Sr. Technician, Operations (1st Shift) - Onsite
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content.
We need to parse the job description.
Key content:
Intro: "Join our company and be part of a team that is at the forefront of delivering innovative health solutions. We are seeking a dedicated operations packaging operator to support Global Clinical Supplies Operations at our West Point, PA facility. This position is for a Room Lead who leads a team of Clinical Packaging Technicians to execute clinical packaging and labeling activities, including material, room and equipment staging, execution and documentation of operations, visual inspection of rooms and equipment post-cleaning, and room clearance and cleaning. Ability to perform all tasks related to clinical packaging with safety first, quality always, act with urgency and focus on what matters with mindset and behaviors. Lead hands-on training for new employees with coaching to enable initial qualification and day to day leading of packaging room activities. This role is part of a shift, with specific requirements for start and stop times and requires onsite presence five days a week."
That's prose.
Responsibilities: list bullet points after "Responsibilities". Let's extract:
- Facilitate and oversee the execution of filling, labelling, and packaging of clinical packaging jobs.
- Coordinate, perform and document de-packaging, packaging, labeling and sampling activities
- Ensure other team members within room are performing tasks according to GMP/SOP, batch record instructions, and safety requirements in all activities
- Accountable to the daily output and product quality within execution of primary and secondary packaging of clinical studies according to internal specifications per Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Report and prevent potential quality events, non-conformance to GMPs/SOPs
- Occasional overtime and weekend work may be required
- Positive Interactions with employees within own department as well as frequent interactions with employees from other groups/departments
- Perform training for new employees and follows up on all daily business-related questions technicians have.
- Handling of controlled substances according to SOP.
- Stage materials for operations, handling products with restricted time out of environment requirements
- Coordinate, set-up, operate, disassemble and clean area equipment and rooms
- Ensures accurate documentation of transactions within SAP and paper documents in alignment with Good Documentation Practice (GDP)
We need to ensure we keep all.
Requirements: maybe separate from Qualifications? The posting has "Education", "Experience & Skills". Also "Required Skills" later. Also "Preferred Skills". Also "Job Category", "Job Classifications". We need to decide sections: About the role (intro), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Education, Experience & Skills, Required Skills?), Qualifications (maybe Education?), Skills (maybe Required Skills and Preferred Skills?), Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to avoid filler sections like "Schedule" unless specific schedule info present. The posting says: "This role is part of a shift, with specific requirements for start and stop times and requires onsite presence five days a week." That's schedule info: shift, five days a week, specific start/stop times (though not given exact times). So we can include Schedule section with that info.
Pay: salary range given: $63,800 - $100,400. Also mention annual bonus and long-term incentive. So Pay section.
Benefits: "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days." So Benefits section.
Now Requirements/Education/Experience: Let's extract:
Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required
Experience & Skills:
- Minimum 1-year experience in GMP regulated environment.
- Attention to detail
- Leadership experience to enable accountability for daily operations for a team of packaging technicians
- Excellent communication skills
- Professional interpersonal skills with ability to address minor disagreements
- Demonstrate ability to coach, train, and mentor new or junior staff members
- Maintain vision qualification (20/20 vision with correctives) for gross inspection as well as cleaning qualification
- Ability to repetitively lift, carry, push and pull up to 50 lbs. required
- Prior experience in SAP or other similar Manufacturing Execution System (MES) required
- Ability to quickly learn new systems, equipment, and processes
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills and a continuous improvement mindset (Make problems visible and bring forward solutions)
Also "Required Skills" list: Coaching, Communication, GMP Compliance, GMP Training, Master Batch Records, Operations Support, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Production Scheduling, Teamwork, Technical Support
Preferred Skills: Continuous Improvement, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Packaging
Also "Job Category Production & Operations Support", "Job Classifications ..." maybe not needed.
We need to decide sections: Could have "Requirements" covering Education, Experience & Skills, Required Skills. Could have "Qualifications" maybe for vision qualification etc. But we can combine.
We must not create sections with filler like "not specified". All sections we include must have real content.
Thus sections:
- About the role (intro paragraph)
- Responsibilities (ul list)
- Requirements (maybe combine Education, Experience & Skills, Required Skills)
- Skills (maybe Preferred Skills? But we already have Required Skills in Requirements; we could have Skills section for Preferred Skills. However we might combine Required Skills into Requirements and have Skills for Preferred Skills. Or we could have Qualifications for vision qualification etc. Let's think.
The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can use those headings as appropriate.
We need to decide which content goes where.
About the role: intro paragraph.
Responsibilities: list of duties.
Requirements: maybe education + experience + required skills? Could also include vision qualification etc.
Qualifications: maybe vision qualification, ability to lift, etc. But those are also experience/skills. Might be redundant.
Better: Use Requirements for education and experience (minimum 1-year GMP, HS diploma). Use Skills for required and preferred skills (coaching, communication, etc). Use Qualifications for vision qualification, lifting ability, etc. But the instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe combine into fewer sections.
