required.
Analytical Problem Solving
Animal Care
Animal Handling
Biological Manufacturing
Biopharmaceuticals
Cell Cultures
Cleanroom Gowning
Computer Literacy
GMP Operations
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
Immunochemistry
Laboratory Processes
Machinery Operation
Mammalian Cell Culture
Manufacturing Quality Control
Microbiology
Molecular Microbiology
Packaging Operations
Pharmaceutical Biology
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Primary Cell Culture
Production Scheduling
Shift Work

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Microbiology, or related field preferred.
Experience working in a lab or manufacturing of Biologics or assembly line work highly preferred.
Knowledge of aseptic techniques and procedures preferred.
Aseptic Technique

Responsibilities

Working in a cleanroom and wearing cleanroom garments.
Wearing scrubs when working in the production area.
Running steam sterilizers, filling lines, freeze dryers, environmental monitoring machines, crimping machines, and a dry heat oven.
Preparing and cleaning equipment.
Cleaning and disinfecting clean rooms.