Production Technician

• Job Title: Production Tech
• Location: Decatur, IL 62522
• Duration: Full Time

Department: Manufacturing

Job Description

Position Summary:

• Responsible for setting up, operating, and maintaining the production filling and filling support equipment.
• Responsible for assembling and testing manufactured goods to ensure products are working exactly as intended and are free of defects or other issues.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Set-up, operate, trouble shoot, and preventative maintenance of solution filling lines, vial cappers, and tray loading lines.
• Perform fill weight checks, oxygen in headspace analysis, and bottle torque checks on filled product containers.
• Set up and perform sterile solution filtration processes.
• Unloading racks of sterilized equipment from autoclaves and dehydrogenated glassware from ovens.
• Operate autoclaves, both for sterilization of equipment and for terminally sterilizing product.
• Operate vial and ampoule washers, in conjunction with dry heat ovens to prepare the components for aseptic processing.
• Clean and prepare filling gear/equipment for use on multiple filling operations.
• Completion of batch record paperwork, as well as reviews of applicable SOP's and other pertinent documentation.
• Maintain a clean and sanitary environment.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Participating in pre-FAT testing for new production equipment.
• This will require some traveling.
• Supporting new equipment validation efforts.
• * Performing supervisory duties in supervisors' absence or in second shift manufacturing.
• Training new employees for all job duties.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• Two (2) years related pharmaceutical experience and/or training.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced mechanical training is a plus.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person