Merck Biological Technician Recruitment 2021 – Candidates Apply Online
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity with a rapidly growing pharmaceutical manufacturer? If so, then this the opportunity for you. There 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 linked to our global manufacturing network to ensure the highest quality of raw materials, intermediates and finished products.
Job Title: Biological Technician Level 1
Location West Point, Pennsylvania, United States Of America
Job Type Full Time
Education Requirement
Bachelor degree in a Science Related Field
Experience and Skills Required
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Expected to lift and move various items, up to 50 lbs.
- Knowledge of metric system
- Neatness, accuracy, dexterity
- Individual must successfully demonstrate and maintain proficiency in aseptic techniques, and aseptic gowning bypassing monitoring testing
- Able to work 2nd or 3rd shift
Preferred
- Laboratory or manufacturing operations experience requiring aseptic or sterile technique
- Working in a GMP facility
- Automated system or computer systems
Responsibilities
- Working in conjunction with all appropriate personnel, performs manual and automated operations, general maintenance and support functions necessary for the production of viral vaccines
- Maintains, orders, inventories, and transports all required equipment, materials, supplies and products. Ensures shipment criteria and timely availability and delivery
- Interfaces with the Delta V system and other automated systems (including, but not limited to, Laboratory Information Management System, IMPACT)
- Performs general maintenance and assists in troubleshooting of equipment. Initiates and documents corrective actions
- Assists in developing and maintaining, Standard Operating Procedures, logs, and other documentation
- Maintains good housekeeping in all work areas
- Participates in and assists with development and execution of personnel training as established by supervisor
- Participates in developmental work for new products/processes and performs sampling/in-process testing
- Assists in all follow up concerned with products lots achieving released status (e.g. investigations and other required documentation)
- During start-up, processing, and completion of the manufacturing process provides all documentation necessary to allow proper accountability and traceability of product
- At the start and finish of each shift, reports and makes recommendations regarding equipment supplies, required repairs, process concerns, safety concerns, and area improvements
- Maintains, cleans, and prepares special equipment used in vaccine production
- Performs environmental monitoring (routine and per process) and records results in the computerized database system
- Promotes department ergonomics program and participates in stretching exercises
- Executes duties of lower labor grades
Merck Biological Technician Recruitment
