Senior Production Technician

Job Title:
Senior Production Technician

Location:
Swiftwater, PA

Shift: Off Shift

Sanofi is seeking an experienced production technician for the role of Senior production technician. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate to develop leadership skills and is a crucial role in overseeing the production process, ensuring products are manufactured according to established specifications, schedules, and quality standards.

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

• Ensuring that processes are always compliant with FDA regulations.
• Maintain and repair equipment and monitor software and hardware issues.
• Train and guide Personnel in proper work procedures, use of equipment, cGMP’s, safe work techniques and SAP to assure timely signoffs and consistency in training.
• Maintains qualified trainer status.
• Identifying and preventing deviations and assisting in investigation and root cause analysis.
• Ensures operational areas are always staffed adequately and breaks are managed accordingly.
• Accountable for the completion of operations including Metasys and Lab watch, corresponding documentation, data entry, etc.
• Acts as Liaison for Production and Lead Technicians to dictate support.
• Works with Lead Technicians and managers to ensure continuous operation.
• Continues Development by completing at least one developmental class annually.
• Helping with deviation investigations, Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA), Change Control Requests (CCR), and other assigned projects.
• Ensuring that quality documents like Batch Production Records (BPRs) and logbooks are completed accurately and on time.
• Ensuring documentation is completed accurately and in real-time is crucial for compliance and quality control.
• Preparing areas for the next shift helping to maintain smooth operations and efficiency.
• Responsibly use material in an efficient matter to reduce waste.
• Sharing improvement ideas, issues, concerns to team members along with providing solutions.
• Proactive in identifying and solving production issues to ensure smooth operations.
• Model and uphold HSEEn standards, ensuring compliance with all safety procedures.
• Report safety concerns, near misses, equipment issues, and environmental incidents promptly.
• Participate in safety meetings, walkthroughs, and improvement initiatives.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment, performing necessary checks and inspections.
• Support continuous improvement by providing input on corrective and preventive actions.
• Follows effective procedures to ensure the production of safe and efficacious products.
• All other duties as assigned.

• HS or GED with 3+ yrs in cGMP or pharmaceutical experience
• Associates with 2 + yrs. in cGMP or pharmaceutical experience
• Bachelors with 1 + yr. in cGMP or pharmaceutical experience
• Good mechanical skills, computer skills and is detail oriented.
• Must have basic mechanical aptitude, computer skills, good comprehension skills, retention skills, troubleshooting and manual dexterity.
• Proficiency in at least but not limited to one area of operation or product line.
• Must be a qualified trainer in one or more areas.
• Must have access to systems in applicable buildings and processes which have these systems (SFD, PI, Metasys, Lab watch)

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand on average 8 hours per shift.
• Ability to gown and gain entry to…