Senior Manufacturing Process Technician

Amgen • Thousand Oaks, CA

6d • $62,732 - $84,872 • Onsite

About The Position

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients. At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do. Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. The Sr Manufacturing Process Technician is a hands-on role responsible for the safe, compliant, and effective execution of solid oral dosage manufacturing operations in a GMP-regulated environment. This role independently performs manufacturing activities including equipment setup and operation, process monitoring, cleaning and equipment turnaround, troubleshooting, and GMP documentation, with particular emphasis on granulation, blending, and tablet compression. The Sr Manufacturing Process Technician is expected to demonstrate ownership of manufacturing execution, recognize and respond to abnormal conditions, and contribute to safe, reliable, and efficient production.

Requirements

• High school/GED + 2 years manufacturing, production, operations, maintenance, warehousing, logistics, or another hands-on technical work experience OR Associate’s + 6 months manufacturing, production, operations, maintenance, warehousing, logistics, or another hands-on technical work experience OR Bachelor’s

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• Experience with solid oral dosage manufacturing processes, particularly granulation, blending, and/or tablet compression.
• Experience setting up, operating, monitoring, troubleshooting, disassembling, and cleaning manufacturing equipment.
• Understanding of cGMP requirements, Good Documentation Practices, and manufacturing quality systems.
• Experience executing equipment changeovers, line clearances, cleaning, sanitization, or manufacturing area turnaround activities.
• Demonstrated reliability, accountability, initiative, and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Strong communication, teamwork, situational awareness, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Independently execute manufacturing operations in accordance with approved batch records, standard operating procedures (SOPs), GMP requirements, and established safety practices.
• Set up, operate, monitor, and clean manufacturing equipment supporting solid oral dosage manufacturing, with particular emphasis on granulation, blending, and tablet compression operations.
• Execute and support all phases of manufacturing activities, including material preparation and handling, dispensing, equipment assembly, processing, in-process monitoring, equipment breakdown, cleaning, and preparation for subsequent operations.
• Perform routine troubleshooting of process and equipment issues and effectively communicate and escalate conditions requiring additional technical or leadership support.
• Execute cleaning and sanitization of manufacturing equipment and production areas as an integral part of manufacturing operations and equipment ownership.
• Maintain manufacturing areas in a clean, organized, safe, and inspection-ready condition.
• Complete batch records, equipment logs, forms, and other GMP documentation accurately, contemporaneously, and in accordance with Good Documentation Practices.
• Actively identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, equipment reliability, manufacturing efficiency, and workplace organization.
• Follow all applicable GMP, safety, quality, and compliance requirements.

Benefits

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans
• Flexible work models where possible.

What This Job Offers

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