2025 University Recruiting - Associate Specialist, Engineering – Technical Operations (2nd Shift)

Job Description

The Technical Operations Associate Engineering Specialist is responsible for providing technical and operational support to the vaccine manufacturing area while actively supporting, participating in, and embracing an empowered team culture.   This position directly impacts our Company's largest and most complex vaccine manufacturing site and offers numerous technical and collaborative opportunities.  This is a shift engineer role that will provide support to the manufacturing shop floor. The successful candidate will be expected to work a second shift schedule (approximately 4PM to midnight).

Key Responsibilities and Work Activities:

• Contributes to the performance and results of a vaccine manufacturing department

• Provides technical guidance and applies technical skills to support manufacturing

• Works as a team member on manufacturing investigations, change control activities, validation activities and/or process improvement projects

• Examines issues from diverse perspectives (safety, compliance, automation, equipment, process, and people) to best understand and resolve root cause and prevent future occurrences

• Assures consistent application of standardized work, engineering/process tools, and procedures

• Assists with and/or leads experimental protocols as needed using the Technical Operations lab facilities and/or production equipment at full scale

• Authors and updates technical and manufacturing documents necessary for investigations, process design/definition, engineering studies, process demonstrations, change control, and validation

• Participate in regulatory inspection activities as needed

• Effectively collaborates with equipment vendors, peers at West Point, and peers above site

• Innovates by initiating/leading business and technical process improvements

Required Education and Skills:

• Candidates must have a bachelor’s or higher degree in Engineering, Sciences, or Manufacturing by July 2025

• Candidates must be able to work independently and as a team member with integrity, precision, attention to detail, motivation, and respect

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Candidates should have demonstrated effective communication, leadership, and teamwork skills

• Candidates should have experience in biologics, vaccine, or sterile manufacturing

• Candidates should have experience with Lean Six Sigma tools

• Candidates should have experience using data analytics, programming, and/or automation tools

• Candidates should have the capability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, including leading small projects

No Visa Sponsorship is offered for this role.

NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS

In accordance with Managers' Policy - Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.

If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

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Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders).  Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicabl