Production Technician

Job Title: Production Technician

Location: Swiftwater, PA

This is either 1st, 2nd or 3rd shift position. Must be able to work weekends and holidays as needed.

About the Job

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families. Your job, as a Production Technician - Vaccine within our Biologics Team, will have the potential to transform the practice of medicine, turning the impossible into possible for millions of people.

We are an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Sanofi is seeking a motivated professional candidate to operate within Biologics production and perform manufacturing activities. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate to develop technical skills and learn about the biopharmaceutical industry.   The production technician will operate in a cGMP manufacturing area performing equipment set up and operations tasks to meet all standards for safety, quality, and efficiency.  The candidate will perform production in accordance with volume fluctuation, business need, and effective procedures. 

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that processes are always compliant with FDA regulations.

• Works to become trained in all assigned training modules.

• Identifying and preventing deviations and assisting in investigation and root cause analysis.

• Helping with deviation investigations, Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA), Change Control Requests (CCR), and other assigned projects.

• Ensuring that quality documents like Batch Production Records (BPRs) and logbooks are completed accurately and on time.  

• Ensuring documentation is completed accurately and in real-time is crucial for compliance and quality control.

• Preparing areas for the next shift helping to maintain smooth operations and efficiency.

• Responsibly use material in an efficient manner to reduce waste.

• Sharing improvement ideas, issues, and concerns with team members along with providing solutions.

• Proactive in identifying and solving production issues to ensure smooth operations.

• Model and uphold HSEEn standards, ensuring compliance with all safety procedures.

• Report safety concerns, near misses, equipment issues, and environmental incidents promptly.

• Participate in safety meetings, walkthroughs, and improvement initiatives.

• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment, performing necessary checks and inspections.

• Support continuous improvement by providing input on corrective and preventive actions.

• All other duties as assigned.

About You

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma with 0-6 months of experience.

• Good mechanical skills, computer skills and detail oriented.

• Must have basic mechanical aptitude, computer skills, good comprehension skills, retention skills, troubleshooting and manual dexterity.

• Proficiency in at least not limited to one area of operation or product line.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

• 6-month experience in a cGMP environment or pharmaceutical experience.

*For Manufacturing & Supply Only*

Special Working Conditions

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

• Ability to stand on average 8 hours per shift.

• Ability to gown and gain entry to manufacturing areas.

• Ability to work a twelve-hour rotating shift and every other weekend, including holidays as scheduled.

• May require personnel to flex into another platform within MTech and/or another M&S department, as well as the possibility to work weekends, holidays or off shift hours based on business need.

• May also include working in an aseptic processing area.

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.