Operations Technician

** Job Description
** Our Manufacturing Operations teams are the people that make our products. We work in the manufacturing plants with a “Safety First, Quality Always” mindset striving for continuous improvement. We work in the local plant connected to our global manufacturing network to ensure the highest quality of raw materials, intermediates and finished products. The Production Tech position is available at our Company's Animal Health facility in Worthington, Minnesota.

The Worthington facility is expanding operations to manufacture vaccines for large and companion animals. Leveraging an experienced and innovative team environment, the key technologies at the site are biologics production using fermentation and cell culture platforms and filling and freeze-drying.
** Responsibilities/Duties:
*** This job requires working in a cleanroom and wearing cleanroom garments.
* The Position requires wearing scrubs when working in the production area.
* Running steam sterilizers, filling lines, freeze dryers, environmental monitoring machines, crimping machines, and a dry heat oven.
* Preparing and cleaning equipment
* Cleaning and disinfecting clean rooms
* Good communication, document, and computer skills are required.
* You will work individually or with other people.
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* Education Requirements:

*** High school diploma or equivalent required.
* BS in Biology, Microbiology, or related field preferred.
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* Experience and Skills:

*** Ability to operate manufacturing equipment with training
* Strong attention to detail and documentation skills are required
* General knowledge of reading, mathematics and computer skills are required.
* Ability to communicate and work in cooperation with other employees in a manufacturing environment.
* Successful completion of a Physical Abilities Test.
* Experience working in a laboratory or pharmaceutical manufacturing highly preferred.
** Shift:
*** 1st shift Monday-Wednesday and Saturday-Sunday
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* Required Skills:

**** Preferred

Skills:

** Current Employees apply

Current Contingent Workers apply
** US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
** Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please  if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.

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** U.S. Hybrid Work Model
** Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.

This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely.

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