Production Technician - Vaccine

Job Title: Production Technician - Vaccine

Location: Swiftwater, PA

This is a 3rd Shift B57 Inspection Position.

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 Inspection and Packaging 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.

Summary of Purpose/Major Responsibilities

Responsible for working inside the inspection area.  Performs production in accordance with volume fluctuation, business need, and effective procedures.

Key Accountabilities

• Performs production in accordance with volume fluctuation, business need, and maintains aseptic qualifications.

• Maintains training for and completes closed system connections and sampling requirements.

• Completes testing of process related filters.

• Ensures all required water samples are performed.

• Performs routine inventories and escalates missing equipment/materials to senior or management.

• Consults senior aseptic technician or manager on a routine basis and ensures all parts and materials are available. Ensures segregation of components.

• Understands changeover steps for process. Signed off on Grade B RABS Environmental Monitoring. Qualified to execute Grade B RABS and C/D cleanings. Trainer in debag or vial wash, cleaning, and SAP. 

• Works to prepare assigned areas for the oncoming shifts to ensure continuous operation and staffing. This includes assurance of all materials.

• In on time and attends and participates in Shift Change.

• Completes all required training

• Development items – training outside of area of focus

• Must be flexible to ensure staffing for production needs and maintain aseptic qualifications.

• Maintains training for and completes closed system connections and sampling requirements.

• Fully trained to perform non-routine and routine interventions

• Escalates issue to the Lead Aseptic Technician and Managers

• Coordinates movement of bulk product with managers. 

• Completes testing of process related filters. 

• Performs routine inventories and escalates missing equipment/materials to senior or management. 

• Consults schedule on a routine basis and ensure all parts and materials are available.   

• Ensures segregation of components. 

• Maintains aseptic gowning.

• Completes tasks and corresponding documentation as required by cGMP to ensure document completion (BFRs, logbooks, forms, etc). Works to prepare assigned areas for the oncoming shifts to ensure continuous operation and staffing. This includes assurance of all aseptic materials.

• In on time and attends and participates in Shift Change.

• Must be able to be complete and maintain qualification of utility sampling of WFI, Clean Steam, and DI as required to keep building GMP.

• Participates in production process (SAP, Labware if required, Trackwise, RT Reports, eDoc, HMI, SCADA access, Virtual Standards, etc.).

• Works to resolve all production issues.  Understands next steps and works to guide others through the process to complete them.

• Works with senior technician and managers to ensure continuous operation.

• Assists with identification and closure of area irritants.

• Use and completion of OMS tools

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• Must be flexible to ensure staffing for changing business volume and needs.

• Maintains training for and completes Grade B EM, cleaning, and SAP

• Performs routine inventories and escalates missing equipment/materials to management. 

• Consults schedule and ensures appropriate cleanings are completed.   

• Training of all new technicians. 

• Ensures segregation of components.

• Performs product