Production Operator Lilly Medicine Foundry

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve.

This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing.

Lilly recently announced a $4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development. The first‑ever facility of its kind, combining research and manufacturing in a single location, the Medicine Foundry will allow Lilly to further develop innovative solutions to optimize manufacturing processes and increase capacity for clinical trial medicines, while also reducing costs and environmental impact.

In the project delivery phase and startup phase of the project (startup expected 2025 to 2027), operational roles will be fluid and dynamic as we endeavor to support the project delivery, build a new organization, develop and implement the necessary systems and business processes required to support GMP operations, and build the site culture. This will require significant collaboration, creativity and resilience as the site grows to a full scale GMP manufacturing through start up.

The Lilly Medicine Foundry Manufacturing Operator actively supports start-up activities to bring manufacturing equipment into service. The Operator becomes an expert in their assigned area, Small Molecule, Hybrid, or Biologics, and educates the team on the proper operation of the facility. This role requires domestic and international travel to collaborate, train, and learn from sites that currently produce APIs. Upon completion of the project phase, the Operator directly oversees the production of API molecules.

The Operator ensures a safety-first, quality‑always approach while managing a production process that encompasses diverse unit operations and manufacturing skills.

This role ensures the supply of our medicines by supporting the team, following instructions, assisting with troubleshooting, collaborating cross-functionally, and upholding our safety-first, quality‑always mindset. Operators will support daily activities to meet production plans by:

• Adhering to compliance requirements (safety, quality, and environmental) and appropriately communicating/troubleshooting any adverse events.
• Operating processes and equipment according to batch records, user manuals, design parameters, standard operating procedures, and work instructions to meet production schedule.
• Performing daily monitoring, testing, and cleaning duties to ensure equipment and systems are in good operating condition and maintained per local and corporate regulatory requirements.
• Understanding Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) requirements and applying Health & Safety/Process Safety standards to execute GMP duties.
• Recognizing other area processes and their operational hazards and reacting appropriately.
• Monitoring and collecting data on equipment use and performance to anticipate potential reliability problems.
• Contacting the appropriate help if there is a problem or event (spill, deviation, incident) during manufacturing.
• Communicating with other shifts regarding the status of area operations and any issues/problems that have occurred at handover.
• Participating in daily shift huddles/meetings to understand and set expectations for daily operational goals.
• Actively participating in assigned building and area operations such as safety audits, procedure coordination, housekeeping, and continuous improvement projects.
• Following cGMP practices, safe work habits, plant dress code, hygiene standards, and housekeeping requirements unique to the work area and job classification.
• Using specified company‑supplied personal protective equipment (PPE) (e.g., hair and beard coverings, lab coats or gowns, safety shoes, safety glasses, hard…