B57 Prep-Tank Technician

Job title: B57 Prep-Tank Technician

Location: Swiftwater, PA

Join a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers — seamlessly, purposefully, and  Manufacturing & Supply, you’ll help reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster.

The Technician plays a foundational role in the day-to-day operations of the Filling Department. This individual is responsible for performing production activities in accordance with volume demands, business needs, and effective procedures — while upholding the highest standards of aseptic technique, cGMP documentation, and team collaboration. This is a non-exempt role with bi-weekly pay based on previous experience and education.

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.

• Follows all procedures put into effect to ensure your safety as well as the safety of others
• Reports all safety issues, concerns, incidents, and near misses to team leadership
• Actively participates in monthly safety meetings and safety walkthroughs coordinated by the department's safety team
• Provides input for potential safety issues and contributes ideas for corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs)
• Utilizes +QDCI boards to track and resolve safety issues

• Maintains regulatory audit understanding and awareness
• Completes Shop Floor Gemba walks to ensure area compliance
• Ensures document revisions, logbooks, and forms on the production floor reflect the correct and current revision
• Understands the function of the quality group and works with them to maintain a positive rapport

• Performs production in accordance with volume fluctuation, business need, and effective procedures — maintaining flexibility to support staffing changes
• Maintains training for and completes closed system connections and sampling requirements
• Completes wetting and testing of process-related filters
• Ensures all required water samples (WFI, Clean Steam, DI) are performed to keep the building GMP compliant
• Performs routine inventories and escalates missing equipment or materials to senior staff or management
• Consults schedule on a routine basis to ensure all parts and materials are available
• Ensures segregation of components and maintains proper aseptic gowning
• Ensures all required materials are available for continuous operation of the filling line
• Understands changeover steps for the process
• Loading and unloading of autoclaves; washing and wrapping of parts; commodity movement in prep; disinfectant preparation
• Participates in production systems including SAP, Labware/LIMS, Trackwise, RT Reports, eDoc, HMI, SCADA, and Virtual Standards
• Completes all SAP transactions in real time
• Works to prepare assigned areas for oncoming shifts to ensure continuous operation
• Arrives on time and actively participates in Shift Change

• Executes procedures as documented to avoid deviations and reduce waste
• Responsibly uses materials in an efficient manner
• Utilizes Operating Management System (OMS) tools to ensure efficient processing
• Works to resolve common production issues

• Works to become trained in all assigned training modules
• Trains and orients new team members (at any level) as assigned
• Actively communicates improvement ideas, issues, and concerns to team members along with providing solutions
• Participates in and leads team meetings with professionalism, respect,…