Lead Formulation Technician - First Rotating at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Plainville, MA
Lead Formulation Technician - First Rotating at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Plainville, MA. Full-time. Est. up to $80k. Apply with swipeandhired.
Work Schedule
12 hr shift/days
Environmental Conditions
Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, No contact lens allowed; prescriptive glasses will be provided
Job Description
Summary
Operates equipment used to manufacture products. Weighs, measures and checks raw materials to ensure that batches manufactured conta i n prope r ingredients in proper quantities. (Serves as SME) Acts as a SME (techn i cal expertise) and demonstrates mastery of tasks and processes in manufacturing drug product injectab l es in a cleanroom environment and fo l lowing GMP standards . Conduct quality investigations and support process optim i zations . Autonomously run equipment , pumps , and a u tomated systems and train team members to ensure it's right the first t i me and on sc h edule . Push fluids through filters in chromatog r aphy co l umns . Set flow paths for the operations , fo l l owing SOPs and Batch records and recommend i ng improvements.
Responsibilities
- Acts as a Lead technician on the floor providing gu i dance to other technicians and driv i ng daily operations . Provide critica l eva l uation of processes, i nc l uding foresight and thinking ahead. Act as a guide to new employees during onboarding process. Has substantial understanding of the job and applies knowledge and skil l s to comp l ete a wide r ange of tasks.
- High Leve l Ski l led: Aseptic Gowning I material flow, Applicable processing equipment , SAP/BLV. Works on assignments that are mode r ate l y difficult, requir i ng judgment in r esolving issues or in making recommendations.
- High impact to work. Performs all duties in strict compl i ance with Standard Operating Procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Laboratory Practices, and Safety guidelines . Maintains the necessary compliance status required by company and facility s t andards .
- Stays up to date on required job training. Maintains up to date training records. Qualified trainer on all complex equipment/processes. Completed QT-SME curricula, Support training revisions, and new equipment development.
- SME or Expert on >3 Unit Operations . Obtains samples of batches/products i n accordance with company procedures; submits samp l es to required functional areas fo r t es t ing and to determine specific properties . Records/analyzes results and t akes appropriate action.
- Responsible for the upkeep of manufacturing equipment. Recognizes equipment and product problems, notifies supervisor and/or troub l eshoots errors in order to achieve optimum production l eve l s. Assist repair efforts, to increase understanding of equipment below the surface.
- Review, revise, & author manufacturing batch records. Co ll aborate with Quality & PD to rev i ew & signoff on executed batch records . Own the batch record reconciliation . Review , revise , & Author Wls/SOPs . Participate in lot disposition meetings and addresses client comments as needed.
- Adhere to the Quality Management Systems by l i ving the Quality values every day and holds peers across the site accountable as well. Assist with t he on-time closure of Nonconfo r mance ' s/ CAPAs. Assists in QUIC submission, and triage as needed.
- Lead PPI/JDI initiatives and continuous improvements. Encourages peers to think outside the box, coaching team to make documented improvements to process, maintaining attribution during idea flow to make team shine.
- Identify and communicate items requiring escalation; execute post esca l ation decisions. Provide frequent feedback and coaching to others on ways to improve performance . Receives and checks raw mater i als and formulation deliveries and completes appropriate records in accordance with company procedu r es (MFP's/EOP's/LOP's/SOP's).
- Active participant of performance huddles and assist supervisors to plan out and populate process schedules, including break timing.
- Maintain a cu l ture of safety by identification of near misses , safety walkthroughs and assisting with resolution of safety observations . Ensure chemicals are properly stored and la be l ed . Leads daily safety chats with team to identify relevant hazards of process.
- 90% of time spent on the floor
- Work Hours:
- This position will generally require the ability to work a 12-hour rotating shift in a 24-hour, 7 day per week operation to include evenings and holidays.
- Education/Experience/Equivalency:
- High School Diploma/ 4+ years of relevant experience or superior demonstration of skill sets or background
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Full GMP understanding . Demonstrated ability to l ead and mentor. Understanding of the sc i ence beh i nd the proc e ss with abil i ty int erpret data and inputs . Strong communicat i on skills (verbal and written). Good autonomous p rob l emĀ solving ski l ls . Investigative skills. Understand cleanroom concepts. Ab ili ty to follow di r ect i ons & procedures and work in team environment. Strong atten ti on to detail and dr i ve to accomplish the job time l y , a c curately, and safely t he first time is required , as well as the abil i ty to work c l ose ly and effectively in a team environment. This p o s i tion w i ll generally require the ability to work a 12 - hour rotating shift in a 24-hour, 7 day per week oper