Manufacturing Process Technician - 2nd Shift (8 hour)

Career Category

Manufacturing

Job Description

Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

 

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

 

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

 

Manufacturing Process Technician I

 

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this role you will be operating an automated and innovative manufacturing equipment for the packaging operations of our products. This individual will be trained and cross-trained to both operate and troubleshoot issues (in the event of faults and machine stops) across a variety of equipment such as: automated, assembly, labeling, printing and robotic automation. In addition to equipment operation and troubleshooting, the technician will ensure product quality as a result of the performance of the equipment. Based on their mechanical proficiency, the process technician will conduct machine troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in a fast paced manufacturing environment.

 

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and applicable regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs).
• Reporting any discrepancies to the Team Leader or Production Supervisor to ensure quality standards and safety.
• Ensuring quality & compliance through a Right First-Time approach.
• Receiving and preparing components for use in manufacturing.
• Feeding components into equipment and performing sanitation activities.
• Documenting appropriate paperwork, understanding Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)/performance metrics, and participating in daily performance meetings.
• Use of pallet jacks and manual wrapping of pallets.
• Use of computer systems to support material inventory and electronic batch record.
• Partnering with cross-functional teams to drive improvement opportunities.
• Ensuring components and products are available for continuous operation.

 

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The manufacturing professional we seek will possess these qualifications.

 

Basic Qualifications:

High school diploma / GED and 1 year of Manufacturing or Operations experience

Or

Associate’s degree

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ plus years of experience in a GMP/ other regulated environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of GMP principles.
• Drug substance manufacturing experience.