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Job Description

About the role:

The Manufacturing Technician III, reports to a Manufacturing Supervisor. You will complete all processes in production while strictly following cGMP, environmental health and safety guidelines and any other related regulations which could apply. You will participate in both departmental projects and any quality working teams which may be applicable. Under the general direction of the lead technician and the direction of the supervisor, you will oversee the hands-on execution of all activities in the production area. In addition to making routine revisions to documents, you may rewrite complex procedures or initiate new procedures as applicable. You will have enough applied technical knowledge to perform complex trouble shooting tasks and may even assist during the transfer of new technologies into manufacturing. You will have technical and administrative competence to organize and lead production activities, including demonstrating leadership in cGMP compliance, and environmental health and safety skills.

How you will contribute:

• Manage personal training plan to enhance knowledge.
• Troubleshoot process & equipment problems promptly to minimize Manufacturing downtime.
• Conduct safety Gemba's and provide coaching daily to ensure technicians are following proper ergonomic techniques.
• Support all local manufacturing operations.
• Operate general production equipment (such as Filling, Inspection, & Packaging equipment).
• Complete relevant paperwork following GDP/GMP guidelines.
• Manually clean all portable equipment and small parts.
• Participate on Continuous Improvement Teams.
• Receive and distribute supplies into the production area.
• Ensure all components necessary for Manufacturing are prepped and ready to meet schedule adherence in addition to setting up next shift for success.
• Assemble and operate manufacturing equipment.
• Coordinate other groups such as maintenance/metrology to ensure preventative maintenance is done.
• Demonstrate proficiency in electronic systems such as (EBM, JDE)
• Have a good understanding of cGMP regulations.
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical production equipment including autoclave, DP oven and CIP/SIP.
• Proficient in different mathematical disciplines and be able to work with both the metric and USA standards of measurement.
• Knowledge of basic chemical and biological safety procedures.

What you bring to Takeda:

• High school diploma or GED. 4+ years of related work experience or AA degree or higher and 2+ years related work experience.

Important Considerations

At Takeda, our patients rely on us to deliver quality products. As a result, we must follow strict rules in our manufacturing facilities to ensure we are not endangering the quality of the product. In this role, you may:

• Will carry up to 30lbs, lift up to 30lbs, push/pull up to 30lbs (with assistance of material handling equipment).
• Will stand and walk for an extended period over an 8–12-hour shift between rooms and across the site.
• Will walk within and between quality rooms and packaging rooms, and throughout the entire plant.
• May require bending, twisting, reaching overhead, and squatting motions to perform certain tasks.
• Repetitive motions with hands, wrists, turning head, bending at knees and waist.
• 20/20 near and distance vision with or without glasses and contacts (Applies to roles performing visual inspection only).
• May not be colorblind (Applies to roles performing visual inspection only).
• Will work around moving equipment and