Lead Formulation Technician (12hr Day Shift)

Thermo Fisher Scientific; Greenville (NC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative organization is seeking a Lead Formulation Technician to join their team in a dynamic pharmaceutical environment. This role involves producing sterile injectables and ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices. You will work in a cleanroom setting, performing various tasks such as cleaning, equipment operation, and material handling. The company offers competitive pay, a comprehensive benefits package, and a culture that emphasizes integrity and innovation. If you are passionate about making a positive impact in the pharmaceutical industry and thrive in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits effective Day 1

Paid Time Off

Retirement Savings Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Bonus

Career Advancement Opportunities

Annual performance-based bonus

Annual merit performance-based increase

Qualifications

• 3 years of manufacturing experience, preferably in pharmaceuticals.
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks and adhere to SOPs.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with SOPs and cGMP in drug manufacturing.
• Document production activities accurately in records.

Skills

Collaboration

Basic Math Skills

Verbal/Written Communication

Attention to Detail

Ability to Follow SOPs

Education

High School Diploma

Associates or Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Autoclaves

Filling Isolator

Parts Washers

Job description

Work Schedule

Flex 12 hr shift/days

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, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)

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.

How Will You Make an Impact?:

The Lead Formulation Technician 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
• Filter Integrity Testing and Troubleshooting Equipment Alarms
• Parts Preparations.
• Operating Parts Washers, Autoclaves, and Filling Isolator.
• Performing Tray Loading, Unloading and line changeovers.
• General Material Handling

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Associates or Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Experience:

• 3 years of manufacturing experience. Pharmaceutical or similar experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Excels in a collaborative environment.
• Basic math skills.
• Good verbal/written communication.
• Attention to detail while maintaining a quality product.
• Ability to perform repetitive work duties and 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.
• Infrequently lift and manipulate up to 25 pounds max unassisted.
• 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

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

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