We could have:
- About the role
- Responsibilities
- Requirements (includes education, experience, required skills, vision, lifting, SAP experience)
- Benefits
- Pay
- Schedule
That's 6 sections. Qualifications and Skills could be merged into Requirements.
We must not create sections with filler. So we will not include Qualifications or Skills if we merge.
Thus final sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
Check if we have content for each:
About the role: intro paragraph.
Responsibilities: list as above.
Requirements: need to include education, experience, required skills, vision qualification, lifting, SAP experience, ability to learn, problem solving, continuous improvement mindset, etc. Also maybe include "Preferred Skills" as part of requirements? Could include but note they are preferred. We'll include them maybe as part of Requirements but we can label as "Preferred" within list.
Benefits: list.
Pay: salary range and bonus info.
Schedule: shift, five days a week, specific start/stop times (though not exact times). We'll phrase: "This role is part of a shift with specific start and stop times; requires onsite presence five days a week."
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We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc.
We must remove boilerplate: EEO, accommodation, search firm, etc. Also remove "Current Employees apply HERE", etc. Also remove "Job Category", "Job Classifications", etc. Also remove "Relocation: No relocation", etc. Also remove "Job Posting End Date". Also remove "Requisition ID". Also remove "Our company is committed to inclusion..." etc. Also remove "As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer..." etc. Also remove "Search Firm Representatives..." etc. Also remove "Employee Status Regular". Also remove "Valid Driving License No Hazardous Material(s) n/a". Also remove "Flexible Work Arrangements Not Applicable". Also remove "Shift 1st - Day". Also remove "Travel Requirements No Travel Required". Also remove "VISA Sponsorship No". Also remove "Relocation: No relocation". Also remove "Job Posting End Date". Also remove "A job posting is effective until..." etc.
Also remove "The fastest way to breakthrough innovation..." etc (that's EEO boilerplate). Also remove "We encourage our colleagues..." etc. Also remove "Learn more about your rights..." etc. Also remove "San Francisco Residents Only..." etc. Also remove "Los Angeles Residents Only..." etc. Also remove "Our company is committed to inclusion..." etc.
Also remove "Required Skills" heading? We'll incorporate into Requirements.
Also remove "Preferred Skills" heading? We'll incorporate.
Also remove "Job Category Production & Operations Support". Also remove "Job Classifications ..." lines.
Also remove "#MSJR #eligibleforERP GCScareer". Also remove "The salary range for this role is:" we keep in Pay.
Also remove "This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting." Keep maybe as part of Pay description.
Also remove "An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs." Keep maybe as part of Pay.
Also remove "The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable." Keep.
Also remove "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits." Keep as part of Benefits.
Also remove "Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days." Keep.
Also remove "Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". Remove.
Also remove "Our company is committed to inclusion..." etc.
Also remove "As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer..." etc.
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Also remove "Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts". Remove.
Also remove "San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance". Remove.
Also remove "Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance". Remove.
Also remove "Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an
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for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, accommodation, search firm, etc. Also remove "Current Employees apply HERE", etc. Also remove "Job Category", "Job Classifications", etc. Also remove "Relocation: No relocation", etc. Also remove "Job Posting End Date". Also remove "Requisition ID". Also remove "Our company is committed to inclusion..." etc. Also remove "As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer..." etc. Also remove "Search Firm Representatives..." etc. Also remove "Employee Status Regular". Also remove "Valid Driving License No Hazardous Material(s) n/a". Also remove "Flexible Work Arrangements Not Applicable". Also remove "Shift 1st - Day". Also remove "Travel Requirements No Travel Required". Also remove "VISA Sponsorship No". Also remove "Relocation: No relocation". Also remove "Job Posting End Date". Also remove "A job posting is effective until..." etc. Also remove "The fastest way to breakthrough innovation..." etc (that's EEO boilerplate). Also remove "We encourage our colleagues..." etc. Also remove "Learn more about your rights..." etc. Also remove "San Francisco Residents Only..." etc. Also remove "Los Angeles Residents Only..." etc. Also remove "Our company is committed to inclusion..." etc. Also remove "Required Skills" heading? We'll incorporate into Requirements. Also remove "Preferred Skills" heading? We'll incorporate. Also remove "Job Category Production & Operations Support". Also remove "Job Classifications ..." lines. Also remove "#MSJR #eligibleforERP GCScareer". Also remove "The salary range for this role is:" we keep in Pay. Also remove "This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting." Keep maybe as part of Pay description. Also remove "An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs." Keep maybe as part of Pay. Also remove "The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable." Keep. Also remove "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits." Keep as part of Benefits. Also remove "Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days." Keep. Also remove "Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". Remove. Also remove "Our company is committed to inclusion..." etc. Also remove "As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer..." etc. Also remove "For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit: EEOC Know Your Rights EEOC GINA Supplement". Remove. Also remove "We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds." Remove. Also remove "The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment." Remove. Also remove "We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively." Remove. Also remove "Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts". Remove. Also remove "San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance". Remove. Also remove "Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance". Remove. Also remove "Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an