Work Schedule
Second Shift (Afternoons)
Environmental Conditions
Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Standing for full shift, Will work with hazardous/toxic materials
Job Description
When you are part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment, or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact, and you'll be supported in achieving your career goals.
Location/Division Specific Information
CTD partners with pharmaceutical and biotech customers around the world to ensure the right patients get the right therapies in the right doses at the right time - a concept that we internally embrace as "There is a Patient Waiting."
Our unique blend of services includes project management, packaging, distribution, transportation management and specialty logistics, ancillary supply management, clinical supply optimization, bio-repository storage and much more. Our more than 3,000 employees in over 15 countries work hard every day knowing that what they do matters.
How Will You Make an Impact?
What you do contributes directly to our mission; enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.
What Will You Do
The Packaging Technician 2 works with a team performing manual or automated assembly, manufacturing, filling, packaging, and labeling of pharmaceutical products.
Job duties are conducted in a regulated environment of Primary, Secondary, Refrigerated (2 to 8° C), and Frozen (-20° C) Packaging areas.
The individual must possess computer skills, good time management, and be able to communicate to team members and cross-functional groups (in English).
Perform manual or automated assembly, manufacturing, filling, packaging, and labeling of pharmaceutical products while ensuring adherence to specifications and the highest quality standards.
Apply Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and customer requirements in all areas of responsibility.
Follow all safety regulations and conduct all activities in a safe & efficient manner.
Participate as an active member of Practical Process Improvement (PPI) initiatives.
Demonstrate and promote Thermo Fisher's 4I Values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement.
Other duties, including overtime, may be assigned to meet business needs.
How will you get here
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent required.
Experience:
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
This position requires hand-eye coordination, dexterity, attention to detail, and the ability to perform repetitive tasks with both hands. This includes:
Working mathematical skills for counting, adding, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and percentages.
Interpret 2D Diagrams and batch paperwork to ensure proper assembly of clinical supplies.
Meet physical requirements stated in the Essential Job Functions with little or no exceptions or assistance.
Work independently, or as a part of a team, in the completion of assigned tasks.
Take initiative, follow through on commitments, and adapt to changing circumstances.
Possess the ability to accept and learn from feedback, especially related to Corrective or Preventative Actions.
Essential Job Functions:
Certain physical conditions (i.e., allergies) may preclude an individual from performing required job duties. Exceptions to these requirements will be considered on a case-by-case basis but are by no means guaranteed. Development of certain conditions while employed in this position which preclude an individual from performing the terms of their Job Description and Essential Job Functions may result in reduced work hours or release from position. These functions include:
Ability to work in Primary, Secondary, Refrigerated ( 2 to 8° C), and Frozen (-20° C) Packaging areas (80-100%)
Ability to stand continuously (50-80%)
Ability to walk frequently (50-80%)
Ability be able to sit (50-80%)
Ability to lift and/or carry 50 pounds (at maximum) frequently (25-50%)
Ability to bend frequently (50-80%)
Ability to squat (up to 50%)
Ability to reach above shoulder-level (10-20%)
Ability to use both right and left hand for repetitive action, simple grasping, pushing, pulling, and fine manipulation (80-100%)
Ability to use both right and left foot for repetitive action (up to 50%)
Ability to work in hot/cold environments (up to 80%)
Additional Certifications for Role:
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Certification for the Packaging Technician 2 include:
PAPR
N-95
Safety Glasses
Vision Requirement Certification for the Packaging Technician 2 role include:
Distance Vision (clear vision at 20 ft. or more)
Color Vision (required for visual inspection of pharmaceutical products, components, labels, etc.)
Peripheral Vision
Depth Perception
Ability to Adjust Focus
Join us and contribute to our singular mission - Enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer!
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With revenues of nearly $11 billion, we have approximately 37,000 employees and serve customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as in environmental and process control industries. We create value for our key stakeholders through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific, which offer a unique combination of continuous technology development and the most convenient purchasing options. Our products and services help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, and solve analytical challenges ranging from complex research to routine testing to field applications.
All of our employees share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement. Our ability to grow year after year is driven by our ability to attract, develop and retain world-class people who will thrive in our environment and share in our desire to improve mankind by enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
If you share in our values and if you're looking for an employer who is strongly committed to developing talent and rewarding achievement, come grow with us at Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.