Manufacturing Technician 1st shift
Civica Rx · Petersburg, VA · 7 mo ago
ManagementFull-time
About the role
Civica is a market-based nonprofit solution created in 2018 by health systems and philanthropies for the express purpose of preventing and mitigating drug shortages. Today, nearly 60 health systems have joined Civica, representing over 1,400 hospitals and approximately one-third of all U.S. hospital beds. Civica has also supplied the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs, the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile with essential medicines. Civica currently supplies medicines to health system members in 49 states.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Under the Manufacturing Lead and/or Supervisor’s direction, support manufacturing operations to meet strategic department objectives.
- Prepare cleaning and sanitizing solutions and perform daily, weekly, monthly cleaning of controlled and classified manufacturing areas.
- Replenish manufacturing components, materials, and supplies in all processing areas.
- Transport bright stock and finished product to and from staging as required according to 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, conform to 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.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)
- 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.
Benefits
- Upon completion of 6 month paid training program:
- - Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
- - All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 10 paid holidays
- - Civica pays 100% of health insurance for the employee
- - Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance
- - Guaranteed 401K contribution
- - Life & Disability Insurance
Schedule
- 1st shift: 7am - 3:30pm | Monday - Friday