Production Specialist

Description

Join the Teknova Team and Help Shape the Future of Health

When you join the Teknova team, you’re helping to create the future of health. Our customers are working to discover novel therapies that will help people everywhere live longer, healthier lives. We make sure they have a reliable supply of the essential ingredients they need to succeed, and every member of our team plays an important role. 

JOB OVERVIEW

The primary responsibility of the Production Specialist is to aseptically prepare and dispense a variety of products in an ISO 7 cleanroom environment, within “The Count” GMP Facility.

Our Culture:

At Teknova, our culture is all about creative problem solving, and our default answer is “Yes.” We’re customer-obsessed and go all in for them and each other. We aren’t interested in the status quo—we want to discover what’s possible. We’re bold and built to change. We go above and beyond to develop novel products that help our customers get reliable results, engineer formats that fit their systems, and find ways to ship out their orders one day sooner. Every time we help our customers work more efficiently; we bring them a step closer to that big breakthrough. 

Our Values:

We value the unique personality and background of everyone on our team—we want you to be you. By working together and sharing our skills, we find new and better solutions for our customers. The people on our team are at the heart of everything we do, and we’re here to support them.  

Requirements

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepares, dispenses, labels, seals and torques product lids, and inspects the product for abnormalities
• Maintains compliance by following all standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Responsible for performing all dispensing of products  by properly utilizing equipment such as a RoSS FiLL, RoSS Base, Semi-Automated Bottle Filler, peristaltic pump, label printer, biosealer, particle counter and viable air counter.
• Successfully completes gowning qualification, microbial assessment and routine aseptic process qualifications (media fills).
• Maintains minimum and maximum stock levels of commonly used supplies. Performs cycle counts of inventory as needed.
• Maintains a clean and organized workstation by following standard 6S practices, and adheres to facility cleaning practices and cleaning schedule.
• Supports the cleaning and transferring of materials from lower classified areas to higher classified areas within the Count GMP Facility. 
• Reviews and verifies work completed by others and documents verifications on controlled documents. 
• Promptly acts upon all communications about Operations which are made by MS Teams, email, intercom and/or radio
• Completes all documentation by following the ALCOA+ principle (Attributable, Legible, Contemporaneous, Original, Accurate, Available, Enduring, Complete and Consistent) and GDP (Good Documentation Practices) principles. 
• Enters transactions in ERP system accurately and in a timely manner. Reports inventory discrepancies in a timely manner while following corporate guidelines. This may include material issuing, bin to bin transfers and work completion transactions.
• Follows all gowning and aseptic practices as appropriate for the ISO 7 clean room environment
• Follows all safety guidelines when handling hazardous chemicals. 
• Complete all other work duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• A minimum of 4-years of related work experience
• Ability to follow instruction (this could be verbal or written procedures) and prioritize tasks; good time-management, problem prevention, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work accurately with close attention to detail. 
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Good human relations and oral/written communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate aseptic techniques.
• The ability and flexibility to gown aseptically and stand for up to 4 hours consecutively whilst working in a cleanroom facility is essential.
• Able to stand, walk, bend, carry, push and use both hands when performing assigned duties. 
• Able to work within an ISO 7 clean environment
• Must be able to lift / push / pull at least 50 pounds

Benefits:

From performance bonuses that give every member of our team a chance to share in our success to health insurance and retirement savings programs to our generous PTO policy, we’re invested in our associates. Our benefits include: 

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• 401(k) retir