Manufacturing Specialist

Takeda Pharmaceutical is a leading company in the pharmaceutical industry, and we are seeking a skilled Manufacturing Technician III to join our team. This role will involve executing all production processes while adhering to cGMP, environmental health and safety guidelines, and other related regulations.

About the Role

As a Manufacturing Technician III, you will report to a Manufacturing Supervisor and oversee the hands-on execution of all activities in the production area. You will participate in departmental projects and quality working teams, making routine revisions to documents, rewriting complex procedures, and initiating new ones as applicable.

You will have technical knowledge to perform complex trouble shooting tasks and assist during the transfer of new technologies into manufacturing. Additionally, you will organize and lead production activities, demonstrating leadership in state-of-the-art cGMP compliance and environmental health and safety skills.

• Manage your personal training plan to enhance knowledge, skills, and capabilities
• Troubleshoot process & equipment problems in a timely manner to minimize Manufacturing downtime
• Conduct safety Gemba's and provide coaching daily to ensure technicians are adhering to proper ergonomic techniques
• Support all local manufacturing operations
• Operate general production equipment (such as Filling, Inspection, & Packaging equipment)
• Complete relevant paperwork following GDP/GMP guidelines
• Manually clean all portable equipment and small parts
• Participate on Continuous Improvement Teams
• Receive and distribute supplies into the production area
• Ensure all components necessary for Manufacturing are prepped and ready to meet schedule adherence in addition to setting up next shift for success
• Assemble and operate manufacturing equipment
• Coordinate other groups such as maintenance/metrology to ensure preventative maintenance is done
• Demonstrate proficiency in electronic systems such as (EBM, JDE, etc.)