Manufacturing Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to read, write legibly, and communicate in English.
• Understanding of aseptic technique and clean room behavior.
• Knowledge of cell culture and viral culture.
• Mathematical aptitude.
• Coachability, thoroughness, and attention to detail.
• Flexibility to accommodate production timing and coverage needs.
• Ability to perform frequent squatting, bending, twisting, fine motor movements, and wrist and shoulder rotations.
• Ability to lift 30 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to stand for approximately 85% of the workday and wear required clean room garments.
• Adherence to grooming standards prohibiting makeup, visible piercings, false nails, nail polish, and jewelry while on duty.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree in a life-science field.
• Laboratory manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform tissue and viral culture of Chicken Embryo Fibroblast cells for Marek’s Disease vaccine production.
• Use aseptic technique and perform laboratory processes under a Grade A Laminar Air Flow hood in a clean room.
• Follow applicable Marek’s Laboratory, Quality Assurance, and Marek’s Laboratory Support SOPs.
• Document all procedures thoroughly, legibly, and concurrently.
• Assist in preparing growth medium and cryoprotectant medium for vaccine production.
• Calculate target cell amounts for roller bottle vessels and use working seed ampoules to infect cultures with target virus particle amounts.
• Harvest and batch roller bottle viral cultures and fill them into labeled ampoules.
• Work with Marek’s Laboratory Support Technicians on support tasks, including dishware preparation and placing filled ampoules on cryogenic vial canes.
• Provide shift and weekend production coverage as required, including one weekend shift per month unless otherwise specified during hiring.
• Wear required clean room garments and comply with strict grooming and appearance standards.