Packaging/labeling technician ii (12hr days or 12hr nights, 2-2-3 rotation)

Work Schedule

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)
• Rapid flashing lights
• Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)
• Standing for full shift

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

Greenville, NC

How Will You Make an Impact?

Sets-up, operates, and maintains the classified environments and manufacturing equipment for pharmaceutical products. Requires proficiency in; cleaning, preparing equipment and components for operations, operating and troubleshooting mechanical equipment, following approved procedures and proper documentation. Position is a 12-hour shift from 6am-6pm or 6pm-6am on a 2-2-3 rotation. Overtime will be required.

A Day in the Life:

• Ensure operations are performed in a safe and responsible manner, striving to build an injury-free and incident-free workplace.
• Required to obtain Manual Visual Inspection qualifications for both Syringe and Vial products.
• Ensure pharmaceutical products in manufacturing are in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs). Verify and document production activities in batch records, logbooks, etc.
• Assist in troubleshooting operational and production problems to identify appropriate corrective actions.
• Perform the disassembly, assembly, cleaning, and operation of area manufacturing equipment. Prepare equipment and components for operations. Possess general mechanical, electrical/electronic, pneumatic, and hydraulic knowledge of pharmaceutical industry equipment.
• Assist in the commissioning of new equipment and production areas. Assist in initial and subsequent validation of equipment and processes.
• Maintain/clean classified environments/areas.
• Communicate and work to resolve any production, quality, or safety issues.
• Align with all job-related safety, cGMP, and other department procedural requirements.
• Participate in the On the Job (OJT) training program, area safety initiatives, and area lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Perform other related duties as required by the job or directed by the supervisor.
• Train new employees.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience:

Required: Minimum of 1 year of work experience in a manufacturing, operations, production, lab setting or related field

Preferred: Experience in a cGMP environment

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under pressure and to multi-task. Demonstrated ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality. Outstanding attention to detail.

Physical Requirements

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 medium weights of 25-50 pounds; occasionally pushing and pulling 50-100+ pounds; arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp and type for prolonged periods of time; visual acuity to use a keyboard, computer monitor, operate equipment, and read materials for prolonged periods of time; ability to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear for prolonged periods of time. Ability to climb stairs and ladders. Full range of motion in upper and lower extremities.