Pharma Manufacturing Tech — Entry-Level, 1st/2nd Shifts

Kelly Services; Petersburg (VA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Telemedicine

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Retirement savings plan

Paid holidays

Transit spending account

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Kelly Services in Petersburg VA is hiring a Manufacturing Technician to support pharmaceutical production, including weighing, compounding, filling, and packaging cartridges, prefilled syringes, and vials. You’ll work under Manufacturing Leads and Supervisors in a hands-on, GMP-regulated environment.

This entry-level opportunity offers exposure to pharmaceutical equipment and processes, with responsibilities spanning cleaning, material transport, equipment setup, and adherence to GDP, cGMP, and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Coursework or a bachelor’s degree in a life science discipline preferred.
• Good reading and writing skills, with the ability to perform basic to advanced mathematical calculations.
• Ability to read, understand, and accurately follow written procedures.
• Hands‑on experience manipulating, handling, or assembling products in a manufacturing or production environment strongly preferred.
• Previous pharmaceutical manufacturing experience preferred.
• Willingness to work overtime and weekends and adjust schedules as needed.

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing operations under the direction of the Manufacturing Lead and/or Supervisor to meet department objectives; attend daily shift meetings and communicate events and issues to the team.
• Prepare cleaning and sanitizing solutions and perform daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning of controlled and classified manufacturing areas.
• Replenish components, materials, and supplies in processing areas; transport bright stock and finished product to and from staging as required by the manufacturing schedule.
• Clean equipment and prepare it for sterilization; operate sterilizer equipment to provide format parts for filling equipment.
• Clean, set up, and decontaminate the material transfer isolator.
• Clean, set up, and operate component-processing equipment.
• Clean, set up, and operate terminal sterilizer equipment.
• Clean, set up, and operate weighing and compounding equipment.
• Weigh active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and excipients according to batch‑record instructions.
• Compound bulk drug product in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs) and batch‑record instructions.
• Clean, set up, and operate filling and packaging equipment for cartridges, prefilled syringes, vials, and related production lines.
• Follow company procedures and policies, current good manufacturing practices (cGMP), and good documentation practices (GDP); comply with all safety regulations.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree or coursework in life science

Job description

Kelly Services in Petersburg VA is hiring a Manufacturing Technician to support pharmaceutical production, including weighing, compounding, filling, and packaging cartridges, prefilled syringes, and vials. You’ll work under Manufacturing Leads and Supervisors in a hands-on, GMP-regulated environment.

This entry-level opportunity offers exposure to pharmaceutical equipment and processes, with responsibilities spanning cleaning, material transport, equipment setup, and adherence to GDP, cGMP, and