Manufacturing Technician II, POROS Manufacturing; Rotating Weekends, Day Shift

Manufacturing Technician II, POROS Chromatography Resin

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.

Work Shift:

6:00 am to 6:30 pm Rotating Every Other Weekend

2-2-3 rotating day shift schedule

(48 Hours) One week:
Work Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday

(36 Hours) Next week:
Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday

Location/Division Specific Information:
Chelmsford, MA

How Will You Make an Impact?

The Manufacturing Technician II, POROS Manufacturing will be directly involved in the production of POROS chromatography resin and providing assistance to maintenance, and distribution as needed. They will encounter recurring work situations with minimal complexity and is encouraged to be a proactive member of the manufacturing team. They will work on assignments with mentorship of senior personnel.

A Day in the Life:

• Perform duties within the corporate EH&S Standards and place utmost emphasis on safety and quality.
• Operate various process equipment including reactors, pressure filters, pumps, filling, labeling and packaging equipment, according to written SOP's/UOP's in a large-scale, chemical batch manufacturing process.
• Performs and trains new employees on various activities in accordance with SOP and UOP's to carry out unit operations such as the following: equipment changeovers with Lock Out Tag Out and Confined space protocols, Elutriation processes and finished product discharges, R-Bead polymerization processes, and Bead Coating processes.
• Maintain batch and equipment records per department's ISO
  13485 standards and Good Documentation practices with a high focus on quality.
• Work with the team on 5S and continuous improvement activities within the work center, including cleaning activities in areas as needed.

Education:

High School Diploma or GED

A minimum of 1 year of chemical or biotech manufacturing experience and knowledge of computer applications is required.

Experience in a cGMP Environment, use of Delta V, and/or SAP is desirable.

Proficient oral and written communication skills are required to be effective in this role.

Physical Requirements:

Routine:
Lifting, Bending, Holding, Standing, Walking, Stairs, Pushing 55-Gal drums, Donning PPE, Cleaning, and more.

Work Environment:
Class 1, Div II area, wet surfaces, and more.

Compensation and Benefits

The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts is $24.00–$28.25.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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