Technician

Job Opportunity at Thermo Fisher Scientific

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: Greenville, NC

How Will You Make an Impact?: Pack and visually inspect product following specified packaging, work order instructions, and standard operation procedures. Perform basic reconciliation of finished product. Document operational data and monitor processing.

Typical hours for this role will be from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM or 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM; 2-2-3 rotation, with overtime as required. A Day in the Life:

• Apply packaging and/or inspection equipment to pack containers of products according to approved departmental Standard Operating Practices (SOPs), SOMs, and PWOs. Ensure all in-process and completed work is accurately done.
• Purge lines of components before and after packaging operations begin. Supply and service line with packaging components specified on the packaging work order.
• Examine product visually for accurate physical quality (i.e., accurately filled, sealed, labeled, etc.) and report any irregularities observed during the packaging process to lead or supervision.
• Perform equipment cleaning.
• Safely operate mobile equipment, store and transport required materials to accurate areas for use.
• Check receipt of packaging components or delivery of finished stock for quality, quantity, and agreement with packaging work order.
• Complete all required documentation.
• Maintain accurate personal hygiene as required by Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs).
• Demonstrate punctuality and sense of responsibility through adherence to attendance guidelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience: Required: No previous work experience required. Preferred: Previous work experience in manufacturing, operations, production or lab setting or related field. Preferred: Experience in a cGMP environment.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Basic computer knowledge. Must be able to pass Reading Comprehension and Operative/Craft Test. Must have or be able to acquire a mobile equipment operating license. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under pressure and multi-task. Demonstrate ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality. Outstanding attention to detail.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment Job requires regular movement within office, including standing, walking, bending, lifting 20-50 pounds.

What We Offer: Compensation Competitive Pay Performance Related Bonus where eligible Annual merit performance-based increase Excellent Benefits Medical benefits Paid Time Off/Annual Leave Employee Referral Bonus Career Advancement Opportunities