Lead Process Technician - Visual Inspection

BioSpace; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

BioSpace seeks a Lead Process Technician for a new facility in Durham, NC. This role involves leading the visual inspection process, ensuring compliance with quality standards, and training new operators. Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience and a high school diploma. The position offers opportunities for domestic and international travel.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) and pension options

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years relevant experience; education may be substituted for experience.
• Must pass a 'fitness for duty' physical exam.
• Ability to work 12-hour shifts and overtime as required.

Responsibilities

• Support commissioning/qualification activities for visual inspection systems.
• Train and develop operators; ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Act as a working leader, fully engaged in shift operations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-Solving

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Lead Process Technician - Visual Inspection

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At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Organization Overview

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. For more than 140 years, we have worked tirelessly to discover medicines that make life better. These discoveries start in Lilly Research Laboratories, where our scientists work to create new medicines that will help solve our world’s greatest health challenges.

Lilly is designing and building a new state of the art Parenteral, Device Assembly, and Packaging Facility in Raleigh-Durham North Carolina. This is an exciting opportunity to help build a state-of-the-art facility and Quality System from the ground up.

Responsibilities

During the project phase, the Line Lead (Technician) – Inspection will support commissioning/qualification activities required to bring automated vision systems into service as well as supporting site operational readiness activities. This position may require domestic travel with the opportunity for international travel based on program need. This role is expected to become a subject matter expert for the visual inspection equipment/process and will be directly involved with training future new hires.

After project phase completion, this role will be responsible for line leadership, daily operations, development of operators, ensuring compliance with all policies, procedures, and ensuring resources are scheduled accordingly per the daily production plan.

Key Objectives

• Provide commissioning, qualification, and operational readiness support during project phase.
• Support Site Leadership to build a diverse and capable site organization by delivering area operational procedures, quality processes and controls for the Parenteral Inspection area.
• Provide leadership on manufacturing floor ensuring high level of safety, quality, and productivity to maintain reliable supply of products to patients.
• Technical leader: Key resource for troubleshooting and functions as the primary point of contact for issue escalation on the shop floor.
• Responsible for administering technical training and ensuring all operators are trained to perform tasks.
• Assist Supervisor in development and performance evaluations of shift operators.
• Key liaison between operation and support functions.
• Line Lead is a “working leader” by operating the equipment and leading the shift operations as required to meet production schedule.
• Assists in checking execution documentation (PMX, SAP, Cleaning Logs, etc.)
• Drives key departmental objectives including improving safety performance, reducing deviations, improving productivity, and training compliance.
• Line Leads are the back up for the Supervisor.
  
  
  

Basic Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent

Minimum 2 years relevant experience, (education may be substituted for experience with manager discretion)

Demonstrated leadership skills

Demonstrated ability to train and coach others

Ability to effectively communicate (written and verbal)

Flexibility and problem-solving skills

Basic computer skills (desktop software) are required.

Must Pass a “fitness for duty” physical exam

Ability to work 12-hour shifts on days (2-2-3 schedule)

Ability to work overtime as required

Ability to travel during Asset Delivery to support program needs, and < 5% after startup

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position.

Additional Skills/Preferences

• Scientific/technical degrees or certifications
• Preferred 4+ years relevant experience
• Knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs)
• Previous experience working in operations/pharmaceutical industry
• Previous experience utilizing automated inspection equipment and/or experience with manual visual inspection processes
• Previous experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems and electronic batch release.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles
• Experience with start-ups of technology transfers
• Demonstrated ability to work through ambiguity
  
  
  

Additional Information

• The position is for the Lilly Research Triangle Park site.
• Position may require a short duration assignment of 2-6 months in Indianapolis to establish specific device knowledge, establish global contacts, and provide production support. Additionally, this position may require short (less than 1 month) international travel to support Factory Acceptance Testing of equipment.
• Ability to wear safety equipment (safety glasses, safety shoes, protective gloves etc.)
  
  
  

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is

$25.60 - $42.67

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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