Pilot Plant Technician (Operator) - Springfield, MO

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Job Description

Pilot Plant Technician, Springfield, MO

Curia provides global contract research and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Join our talented workforce, where a commitment to excellence and a customer focused attitude is everything. We pursue excellence because our work has the power to improve patients’ lives with the pharmaceuticals we develop and manufacture.

We proudly offer

Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)

Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)

Career advancement opportunities

Education reimbursement

401k program

Learning platform

And more!

The Pilot Plant Technician (Operator) is an integral part of the CURIA team, contributing to our success by ensuring our products are produced safely and in accordance with all regulatory requirements.

In This Role, You Will:

Set up and operate equipment to prescribed instructions to perform various unit operations such as reactions, filtrations, distillations, drying, milling, etc on raw materials and various stages of chemical processing.

Follow and document per batch sheet instructions to produce products according to all current Good Manufacturing Procedure guidelines as required.

Support all facets of the Pilot Plant to include assisting the Shift Supervisors with special project needs, production support activities, SAP entries, etc.

Support the Chemical Research and Development group for kilo lab operations as needed.

Operate with good housekeeping practices and maintain the Pilot Plant in accordance with cGMP regulations (cleaning validation, equipment logs, etc.)

Benefits:

Health & Welfare Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx Coverage, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance

401K with Company matching

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation

Auto req ID

442096BR

Minimum Education Required

High School/GED

Job_Category

Technician

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

Qualifications and background to be successful in this role:

Required

High school diploma/GED

Shift work required which will include weekends and/or holidays

Ability to work 12 hour shift assignments, day or night shift

Must be able to work overtime

Strong attention to details

Ability to record data accurately and legibly.

Preferred

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry with previous experience in Pilot Plant or chemical operations or combination of education and experience

Mechanical aptitude/experience helpful

Strong math skills

Oral and written communication skills

Team player and able to work with changing priorities with excellent time management skills

Strong attention to detail

Essential functional duties of the position

• Continual walking, standing, reaching, and upper extremity use,
• Frequent bending, twisting, climbing (stairs and ladders), squatting and kneeling,
• Occasional pushing, pulling, carrying, and lifting of items weighing up to 50 pounds and over 50 pounds with assistance,
• Work schedule is 12 hours, days or nights, including weekends and holidays.
• Ability to work outside in inclement weather and inside in extreme temperature variations,
• Ability to set-up equipment for proper processing,
• Clean and verify equipment and vessels,
• Perform various unit operations including, but not limited to those described above,
• Monitor, Maintain and Record observations of operating conditions, within manufacturing procedures,
• Train new employees within the work environment,
• Respond as appropriate to a plant upset and/or emergency situation,
• Ability to wear various forms of respiratory protection. Being medically fit/qualified and clean shaven are ongoing requirements.
• Ability to safely drive and operate a fork truck,
• and other various duties as assigned.
  
  

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms above shoulder height, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 55 pounds. Specific vision abilities required in this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

City*

Springfield

State*

Missouri

Job Code

Manufacturing Manufacturing

Affiliate Sponsor

Curia