Senior Electromechanical Packaging Technician

at  Merck Sharp Dohme

EDUCATION MINIMUM REQUIREMENT:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required and minimum of 1 years’ experience in an electrical, mechanical, or pharmaceutical production environment.
• Ability to repetitively lift, carry, push, and pull up to 50 lbs. required
• Ability to quickly learn new systems required
• Growth mindset
• Team player
• Desire to learn packaging operations
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrate competency and in-depth knowledge of all processes, methods, and procedures related to GMP environment and area-specific tasks

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

• Experience in GMP environment and utilizing maintenance tracking systems (e.g. ProCal, SAP) preferred
• Experience operating and/or troubleshooting GMP production or packaging equipment preferred

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

No Travel Required

EMPLOYEES WORKING IN ROLES THAT THE COMPANY DETERMINES REQUIRE ROUTINE COLLABORATION WITH EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS, SUCH AS CUSTOMER-FACING COMMERCIAL, OR RESEARCH-BASED ROLES, WILL BE EXPECTED TO COMPLY NOT ONLY WITH COMPANY POLICY BUT ALSO WITH POLICIES ESTABLISHED BY SUCH EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS (FOR EXAMPLE, A REQUIREMENT TO BE VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 IN ORDER TO ACCESS A FACILITY OR MEET WITH STAKEHOLDERS). PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT, AS PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 AND AN ESSENTIAL FUNCTION OF YOUR JOB IS TO CALL ON EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS WHO REQUIRE VACCINATION TO ENTER THEIR PREMISES OR ENGAGE IN FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS, THEN YOUR EMPLOYMENT MAY POSE AN UNDUE BURDEN TO BUSINESS OPERATIONS, IN WHICH CASE YOU MAY NOT BE OFFERED EMPLOYMENT, OR YOUR EMPLOYMENT COULD BE TERMINATED. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT, WHERE PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE COVID-19 VACCINATIONS FOR POSITIONS, SUCH AS IN GLOBAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH, WHERE THE COMPANY DETERMINES IN ITS DISCRETION THAT THE NATURE OF THE ROLE PRESENTS AN INCREASED RISK OF DISEASE TRANSMISSION.

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General Responsibilities:

• Setup, operation, disassembly, and repair of primary and secondary packaging equipment
• Assist in creative problem solving of equipment-related issues
• Report potential quality events, non-conformance to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)/Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) when observed
• Maintain current Good Manufacturing Procedure (cGMP) and safety training to site requirements
• Follow cGMP and safety requirements in all activities
• Stage materials for operations, handling products with restricted time out of environment requirements
• Perform and document de-packaging, packaging, labeling, and sampling activities
• Clean facility and equipment and perform verification procedures
• Ensures that each component or bulk material used in label production is properly identified, not expired, verified throughout processing and corresponds to the written information on the work order before proceeding to the next step