Formulation Technician II

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

POSITION SUMMARY

The Formulation Technician II will be responsible to produce sterile injectables and work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors. This colleague follows written and verbal instructions when performing the following duties.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required with 2 years of manufacturing experience. Pharmaceutical, mechanical and/or similar experience preferred.
• Associate’s with 1 year manufacturing experience
• Bachelor’s preferred with no manufacturing experience
• Basic math skills.
• Good verbal/written communication.
• Ability to follow SOPs.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Work in a clean-room which is a controlled environment for temperature and humidity having low ambient noise.
• Wear gowning which includes: gloves, hair & beard net and face cover, safety glasses with no makeup / jewelry, and the like.
• Use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and understand chemical hygiene.
• Infrequently lift and manipulate up to 25 pounds max unassisted.
• Use hand tools and equipment including forceful gripping, grasping, pushing and pulling.
• Position requires ordinary ambulatory skills and physical coordination sufficient to move about office locations; ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch periodically for prolonged periods of time; manipulation (lift, carry, move) of light to medium weights of 10-35 pounds.

• Ensure pharmaceutical products are manufactured in accordance with area SOPs and current cGMP
• Verify and document production activities in batch records, logbooks and controlled forms
• Complete tasks vital to manufacture drug products in an aseptic filling area, including:
• Cleaning cGMP Areas
• Perform line changeovers
• Parts Preparation
• Filter Integrity Testing
• Operating Parts Washers and Autoclaves
• Performing Tray Loading and Unloading
• Operating the Filling Isolator
• Troubleshooting Equipment Alarms