Manufacturing Technician
Manufacturing
Job Description
Title: Manufacturing Technician
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Location: Oceanside, CA
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Duration: 12+ months
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Shift: 5 days/week, Shift time could vary depending on business need.
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The team rotates shifts, from Day to Swing to Grave, on a 1-2 month bases to monitor upstream/downstream process.
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Job Description:
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- We are seeking a highly motivated Manufacturing Technician to support our Viral Vector manufacturing facility in Oceanside, CA.
- Under minimal supervision, in this role you will be accountable for and focused on front line manufacturing of viral vectors.
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Responsibilities (including, but are not limited to):
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- Execute manufacturing processes on the floor under supervision, while rigorously following batch records, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) regulations to ensure manufacturing operations are safe and compliant.
- Ensure right-the-first-time performance of all process steps specific to the step of operation, as well as help drive the safety-first culture at client Oceanside.
- Work as part of a team to execute Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) runs in close collaboration with, Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT), Facilities and Engineering (F&E) and Quality departments.
- Under supervision, perform weighing of raw materials, as well as electronic inventory transactions utilizing Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Enterprise Business system (EBS).
- Under supervision, perform Chromatography and Ultrafiltration/Diafiltration operations for the manufacturing of viral vector products in a cGMP environment using proper aseptic technique, proper cleanroom etiquette, Good Documentation Practices (GDP), and sound scientific methods.
- Prepare and use single use systems to support buffer preparation and filter integrity testing.
- Assist with manual and/or automated fill of harvested viral vector material.
- Escalate processing and equipment issues as needed.
- Assist with revisions of SOPs, Manufacturing Production Record (MPRs), and other controlled documents.
- Assist in the review of in-process cGMP documentation for completeness, accuracy, and compliance.
- Able to work off shift hours and weekend.
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Basic Qualifications:
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- Bachelor’s Degree
- AA Degree with 2+ years of experience in manufacturing, quality or engineering in a biotech/pharma industry
- High School diploma with 3+ years of experience in manufacturing, quality or engineering in a biotech/pharma industry.
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Preferred Qualifications:
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- 0+ years of experience with Bachelor's degree in biology or related scientific discipline, or equivalent combination of experience and education.
- Prior experience with biopharmaceutical, cell or gene therapy manufacturing is a plus.
- Knowledge of the Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP's) desired.
- Excellent skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and data analysis.
- Ability to lift 40 lbs repeatedly and stand for hours at time.
- Able to work off shift hours and weekend.
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