Senior Technical Operator

About the Zebulon Site 

GSK’s Zebulon site is a global supplier of Respiratory and Solid Dose medicines to patients around the globe and the largest GSK Pharmaceutical secondary manufacturing site in North America.  The site is located less than 30 minutes from downtown Raleigh, Wendell, Knightdale, Rocky Mount, Wilson, and Wake Forest.  

Key differentiators about GSK and Zebulon: 

* Our commitment to inclusion and diversity – we see diversity as a critical advantage of ours  

* Our focus on cultivating a positive work environment that cares for our employees  

* Demonstrated opportunities for continued career growth driven by individual ambition 

* Leaders that care about their teams and growth of both individuals and the company  

* A priority focus on Safety and Quality 

* Clean and GMP compliant work environment     

* Onsite cafeteria                                 

* Onsite gym                

* Temperature-controlled climate                                  

* Licensed, onsite Health & Wellness clinic  

Key Responsibilities

Senior Technical Operators Operates, challenges and cleans equipment, according to appropriate SOPs, JSAs, and batch documents to deliver high quality products manufactured in a safe way to fulfil the needs of the supply chain.  Monitors equipment for excessive rejects. Performs all duties in accordance with regulatory and OSHA requirements. Resolves minor downtime occurrences within performance expectations and identifies improvement opportunities to drive business results.  Ability to changeover and set up equipment to design specifications.

• Operates, challenges, replenishes consumable supplies, cleans equipment, and all the duties needed by the business in accordance with cGMPs, Batch Documentation, SOPs, ZSPs and JSAs as required and responsible for maintaining inspection readiness of area with minimal supervision.
• Actively participates and owns monitoring equipment for excessive rejects/ stoppages and utilizes performance data to escalate any problems occurring in the area that affects product quality, safety and other aspects of line performance.
• Trained in the GSK Production System standards (i.e., 5s, standard work, problem solving, Gemba, process confirmations, and performance management) towards the goal of Zero Accidents, Zero Defects, and Zero Waste. Participates in performance management entry, steps 1-3 of problem solving, and performing/maintaining OSW and 5S.
• Delivers against safety, quality, waste & performance objectives defined by strategy deployment and identifies and recommends areas for process improvement or alternative operating methods to increase efficiency.
• Recognized as an expert on operations/process and possesses the ability to troubleshoot and resolve minor equipment production stoppages.  Operator possesses considerable knowledge of the job and is reliable and able to produce high quality and high quantity work.
• Utilizes systems/applications required for job performance (i.e. DELTA, my Learning, Free Weigh, DISY, Active Plant, IP21, SAP basic transactions for meeting production supply, etc.).
• Works in coordination with other associates, assistants, and/or technicians to carry out daily job responsibilities, including recognizing and assisting with troubleshooting technical issues and providing information to the next supervisory level.
• Demonstrates the ability to describe the technological theory of operation, product flow through equipment, and able to identify the function and purpose of all sensors, limit switches, and proximity sensors.
• Demonstrates the ability to conduct equipment set up changeovers