Production Technician III

Production Technician III
Decatur, Illinois
Full Time

Experience: 4 - 15 Years


Position Summary:
• Responsible for setting up, operating, and maintaining the production filling and filling support equipment.
• Responsible for assembling and testing manufactured goods to ensure products are working exactly as intended and are free of defects or other issues.


Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
• Set-up, operate, trouble shoot, and preventative maintenance of solution filling lines, vial cappers, and tray loading lines.
• Perform fill weight checks, oxygen in headspace analysis, and bottle torque checks on filled product containers.
• Set up and perform sterile solution filtration processes.
• Unloading racks of sterilized equipment from autoclaves and depyrogenated glassware from ovens.
• Operate autoclaves, both for sterilization of equipment and for terminally sterilizing product.
• Operate vial and ampoule washers, in conjunction with dry heat ovens to prepare the components for aseptic processing.
• Clean and prepare filling gear/equipment for use on multiple filling operations.
• Completion of batch record paperwork, as well as reviews of applicable SOP's and other pertinent
documentation.
• Maintain a clean and sanitary environment.


Additional Responsibilities:
• Participating in pre-FAT testing for new production equipment. This will require some traveling.
• Supporting new equipment validation efforts.
• Performing supervisory duties in supervisors' absence or in second shift manufacturing.
• Training new employees for all job duties.


Education and Experience:
• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• Two (2) years related pharmaceutical experience and/or training.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced mechanical training is a plus.