Job Description
Overview:
The Process Technician I supports the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in a cGMP-regulated environment at the Cambrex High Point site. This entry-level role is responsible for executing batch operations, monitoring equipment and processes, and maintaining accurate documentation in accordance with standard operating procedures and regulatory requirements. Working as part of a highly collaborative production team, the Process Technician I contributes to safe, efficient, and high-quality manufacturing while gaining hands-on experience with chemical processing, equipment operation, and GMP compliance.
Responsibilities:
- Execute batch manufacturing operations in accordance with approved batch records, SOPs, and cGMP requirements
- Operate, monitor, and clean process equipment (e.g., reactors, filters, dryers) to support API production
- Accurately document all manufacturing activities, observations, and data in real time following GDP (Good Documentation Practices)
- Follow safety protocols and wear appropriate PPE to maintain a safe working environment; identify and report hazards or unsafe conditions
- Support material handling activities, including charging raw materials and transferring intermediates and finished products
- Assist in equipment setup, line clearances, and changeovers to support production schedules
- Perform in-process checks and sampling as required to ensure product quality and process consistency
- Collaborate with team members, supervisors, and cross-functional partners (e.g., Quality, Engineering) to resolve issues and maintain workflow
- Participate in deviations, investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives as needed
- Maintain a clean and organized production area in compliance with cGMP standards
- Recognize, properly handle, and ensure compliant storage and disposal of hazardous materials in accordance with site procedures and regulatory requirements
Qualifications / Skills::
- Hazardous materials handling experience: flammable liquids, compressed gases, toxic solids.
- Writing skills for procedures and reports.
- Basic chemical processing skills: weighing, calculations, GMP documentation, vacuum and pressure operations
- Forklift and other basic material handling experience
- High School Diploma or GED required
- 1–3 years of experience in a GMP chemical or pharmaceutical manufacturing or pilot plant environment preferred
- 3–5 years of experience in a chemical manufacturing environment preferred
Numbers & Facts
| Location | High Point, North Carolina |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals |
| Company Size | 1,000 to 1,499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1981 |
| Website | http://www.cambrex.com |
About Company
Cambrex is an innovative life sciences company with a refreshingly human approach. Driven by passion, our pharmaceutical products, expertise and technologies accelerate our customers’ small molecule therapeutics into markets across the world.
With over 35 years of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) development and manufacturing expertise, a growing team of more than 1,200 experts and a strong presence in the USA and Europe, we are tried and trusted across branded and generic API markets.
Skills
- Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)unmatched
- Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
- Check Processingunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP)unmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Drug Manufacturingunmatched
- Environmental Chemistryunmatched
- Forkliftunmatched
- GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)unmatched
- Hazard Analysisunmatched
- Hazardous Materials Clean-Upunmatched
- Hazardous Materials/Substancesunmatched
- High School Diplomaunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Pilot Plantunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Procedure Developmentunmatched
- Production Scheduleunmatched
- Production Supportunmatched
- Quality Engineeringunmatched
- Regulatory Complianceunmatched
- Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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