!*Manufacturing Technician - Harwell - Global Biotechnology!*

Planet Pharma; Oxford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biotechnology company in Oxford is seeking a Manufacturing Technician to join their team. The role involves ensuring compliance with safety standards and executing manufacturing operations efficiently. Ideal candidates will have a university degree in Pharmaceutical Production Technology and experience in a GMP environment. This position offers potential for extension and involvement in cutting-edge treatments.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in a GMP manufacturing environment in pharmaceuticals or biotechnology.
• Willingness to do shift work.
• Ability to work effectively in a team to achieve operational KPI objectives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safe and efficient execution of manufacturing operations.
• Maintain compliance with safety procedures and current good manufacturing practices.
• Support investigations and address compliance concerns.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Safety Protocols

Problem-Solving

Education

University degree in Pharmaceutical Production Technology

Job description

!*Manufacturing Technician - Harwell - Global Biotechnology!*

!*Manufacturing Technician - Harwell - Global Biotechnology!*

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!*Manufacturing Technician - Harwell - Global Biotechnology!*

FTE: 3-6 months - Massive opportunity for extension and further project work

Rate: Very good rate

Job Description

Planet Pharma are working with a biotechnology company that specializes in developing messenger RNA (mRNA) treatments and vaccines. It is widely known for its contributions to infectious disease prevention, including the production of a widely used vaccine during a global health crisis. Beyond vaccines, it works on cancer therapies, rare genetic disorders, and immune response treatments by leveraging mRNA technology to instruct the body to produce therapeutic proteins

Objective:

The Manufacturing Technician is responsible for ensuring the safe, compliant, and efficient execution of manufacturing operations. This role requires adherence to safety protocols, maintenance of assigned areas, and strict compliance with current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) and standard operating procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintaining adherence to safety procedures and ensuring proper housekeeping of assigned areas to uphold compliance and safety standards.
• Executing operational activities in accordance with current good manufacturing practices (cGMP), standard operating procedures, and manufacturing documentation.
• Working closely with Quality Assurance (QA) peers to facilitate the timely completion of documentation related to commercial batch disposition.
• Supporting investigations (RCA) and CAPA tasks to address deviations and compliance concerns.
• Leveraging performance tools in collaboration with the team to achieve operational KPI objectives.
• Promptly responding to and troubleshooting routine equipment, process, and digital issues to maintain efficiency.

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of experience in a GMP manufacturing environment in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology
• A university degree with a specialization in Pharmaceutical production technology or equivalent
• Happy to do shift work
• Will most likely need a car or a respectable commute via public transport.

Ability to contribute to development of knowledge management and data management on the area of (supply chain) master data

If this role isn’t suitable for you, please let us know if you can refer anyone – any recommendations are much appreciated! Planet Pharma offers a competitive referral scheme so you will be rewarded for your help!

About Planet Pharma

Planet Pharma is an American parented Employment Business/Agency that provides global staffing services with its head-quarters in Chicago and our EMEA regional office located in Central London. We have invested significantly in creating a robust international platform that enables us to work compliantly in 30+ countries with a current network of 2500+ active contractors globally as well as a very strong permanent / direct hire recruitment offering.

Our specialist knowledge and close relationships with our clients and the wider industry really makes us unique in our field. Just recently we were recognized by FORBES as the 17th best professional staffing firm, and have won multiple awards from industry accredited bodies for our commitment to excellence and service delivery. We have extensive functional expertise including: Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, QA, QC, Submissions experts, Clinical development, Quality, Biostatistics, and Medical Affairs / Writing.

We are an equal opportunities Recruitment Business and Agency.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Manufacturing, Production, and Engineering

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Biotechnology Research, and Hospitals and Health Care

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