Manufacturing Technician (Purification)

Position Title: Manufacturing Technician
Work Location: Fremont, CA 94555
Assignment Duration: 6 Months
Work Schedule: 2nd Shift: Sunday-Tues, 3pm-1:30am; Wed, 3pm-11:30pm 38 hours/week
Work Arrangement: Onsite

Position Summary: Independently executes all routine unit operations in Purification including change-over procedures, scheduling within the shift team, equipment cleaning and set up.
Able to perform in-process testing such as cell counting, spectrophotometry and environmental monitoring.

Key Responsibilities:

• Independently executes all routine unit operations in Purification including change-over procedures, scheduling within the shift team, equipment cleaning and set up.
• Able to perform in-process testing such as cell counting, spectrophotometry and environmental monitoring.
• Monitors and controls weights, flows, volumes, temperatures, pressure, and pH.
• Identify and report any issues related to manufacturing performance, process and safety to the team lead and assist in investigations of deviations in order to facilitate continuous process improvement.
• Train junior staff on unit operations such as bioreactors, cell separation, chromatography and tangential flow theory as well as CIP/SIP operations.
• All training will be conducted with an emphasis on safety and completion of operations in a timely manner.
• Collaborates within team and department in order to follow best practices and meet department goals.
• Report any issues related to manufacturing performance, process and safety to the manager in order to ensure safety, compliance with regulations and cGMPs and to facilitate continuous process improvement.

Qualification & Experience:

• Experience working with established GMP procedures and bulk manufacturing is a plus.
• Technical knowledge of manufacturing systems, methods and procedures.
• Understanding of purification/cell culture processes.
• Possess effective troubleshooting skills with equipment and/or process.
• Preferred, associates degree with (1) year closely related technical experience, preferably in a pharmaceutical or chemicals manufacturing environment.

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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position's starting pay is: $21.00/hr.

Key Responsibilities:

• Independently executes all routine unit operations in Purification including change-over procedures, scheduling within the shift team, equipment cleaning and set up.
• Able to perform in-process testing such as cell counting, spectrophotometry and environmental monitoring.
• Monitors and controls weights, flows, volumes, temperatures, pressure, and pH.
• Identify and report any issues related to manufacturing performance, process and safety to the team lead and assist in investigations of deviations in order to facilitate continuous process improvement.
• Train junior staff on unit operations such as bioreactors, cell separation, chromatography and tangential flow theory as well as CIP/SIP operations.
• All training will be conducted with an emphasis on safety and completion of operations in a timely manner.
• Collaborates within team and department in order to follow best practices and meet department goals.
• Report any issues related to manufacturing performance, process and safety to the manager in order to ensure safety, compliance with regulations and cGMPs and to facilitate continuous process improvement.