Parts Clean and Prep Associate

BioSpace; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Responsibilities include manual cleaning of parts, operating automatic washers, documenting procedures in POMS, and adhering to SOPs and batch records. Strong attention to detail and overtime flexibility are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1–2 years pharmaceutical experience preferred.
• Must read and follow production schedules.
• Excellent attendance and punctuality.
• Able to work overtime.
• Strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with leadership to keep clean parts available and avoid delays.
• Manually clean product contact parts and perform QC counts.
• Load/unload the parts washer; prepare solutions and refill dispensers.
• Use POMS to complete equipment cleaning worksheets.
• Disassemble and reassemble feeders after cleaning.
• Ensure parts are within expiry and tagged as clean.
• Follow batch records, SOPs, and protocols precisely.
• Follow GMP/ES&H procedures and foster a safety culture.

Skills

Reading schedules

Attention to detail

Overtime flexibility

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

POMS system

Job description

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

The Parts Clean and Prep Associate will work in a high-performing and fast-paced pharmaceutical finishing operation to meet our production requirements while maintaining the utmost focus on safety and quality. This role will coordinate and manage the proper cleaning, storage and preparation of solid oral dose pharmaceutical product contact parts and tooling. This individual will contribute directly to the performance of the packaging finishing area by partnering with packaging supervision to plan and ensure that clean product contact parts are available and ready to effectively execute the production schedule across all packaging value streams and shifts.

Responsibilities

• Proactively assess the production schedule with leadership across all shifts to supply clean parts and effectively eliminate and/or prevent any production delays.
• Manually clean pharmaceutical product contact parts (e.g. solid oral dose filler and feeder components) and Quality Control count check slides per qualified process.
• Load, operate, and unload the automatic parts washer. Prepare solutions for automatic parts washer and refill alcohol dispensers for all production lines.
• Initiate and fill out equipment cleaning worksheets for pharmaceutical product contact parts in electronic batch management system (POMS).
• Disassemble feeders and properly reassemble them after cleaning is completed.
• Ensure clean parts are available within expiration and documented on Cleaning Tags.
• Accurately follow directions listed in batch records, SOPs, and protocol when performing activities.
• Adhere to Environmental, Health, and Safety and GMP procedures and guidelines, and facilitate a proactive safety culture.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Previous GMP Production Related Experience Preferred.
• 1-2 years pharmaceutical experience preferred.
• Must be able to read and understand production schedules.
• Excellent attendance and punctuality.
• Must be able to work overtime.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Be able to complete periods of standing or twist and lift activities during shift.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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