What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Formulation Technician position at Thermo Fisher Scientific?
Work Schedule
12 hr shift/nightsEnvironmental Conditions
Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety StandardsJob Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
Location/Division Specific Information:
As part of the Pharma Services Group (PSG), the High Point, NC site focuses on gelatin-based drug delivery dosage forms (softgels). We offer extensive development and commercial scale capabilities for a variety of softgels technologies.
How Will You Make an Impact?
The Lead, Production Associate will be responsible for training, documentation, safety, quality and productivity for the assigned shift. This individual will act as a backup for the shift Supervisor when they are absent.
A Day in the Life:
- Assist the supervisor in daily maintenance of shift functions including accurate tracking of production metrics, maintaining staffing assignments, interpreting and following production schedules, communicating opportunities and concerns and encouraging growth and morale amongst employees.
- Check the quality of the product being manufactured and provide guidance for corrective action as needed.
- Review Operator checks as recorded in the batch records and logbooks.
- Investigates and writes events and CAPAs in Trackwise.
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent required.
Experience:
- Required: Minimum of 4 years of work experience in a manufacturing, operations, production, or lab setting or related field.
- Preferred: Experience in a cGMP environment
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written skills
- Must exemplify leadership potential and decision-making skills.
- The ability to work a 12-hour shift in a 24-hour, 7 day per week operation.
- Meet DEA security clearance requirements if requested.
- Must be able to work overtime if necessary.
Physical Requirements / Work Environment
Must be able to frequently lift/push/pull/carry up to 50 pounds.
Close and color vision is required.
What We Offer
Compensation
- Competitive Hourly Pay Rate
- Additional shift differential for night shift positions
- Annual performance-based bonus
- Annual merit performance-based increase
Excellent Benefits!
- Benefits & Total Rewards | Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits-effective Day 1
- Paid Time Off & Designated Paid Holidays
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Career Advancement Opportunities
