Fluid Bed Scientist

Fluid Bed Scientist Glanbia Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life’s journey The Opportunity

Supports Research & Development to develop products and processes for internal and external customers. Create production batch records to assist in the scale-up of these products into production. Provide technical support to production operations where assistance is needed.

• Understand proper lab documentation to create historical records that can be referred to for correct information. Document processing changes from one batch to the next.
• Understanding formulation folders, and what should be contained in them.
• Have a basic understanding of bulk densities and calculating batch sizes.
• Calculate ingredient weights from a formula.
• Selecting the proper scale to weigh amounts.
• Weighing ingredients accurately.
• Making common solutions with mixing, including heated solutions. Filtering solutions when necessary.
• Proper assembly on fluid bed including but not limited to:
  • Outlet filter selection and proper installation.
  • Proper nozzle and wand assembly, including insulating the wand.
  • Setting up spraying off of a scale, or hot plate and a scale.
• Proper operating parameter range selection for the different size fluid beds.
• Proper operation and cleaning of the GPCG-1 and Pilot fluid bed, Pilot Spray Dryer, lab spray dryer, lab blenders, lab mill, tablet presses and other equipment as necessary.
• Calculation and adjusting of spray rates.
• Making judgements of parameter changes (including changing the filter) to produce the best product, based on visual cues, and in-process tests performed in order to make those judgements.
• Understand physical testing procedures including but not limited to free flow and tapped bulk density, particle size distribution (stacked sieve, airjet, Malvern), Loss On Drying.
• Understanding sizing options at the completion of a batch and performing the sizing.
• Proper packaging and labeling of samples for shipment.
• Shipping of samples using Fed Ex
• Working with R&D department, Quality and Production to scale the product up into production.
• Suggest operating parameter changes during production to optimize the production process.
• Educate the production team on insights regarding key operating and testing parameters of the new product.
• Recommends fluid bed and spray dryer productivity, efficiency, quality and safety improvements.
• Performs technical investigations in support of non-conformance reports.
• Acts as a resource in CAPA investigations as requested by the CAPA committee.
• Learns the operating basics and formulation functions in PDM, SAP, C4C and knows how to retrieve formulation and project information.
• Create a fluid bed or spray drying batch record (for lab and pilot equipment) from a template.
• Understand how to create a specification data sheet.
• Understanding what information is needed for the proper pricing of a product, including equipment selection, batch sizes and expected process times.
• Completes additional tasks and projects as assigned by management.

• Minimum of B.S., preferably in food science, food & nutrition, biology, chemistry, chemical engineering
• Preferred experience of 1 - 3 years of technological, production or R&D experience in pharmaceutical solid dosage forms or food processing utilizing fluid bed technology.
• Working knowledge and experience with fluid bed technology. Should possess basics of fluid bed process troubleshooting knowledge.
• Must be able to successfully troubleshoot problems found during fluid bed production runs.
• Must have excellent decision making and reasoning skills.
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Must be organized, thorough, and self-motivated.
• Must have familiarity with cGMP’s, SOP’s, HAACP’s, or other similar quality programs.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and willing to be hands on.
• Strong ability to prioritize tasks, and handle multiple tasks.
• Must be able to learn and retain training.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Strong SAP knowledge
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and SharePoint.

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