Production Technician - Full-time

Production Technician

Location: 1425 Innovation Place, West Lafayette, IN

Pay Rate: $20.00 / hour

$1.50/hour additional shift differential for hours worked on Saturday and Sunday

Schedule: Full time, 40 hours per week:

Monday-Friday 6:00 am – 2:30 pm

Sunday-Thursday 6:00 am - 2:30 pm

Tuesday-Saturday 6:00 am - 2:30 pm

About Evergen

Evergen (formally Cook Biotech) is a global industry-leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) in regenerative medicine. As the only regenerative medicine company that offers a differentiated portfolio of allograft and xenograft biomaterials at scale, Evergen is headquartered in Alachua, FL, and has manufacturing facilities in West Lafayette, IN., Eden Prairie and Glencoe, MN., Neunkirchen, DE., Glasgow, UK., and Marton, NZ.

Essential Functions & Basic Duties

• Conducts individual tasks including weighing, mixing, and dispensing chemicals in addition to cleaning tasks and documentation.
• Operates standard and specialized lab equipment.
• Identifies safety hazards and opportunities for improvement.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• While not required, lab, cleanroom, or production experience is preferred.
• Able to work with multiple persons in a team environment.
• Excellent attendance with willingness to work some weekends and OT.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Able to do routine computer data entry tasks.
• Able to accurately measure, add and subtract.

Day in the Life of a Production Tech

Team members arrive and enter a locker room/gowning area where they put on their PPE (hair net, Tyvek coveralls, safety glasses, and shoe covers) then proceed to the production area. Once in the production area team members will be expected to:

• Introduce the required materials to their workstation,
• Follow written instructions to perform required tasks and accurately document completion of each task. Tasks require a great deal of attention to detail, dexterity, and precision.
• Perform 75% of the tasks standing.
• Work in close proximity with a team of 2-4 people.
• Accurately weigh, mix, and dispense chemicals agents.
• Understand requirements for properly disposing of hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
• Immediately notify Supervisor of any deviation from the process or material that does not meet specification.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Move or lift heavy objects 26 to 50 lbs
• Frequent (>75%) stationary position, standing, using a glovebox
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Cleanroom environment with limited exposure to hazardous chemicals used in the manufacture of the product.

More about Evergen

Evergen provides customers across a diverse set of market segments with leading-edge expertise, scale, and flexibility across end-to-end services including design, development, regulatory support, verification and validation, manufacturing, and supply chain management.

Evergen is rooted in a steadfast commitment to quality, integrity, and patient safety with a focus on five key values:

• Accountable: We own our actions and decisions.
• Agile: We embrace change to stay ahead of the curve and evolve to drive innovation and growth.
• Growth Mindset: We embrace challenges as opportunities for continuous learning.
• Customer-Centric: We prioritize customers at every touch point.
• Inclusive: We thrive on the richness of our diversity and ensure every voice is heard, respected, and celebrated.

At Evergen, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where we embrace the richness of our diversity and ensure that every voice is heard, respected, and celebrated. We believe that by embracing diversity and promoting inclusivity, we not only uphold our values but also strengthen our position as the CDMO of Choice in regenerative medicine solutions. We recognize that cultivating a growth mindset is essential to our success, and we are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement in our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Through accountability and action, we strive to create an environment where individuals can thrive, innovate, and contribute their unique perspectives to drive our collective success.

Montagu Private Equity ("Montagu"), a leading European private equity firm, acquired RTI in 2020 and has supported the transformation of the company to its next level of potential.