Team Lead Product Technician - Vaccine

Job Title: Lead Production Technician

Location: Swiftwater, PA

About the Job

This position is 2nd shift, 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM

The Lead Production Technician is responsible for supporting the Manager with the day-to-day shop floor management, coordinating activities of production personnel and communication with support teams, and monitoring line performance to ensure production targets and quality standards are met whilst fostering a culture of working safely.

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 Operator within our Formulation and Filling 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.

WHO WE ARE

Sanofi Pasteur is the vaccines division of Sanofi. We believe in a world in which no one suffers or dies from a vaccine-preventable disease. The Swiftwater site is located in northeast Pennsylvania and is home to the production of over 120 million doses of vaccine each year.

At Sanofi Pasteur’s Swiftwater site, we manufacture and market vaccines to help prevent diseases —some of which have seasonal demand. Given this seasonality, peak manufacturing periods require greater levels of labor and it is important that we have the optimal number of employees to meet the demand. At the same time, we must adjust staffing during non-peak times.

Performs production in accordance with volume fluctuation, business needs, and effective procedures in the manufacturing area. This position is responsible for manufacturing activities in the assigned area. Also, possesses the ability to work independently to assist standard scheduled maintenance and perform minor equipment repairs.

During both Northern Hemisphere and Non-Peak periods technicians may be required to move to another department or location within the Swiftwater operations on a short-term, long-term, or permanent basis due to production needs. Technicians should expect to work in multiple buildings within the Biologics platform. Immunization against Influenza is required to operate within the manufacturing building. Some overtime work/off-shift work hours may be required based on business needs.

Summary of Purpose/Major Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities

• Coordinates daily operation in accordance with volume fluctuation, business need, and effective procedures. Continually monitors production activities with emphasis on safety, quality, efficiency and cost.

• Drives change over activates and targets

• Works to complete quality documentation (deviation investigations, PDR’s, logbooks, etc) accurately in a timely manner.  Reviews quality documentation for completeness and releases commodities as required.  Writes, reviews, and revises PDR’s, SOP’s and SWI’s as needed.

• Supports deviations and continuous improvement projects

• Participates/Leads in team meetings.  Actively communicates improvement ideas, issues, concerns, etc to team members.  Assist in leading the shift change meetings and is responsible for assisting in the distribution of the shift change report. 

• Plan daily/weekly production activities based on Packaging planning schedule and works to schedule operators/technicians for production. Informs managers of any production problems or concerns and recommends solutions.

• All other duties assigned

Context of the Job/Major Challenges

The GMP production environment requires attention to the details and accuracy within good documentation practices.  The multi shift GMP production environment that exists generates the need to work overtime as required often with short notice and the working of various shifts depending on business needs and production cycles.  The focus to create and maintain a safety culture that is proactive and striving for zero injuries is of the utmost importance and an expectation for all employees. 

• Is a trained designee to supervise shop floor activities including daily operations, maintain