Operator, Device Assembly (Night Shift)

BioSpace; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Pension

Vacation

Job summary

Lilly is seeking Operators (Entry to Lead) to support start-up activities and become the experts in their area, ensuring continuous supply of medicines. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and hands-on leadership on the manufacturing floor.

Positions require training abilities, cross-functional collaboration, and adaptability for 12-hour night shifts under CGMP guidelines. Equity-friendly benefits accompany the role.

Qualifications

• Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• Pharmaceutical operations experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of CGMPs and quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership on manufacturing floor with safety, quality, and productivity focus.
• Lead training and educate team members.
• Troubleshoot and escalate issues on the shop floor.
• Operate equipment to meet production schedules.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth operations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Flexibility

CGMPs

Ops experience

MES

Lean

MS Office

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

MES

Electronic Batch Release

Job description

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life‑changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

Responsibilities

During the project phase, Operators (Entry to Lead roles) will support start up activities required to bring the area into service. They will become the experts within their assigned area and educate their team in the proper operation of the facility. The Expert and Lead roles are expected to become the leaders for the equipment and process and will lead the training of new staff. After the project phase is complete, this role will be responsible for ensuring continuous supply of our medicines by, running the process, troubleshooting, and collaborating cross‑functionally, and holding all to our safety first / quality always mindset. Expert and Lead Operators will coordinate daily activities to meet capacity plans while developing their own and our team’s capabilities.

Key Objectives/Deliverables

• Provide leadership on manufacturing floor ensuring high level of safety, quality, and productivity to maintain reliable supply of products to patients.
• Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment, exemplifying safe working practices, and being accountable for supporting HSE goals.
• Act as both administrator and technical leaders for operations. Set a good example through demonstrated knowledge of procedures, compliance with quality systems, and teaching of proper techniques.
• 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.
• Operate the equipment and perform activities as required to meet production schedule.
• Assists in checking execution documentation (Electronic Batch Record, SAP, Cleaning Logs).
• Drives key departmental objectives including improving safety performance, reducing deviations, improving productivity, and training compliance.
• Support Site Leadership to build a diverse and capable site organization by delivering area operational procedures, quality processes and controls.
• (Lead role) Assist Supervisor in development and performance evaluations of shift operators. Act as backup for Supervisor.
• Key liaison between operations and support functions.

Basic Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.

Additional Skills/Preferences

• (Senior and Lead roles) Leadership and the ability to train / educate team members
• Ability to effectively communicate (electronically, written and verbal)
• Flexibility - the ability to troubleshoot and triage challenges
• Knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs)
• Previous experience working in operations/pharmaceutical industry
• Previous experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems and electronic batch release.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles
• Computer proficiency (desktop software, MS office).

Additional Information

• Must pass a vision exam and be free of color blindness
• Must be equivalent to 20/20 correctable close vision acuity
• Ability to wear safety equipment (glasses, shoes, gloves, etc)
• Ability to work 12-hour shifts on nights (2-2-3 schedule)

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 (AMECA), Black Employees at Lilly (BE@Lilly), Chinese Culture Network (CCN), EnAble, Evolve, Lilly Indian Network (LIN), Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), Pride (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN) and Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL).

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

$18.02 - $26.44

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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