Packaging Technician 2 - 1st Shift

Thermo Fisher Scientific•Allentown, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

When you are part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment, or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact, and you’ll be supported in achieving your career goals. Location/Division Specific Information CTD partners with pharmaceutical and biotech customers around the world to ensure the right patients get the right therapies in the right doses at the right time – a concept that we internally embrace as “There is a Patient Waiting.” Our unique blend of services includes project management, packaging, distribution, transportation management and specialty logistics, ancillary supply management, clinical supply optimization, bio-repository storage and much more. Our more than 3,000 employees in over 15 countries work hard every day knowing that what they do matters. How Will You Make an Impact? What you do contributes directly to our mission; enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. What Will You Do The Packaging Technician 2 works with a team performing manual or automated assembly, manufacturing, filling, packaging, and labeling of pharmaceutical products. Job duties are conducted in a regulated environment of Primary, Secondary, Refrigerated (2 to 8° C), and Frozen (-20° C) Packaging areas. The individual must possess computer skills, good time management, and be able to communicate to team members and cross-functional groups (in English).

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Minimum of 1 year of work experience.
This position requires hand-eye coordination, dexterity, attention to detail, and the ability to perform repetitive tasks with both hands.
Working mathematical skills for counting, adding, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and percentages.
Interpret 2D Diagrams and batch paperwork to ensure proper assembly of clinical supplies.
Meet physical requirements stated in the Essential Job Functions with little or no exceptions or assistance.
Work independently, or as a part of a team, in the completion of assigned tasks.
Take initiative, follow through on commitments, and adapt to changing circumstances.
Possess the ability to accept and learn from feedback, especially related to Corrective or Preventative Actions.
Ability to work in Primary, Secondary, Refrigerated ( 2 to 8° C), and Frozen (-20° C) Packaging areas (80-100%)
Ability to stand continuously (50-80%)
Ability to walk frequently (50-80%)
Ability be able to sit (50-80%)
Ability to lift and/or carry 50 pounds (at maximum) frequently (25-50%)
Ability to bend frequently (50-80%)
Ability to squat (up to 50%)
Ability to reach above shoulder-level (10-20%)
Ability to use both right and left hand for repetitive action, simple grasping, pushing, pulling, and fine manipulation (80-100%)
Ability to use both right and left foot for repetitive action (up to 50%)
Ability to work in hot/cold environments (up to 80%)

Nice To Haves

Preferred in manufacturing, operations, production, lab setting, cGMP environment or related.

Responsibilities

Perform manual or automated assembly, manufacturing, filling, packaging, and labeling of pharmaceutical products while ensuring adherence to specifications and the highest quality standards.
Apply Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and customer requirements in all areas of responsibility.
Follow all safety regulations and conduct all activities in a safe & efficient manner.
Participate as an active member of Practical Process Improvement (PPI) initiatives.
Demonstrate and promote Thermo Fisher’s 4I Values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement.
Other duties, including overtime, may be assigned to meet business needs.

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