Production Technician - Nights

AstraZeneca•Frederick, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Our Frederick Manufacturing Center (FMC) creates life-changing medicines for people around the world and has been recognized by our local community as being a Top 50’ Business in Frederick and awarded Frederick County’s ‘Best Place to Work’. This distinctive biologic manufacturing facility, with over 800 employees, makes a direct contribution to treating people with cancer, respiratory and autoimmune conditions across the globe. We work hard to deliver life-changing medicines to patients, and we take time to have fun and celebrate our accomplishments. From catered site festivities to competitive events, community outreach activities, environmental and wellness showcases and team-building functions, we take time to recognize our achievements and celebrate our diversity. We are dedicated to creating a culture of inclusion and collaboration and are committed to continuous learning by offering ongoing skill building and training for our staff. Fueled by our aspiration to deliver accelerated growth for our company and to make people’s lives better, there’s never been a more exciting time to join the team and shape the future of AstraZeneca Operations. Are you ready to break new ground and leave a collective legacy? As a Production Technician I at AstraZeneca, you will have the opportunity to play a pivotal role in evolving our Supply Chain. You will be operating upstream / downstream / central services processing equipment according to established SOPs. This is your chance to be part of a team that's reimagining how we do things and creating a collective legacy. The facilities: The center operates 24/7 with multiple shift schedules. We have dedicated employee teams who encourage site engagement passionate about community outreach, environmental issues, health and wellness, and site activities/events!

Requirements

Tech I: High School Diploma/GED +1 year experience in a pharmaceutical/ biopharma environment
Tech II: High School Diploma/GED +2 years' experience in a pharmaceutical/ biopharma environment
Tech III: High School Diploma/GED +3 years' experience in a pharmaceutical/ biopharma environment

Nice To Haves

BS/BA degree
Degree in STEM field
Ability to work independently or in collaboration with others on assigned tasks
Computer skills
Prior experience with aseptic/cGMP standards
Extensive prior experience in Bioprocessing work environment/ systems/ equipment operation

Responsibilities

Operation of processing equipment according to established SOPs, MPRs, & SPRs in accordance with cGMPs.
Related operations include but are not limited to solution preparation, cell culture, purification & formulation, and supporting activities.
Qualified on the floor trainer.
Demonstrates sophisticated equipment/process knowledge to diagnose issues and participate in first-line troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
Follow and implement cGMP documentation.
Maintain qualifications in Production Technician duties
Use Manufacturing Execution systems (MES).
Complete work orders within system.
Support SOP updates.
Contributes proactively to problem solving activities for non-routine activities on production floor.
Perform duties with basic direction.
Lead indirect processing activities in support of MFG operations.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives.
Align with AstraZeneca values and behaviors.