Formulation Technician II (12hr nights)

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.; Greenville (NC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Formulation Technician II, where you will play a crucial role in producing sterile injectables. This position offers the chance to work in a dynamic environment focused on pharmaceutical development and manufacturing. You will follow strict procedures to ensure the highest quality standards while collaborating with a dedicated team. Your contributions will help advance critical solutions for global health challenges. Embrace this opportunity to grow your career in a supportive workplace that values integrity and innovation.

Benefits

Competitive Hourly Pay Rate

Shift Differential for 2nd and 3rd Shifts

Annual Performance-Based Bonus

Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits

Paid Time Off

Retirement Savings Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Bonus

Career Advancement Opportunities

Qualifications

• 1+ year experience in manufacturing or lab setting required.
• High school diploma required; higher education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure products are manufactured per SOPs and cGMP.
• Document production activities accurately in records.

Skills

Team Collaboration

Basic Math Skills

Verbal/Written Communication

Attention to Detail

Ability to Follow SOPs

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Associates or Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Job description

Work Schedule

12 hr shift/nights

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance. Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards. Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc. allowed. Cold Room/Freezers -22 degrees F/-6 degrees C. Fluctuating Temps hot/cold. Laboratory Setting. Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery). Office. Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.). Standing for full shift. Strong Odors (chemical, lubricants, biological products etc.). Various outside weather conditions. Will work with hazardous/toxic materials.

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information:

As part of the Drug Product Division (DPD), the Greenville, North Carolina site is a multi-purpose pharmaceutical development, manufacturing, and packaging campus. The operation specializes in taking both sterile injectable and oral solid dose drug products from development phase through to commercialization. Night shift hours are 6pm-6am on a 2-2-3 rotating schedule.

How Will You Make an Impact?:

The Formulation Technician II will be responsible to produce sterile injectables and work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors. This colleague follows written and verbal instructions when performing the following duties.

A Day in the Life:

• Ensure pharmaceutical products are manufactured in accordance with area SOPs and current cGMP
• Verify and document production activities in batch records, logbooks and controlled forms
• Complete tasks vital to manufacture drug products in an aseptic filling area, including: Cleaning cGMP Areas, Perform line changeovers, Parts Preparation, Filter Integrity Testing, Operating Parts Washers and Autoclaves, Performing Tray Loading and Unloading, Operating the Filling Isolator, General Material Handling, and Troubleshooting Equipment Alarms

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent minimally required.
• Associates or Bachelor’s degree preferred

Experience:

• Required: Minimum of 1 year of work experience in a manufacturing, operations, production, lab setting or related field.
• Preferred: Experience in a cGMP environment

Equivalency:

• Equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant work experience may be considered.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Excels in a team environment.
• Basic math skills.
• Good verbal/written communication.
• Attention to detail while maintaining a quality product.
• Ability to perform repetitive work duties.
• Ability to follow SOPs.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

Work in a clean-room which is a controlled environment for temperature and humidity having low ambient noise.

Wear gowning which includes: gloves, hair & beard net and face cover, safety glasses with no makeup / jewelry, and the like.

Use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and understand chemical hygiene.

Stand and move about including reaching, bending, stooping, grasping.

Use hand tools and equipment including forceful gripping, grasping, pushing and pulling.

Position requires ordinary ambulatory skills and physical coordination sufficient to move about office locations; ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch periodically for prolonged periods of time; manipulation (lift, carry, move) of light to medium weights of 10-35 pounds.

What We Offer

Compensation

• Competitive Hourly Pay Rate
• Additional shift differential for 2nd shift and 3rd shift positions
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Annual merit performance-based increase

Excellent Benefits

• Benefits & Total Rewards | Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits-effective Day 1
• Paid Time Off & Designated Paid Holidays
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Career Advancement Opportunities

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

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