Production Technician

Job Title: Production Technician - Vaccines

Location: Swiftwater, PA

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. 

The Swiftwater site is in northeast Pennsylvania and is home to the production of over 120 million doses of injectables that help prevent diseases and enhance patients' quality of life. Our teams follow current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and procedures while working in a fast-paced team environment.  

The production technician is the “heartbeat” of the manufacturing facilities and is responsible for the high quality and efficient production of our injectables in accordance with current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) for all relevant regulatory agencies (e.g. FDA).

1st shift position

Must be able to work weekends and holidays as needed.

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.

Main Responsibilities:

• Performs production in accordance with volume fluctuation, business need and effective procedures. 

• Responsible for Manufacturing activities in assigned area. Identifies all production issues and relays them to the leadership team.

• Works to prepare assigned areas for the oncoming shifts. Completes tasks and corresponding documentation as required by cGMP. 

• Position includes responsibilities to hand pack, operate machinery, change over duties, and clean-up functions, to assure a smooth transition between product lines. Works with Senior Technicians and Managers to ensure a smooth operation.

• Works to become trained in all assigned training modules. 

• Trains and orients new team members (at any level) as assigned.

• Follows all procedures put into effect to ensure your safety as well as the safety of others.  Participates in monthly safety meetings. 

• Report all safety issues, concerns, incidents and near misses to the team leadership. 

• Actively participates in safety walk throughs coordinated by the department’s safety team. 

• Provides input for potential safety issues as well as contributing ideas for corrective and preventative actions.

• Follows effective procedures to ensure the production of a safe and efficacious product.  Works to understand cGMP’s. 

• Identifies areas of deficiency to the leadership team and offers potential suggestions for improvements.  Participates in both deviation investigations when appropriate and implementation plans to ensure a quality product.

• Works with the leadership team to complete deviation investigations and root cause analysis. 

• Works to complete quality documentation (PDR’s, logbooks, etc.) accurately in a timely manner.  CFR (code of federal regulations) / PAI inspection readiness. 

• FDA audit understanding and awareness.

• Participates in team meetings. 

• Actively communicates improvement ideas, issues, concerns, etc. to team members. 

• Participates in cross functional teams where necessary to complete projects in an effective and timely manner.

• Ensures proper process area operation by pre and post run set up and maintenance of equipment.  Recommends changes to PDR's, SOPS and SWIs when warranted. 

• Write and edit documents under supervision. 

• Seeks out cross training in other areas whenever possible. 

• Responsible for assisting in writing and assisting incident investigations, CAPA's, change controls, along with assisting the higher tech levels and Principle Investigators with projects.

• All other duties as assigned.

About You

You are professional, detail-oriented, coachable, and a trainable person who thrives in a fast-paced team environment.

• Experience: 6+ months of prior manufacturing/warehouse work experience and/or college degree. Work experience may be used in lieu of college degree. Veterans who served in the US military on active duty and/or National Guard member who have receive honorable or general dischar