Durham, NC, 27722, USA
10 days ago
Associate Production Technician
**Job Description** Are you looking for an exciting opportunity with a rapidly growing pharmaceutical manufacturer? if so, then this is the opportunity for you! Our Manufacturing Operations teams are the people that make our products. We work in the manufacturing plants with a “Safety First, Quality Always” mindset striving for continuous improvement. We work in the local plant connected to our global manufacturing network to ensure the highest quality of raw materials, intermediates and finished products. **Primary Responsibilities:** + The position will be responsible for performing media formulations, sterile component preparation, process equipment operations, visual product inspections, and aseptic harvest/filling/sealing operations + The individual will maximize the potential of the overall Operations team and contribute to a work environment that allows for progressive continuous improvement of skills and inclusive behavior norms + Perform production operation activities independently with limited coaching support + Complete daily work assignments and coordinates work with other team members + Competent execution of Good Manufacturing Practice documentation related to Production operations + Perform liquid media formulation activities + Execute sterile component preparation activities for aseptic operations + Perform visual inspection of product vials + Perform aseptic harvest/filling/sealing operation activities related to the manufacture of a parental biologic + Responsible for ensuring compliance to government regulations through a demonstrated understanding of Standard Operating Procedures and a general knowledge of company policies/guidelines, safety/environmental regulations, and Good Manufacturing Practice's + Gain a working knowledge of the production process by becoming qualified to operate process equipment + Enter SAP transactions for process instruction sheets related to Production operations + Perform production operation activities independently with limited coaching support. **Education Requirement:** + High School diploma or equivalent **Required Experience and Skills:** + Demonstrated ability to successfully gown into aseptic manufacturing areas + Computer literacy in MS Office, Word, Outlook, Excel + Effective and constructive team skills, including ability to work independently in teams, collaborate with others, and resolve conflict + Must be flexible and able to perform multiple activities + Must be goal-oriented and able to manage risks + Effective and constructive verbal and written communication skills + Must be able to work for extended hours to support manufacturing operations + Successful completion of Titer and Chest X-ray + This is a day shift position that requires weekends and some holidays **Preferred Experience and Skills:** + Working in the pharmaceutical industry and within aseptic clean room environments \#MSJR VETJOBS Current Employees apply HERE (https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$6687.htmld) Current Contingent Workers apply HERE (https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$4020.htmld) **US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:** Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here (https://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/aCdfqL) if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit: EEOC Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) EEOC GINA Supplement​ Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp\_%20English\_formattedESQA508c.pdf) We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts (https://www.msdprivacy.com/us/en/CCPA-notice/) **U.S. Hybrid Work Model** Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”. **San Francisco Residents Only:** We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance **Los Angeles Residents Only:** We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance **Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully** Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. **Employee Status:** Regular **Relocation:** No relocation **VISA Sponsorship:** No **Travel Requirements:** No Travel Required **Flexible Work Arrangements:** Not Applicable **Shift:** 1st - Day **Valid Driving License:** No **Hazardous Material(s):** N/A **Job Posting End Date:** 02/6/2025 ***A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day** **BEFORE** **the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day** **BEFORE** **the job posting end date.** **Requisition ID:** R332009
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