Manufacturing Technician - Fujifilm

Overview

Join FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies in our new facility location - Thousand Oaks, California! Manufacturing Technician (Environmental Support) will report directly to the Senior Manager Manufacturing at the FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies California (FDBC) location.  The work we do at FDB has never been more important—and we are looking for talented candidates to join us. We are growing our locations, our capabilities, and our teams, and looking for passionate, mission-driven people like you who want to make a real difference in people’s lives. Join our new FDB facility in Thousand Oaks, CA and help manufacture the next cell therapy in partnership with some of the most innovative biopharma companies across the globe. We are proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your passion, energy and drive - what we call Genki.  The Environmental Support Technician works as part of the manufacturing team to deliver high quality therapeutics. This position contributes to the successful delivery of released product in support of clinical and commercial processes.

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Manufacturing Technician (Environmental Support)

Overview

Join FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies in our new facility location - Thousand Oaks, California! Manufacturing Technician (Environmental Support) will report directly to the Senior Manager Manufacturing at the FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies California (FDBC) location.

External US

The work we do at FDB has never been more important—and we are looking for talented candidates to join us. We are growing our locations, our capabilities, and our teams, and looking for passionate, mission-driven people like you who want to make a real difference in people’s lives. Join our new FDB facility in Thousand Oaks, CA and help manufacture the next cell therapy in partnership with some of the most innovative biopharma companies across the globe. We are proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your passion, energy and drive - what we call Genki.

Job Description

The Environmental Support Technician works as part of the manufacturing team to deliver high quality therapeutics. This position contributes to the successful delivery of released product in support of clinical and commercial processes.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform the cleaning/sanitization of the manufacturing areas and equipment in accordance with all Company procedures. This requires the application of various disinfectants to floors, ceilings, walls, and equipment with use of proper cleaning equipment such as mops, wipes and associated tools
• Execute cleanings compliantly and safely without negative impact to the production schedule. This requires general agility to clean in difficult/hard to reach spaces
• Ability to achieve and maintain gowning qualifications as well as perform work in an aseptic environment
• This position will work in both an office and a manufacturing setting. When in the manufacturing area, staff may be exposed to various chemicals and biohazards. Additionally, there is potential for equipment hazards, strong odors, and other detergents/sanitizers
• Assist the team with maintaining an up-to-date working inventory for the equipment/supplies.
• Perform various 'housekeeping' activities. (i.e., keeping work areas clean, cleaning of equipment)
• Document and review appropriate paperwork, daily logs, and documentation per Good Documentation Practices
• Participate in a detailed training program and develop training plan
• Maintain inventory of equipment and supplies
• Assist in the evaluation of the current cleaning procedures/equipment and recommend changes to optimize the cleaning program
• Routine maintenance and cleaning of rooms and equipment
• Identifies and implements continuous improvements
• Perform tasks in a manner consistent with the safety policies, quality systems, and GMP requirements
• Adhere to all safety protocols and procedures

Essential Physical Requirements:

• Work is generally performed in a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) facility. A GMP facility is governed by regulatory agencies in which there are specific requirements for hygiene and acceptable clothing. The following items are restricted when accessing the GMP manufacturing area:
  • Makeup, painted nails
  • Hair products (spray, gel, wax)
  • Perfume and cologne
  • Jewelry (rings, watches, bracelets, fitness bands, necklaces, and facial/ear piercings, etc.)
• Donning of gowns requires ability to physically don gowns while balancing in a cleanroom environment
• Personal Protective Equipment is required to perform certain tasks (i.e., latex/nitrile gloves, respirators and or masks, goggles, plant dedicated scrubs/shoes, full body gown that covers all exposed skin)
• Subject to extended periods of standing, to include crouching / kneeling (8 plus hours) while being donned in applicable PPE
• Required to handle biohazardous and hazardous material via direction of Standard Operating Procedures
• Medium work that includes moving, lifting, pushing and or pulling objects up to 50 pounds
• Medium work that includes pushing and or pulling equipment with up to 50 pounds of force assisted by wheels
• Must be willing and able to bend, stoop, squat, crawl, twist, climb ladders, and wear a respirator
• Position requires a combination of standing in the manufacturing environment and walking around the facility
• Open to work various shifts (all shift times are 4 am)
  • 4 days a week /10 hours per day Shift (4 am – 02:30 pm, Sunday through Wednesday or Wednesday through Saturday)
  • 5 days a week /08 hours per day Shift (4 am – 12:30 pm)
• Open to potential swing shift hours (10 am - 08:30 pm)
  • 4 days a week /10 hours per day Shift (Sunday through Wednesday or Wednesday through Saturday)
• Required to work weekends and some holidays

Qualifications

• High school diploma; or
• Associate degree

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 2 or more of related experience is preferred (work or schooling)
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Problem solving skills
• Detail oriented
• Team player
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Strong communication skills
• Strong demonstrated aseptic techniques

Salary and Benefits:

• $23.75 to $28.75 per hour, depending on experience
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401k
• Paid Time Off

Join us! FDB is advancing tomorrow’s medicine, impassioning employees to chase the impossible and continually expand their potential. We are a company of emboldened goal seekers – driven by an innate desire to better ourselves, our families, our workplace, our company, our community, and the world at large.

FDBC is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation and any other status protected by state or federal law.

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of FUJIFILM about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at FUJIFILM via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of FUJIFILM, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by FUJIFILM for this requisition and a valid agreement with FUJIFILM is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the FUJIFILM agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.