2027 Future Talent Program - Vaccine Manufacturing Co-op
About The Position
The Future Talent Program offers co-operative assignments lasting up to six months and involving one or more projects. This opportunity is in the Manufacturing & Supply Division and supports vaccine production or engineering management at the West Point, Pennsylvania site. The co-op provides development experience and exposure to operational activities in vaccine manufacturing. Because the role involves close interaction with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) manufacturing, the employee must comply with gowning restrictions for some activities, such as removing jewelry, makeup, and false nails. The co-op supports operational and technical work on the manufacturing floor, investigates deviations, completes process-improvement projects, and contributes to safety, environmental, and compliance objectives. The employee collaborates with manufacturing personnel and support groups, executes assignments and studies right-first-time, applies Lean Six Sigma tools, provides progress updates to a mentor, and works with the mentor to develop personal and professional skills. This is a full-time co-op position.
Requirements
- Be pursuing an associate, bachelor's, or master's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Biomedical, or a related Engineering discipline, or in Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Virology, or Business and Engineering.
- Have communication, leadership, and teamwork skills.
- Be prepared to comply with GMP gowning restrictions during applicable activities.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in biologics, vaccine, or bulk sterile manufacturing facilities.
- Experience using Lean/Six Sigma tools.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, including leading small projects.
- Experience in problem solving and/or troubleshooting.
Responsibilities
- Provide on-the-floor support for operational and technical issues and collaborate with shop-floor teams on projects and activities critical to vaccine manufacturing at the West Point, Pennsylvania site.
- Perform deviation investigations to prevent recurrence, including determining root causes, identifying corrective and preventive actions, establishing event scope, and assessing product impact.
- Complete investigational test protocols where applicable to determine root cause, product impact, and event scope.
- Complete projects to improve process and manufacturing performance, including improving Right-First-Time performance, preventing or reducing deviations, improving yield, reducing costs, and lowering processing cycle times.
- Support team safety, environmental, and compliance objectives.
- Collaborate with area managers, operators and mechanics, and support groups including Maintenance, Automation, Technology, Quality, and Supply Chain.
- Execute projects and assigned studies in a right-first-time manner.
- Use and champion Lean Six Sigma tools in problem solving and day-to-day operational activities.
- Provide the mentor with progress updates summarizing the status of ongoing assignments.
- Work with the assigned mentor to develop personal and professional skills.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Associate degree
