Manufacturing Technician 1st shift

Manufacturing Technician 1st Shift – Civica

Job Summary:

Entry‑level Manufacturing Technician responsible for supporting pharmaceutical production processes, including weighing and dispensing materials, compounding bulk solutions, and operating filling and packaging equipment for cartridges, prefilled syringes, vials, and related lines.

Critical shortages of essential generic injectable drugs are an ongoing crisis in U.S. healthcare. Over 300 essential medications are currently reported to be in shortage, keeping patients at risk and wasting hospital resources. Civica is a market‑based nonprofit solution created in 2018 by health systems and philanthropies to prevent and mitigate drug shortages. With a new 140,000‑square‑foot manufacturing facility in Virginia, Civica will soon produce sterile injectables and affordable biosimilar insulins for broad access.

• Support manufacturing operations under the direction of the Manufacturing Lead and/or Supervisor to meet strategic department objectives.
• Prepare cleaning and sanitizing solutions and perform daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning of controlled and classified manufacturing areas.
• Replenish manufacturing components, materials, and supplies in all processing areas.
• Transport bright stocks and finished products to and from staging as required according to the manufacturing schedule.
• Perform equipment cleaning and preparation for sterilization; operate sterilizer equipment to provide format parts for filling equipment.
• Clean, set up, and decontaminate material transfer isolator.
• Clean, set up, and operate component processing equipment.
• Clean, set up, and operate terminal sterilizer equipment.
• Clean, set up, and operate weighing and compounding equipment.
• Weigh APIs and excipients according to batch record instructions.
• Compound bulk drug product per standard operating procedures and batch record instructions.
• Clean, set up, and operate packaging equipment.
• Adhere to Civica procedures and policies, current good manufacturing practices, and good documentation practices.
• Adhere to all safety regulations.
• Attend and participate in daily shift meetings to communicate events and issues to the manufacturing team.
• Perform other duties as assigned by manufacturing management.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Coursework or bachelor’s degree in a Life Science discipline preferred.
• Good reading and writing skills with the ability to perform basic to advanced mathematical calculations.
• Ability to read, understand, and follow written procedures accurately.
• Hands‑on experience manipulating, handling, or assembling products in a manufacturing or production environment strongly preferred.
• Previous pharmaceutical manufacturing experience preferred.
• Willingness to work overtime, weekends, and adjust schedules as needed.

• Upon completion of a 6‑month paid training program: leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions.
• Generous paid time off including 10 paid holidays.
• Civica pays 100% of health insurance for the employee.
• Dental and vision insurance.
• Guaranteed 401(k) contribution.
• Life & disability insurance.
• Employee referral awards.

Shift: 1st shift – 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday–Friday.

Entry level

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing