Afternoon Shift - Production Laboratory Technician

CEVA Logistics; Guelph; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in animal health seeks a Production Laboratory Technician for its afternoon shift. This role involves managing manufacturing operations, ensuring quality standards, and participating in compliance and improvement projects. Candidates should have post-secondary education and preferred experience in GMP environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in a GMP manufacturing or laboratory environment is preferred.
• Experience with bioreactors is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage production and suggest daily work setup.
• Perform daily laboratory activities for vaccine production.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety rules.

Skills

GMP Standards

Quality Control

Process Improvement

Education

Post-secondary education in related field

Job description

Afternoon Shift - Production Laboratory Technician

The success of a company depends on passionate people we partner with.

As a global leader in animal health, Ceva Animal Health believes our success is linked to our passionate people researching, developing, producing, and supplying innovative health solutions for all animals, contributing to the future of our diverse planet.

We are committed to ensuring the highest level of care and well-being for farm animals (poultry, pigs, ruminants), companion animals (dogs and cats), and wildlife.

Our "Together, Beyond Animal Health" vision emphasizes that the health and wellbeing of people, animals, and our planet are interconnected. Ceva is committed to a "One Health" approach.

As part of our "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion" policy, Ceva Animal Health is dedicated to employing people with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the interview process. To request an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team.

Your Missions :

This role is on the afternoon shift, Monday to Friday, 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM.

The Vaccine Production Operator carries out manufacturing operations in accordance with procedures, complying with HSE standards, productivity targets, and quality standards (GMP, hygiene). They propose ideas to improve productivity and own their work environment, including workstation organization, quality, and safety.

The operator is responsible for daily laboratory activities, ensuring they meet specifications for vaccine production (harvesting, purification, aseptic filling). They will participate in constructing the new documentation system and validating equipment and processes (clean zones, autoclaves, centrifuges, tangential flow filtration systems).

Duties Include:

• Managing Production: Suggest daily work setup, execute production planning, report quality standards, escalate issues, monitor activities, control work orders, complete processing and documentation, collect samples, perform calibrations, identify irregularities, review batch records.
• Budget & Cost Control: Respect yield standards, analyze variances, propose actions.
• Compliance and Safeguard: Write SOPs, apply standards, perform IPC, check batch reports, raise alerts, conduct audits, participate in SOP writing, maintain 5S standards, follow health and safety rules, participate in validation.
• Operational Excellence: Ensure CPS standards, monitor performance indicators, propose improvements, perform process confirmation, ensure compliance with standards, raise alerts.
• Maintenance: Perform first-level maintenance, escalate deviations, respond to spill calls.
• Long/Mid Term Strategy, CAPEX: Suggest small investments (<€5K) for performance improvements.
• Project Management: Participate in projects and continuous improvement workshops.
• Management: Share practices, train temporary/junior staff, own personal development, perform other duties.

Your Profile :

• Post-secondary education in a related field.
• Previous experience in a GMP manufacturing or laboratory environment is preferred.
• Experience with bioreactors is a plus.