• Job Description

  Req#: R-169174

  Manufacturing Technician

  Would you like to apply your production experience with a GMP, fast-paced team environment company that follows science and turns ideas into life-changing medicines? Are you searching for career growth and development in a Pharmaceutical environment with competitive salaries and benefits? If so, this position would be an excellent fit for you!

  At AstraZeneca, we work together across global boundaries to make an impact and find answers to challenges. We do this with the utmost integrity even in the most difficult situations because we are committed to doing the right thing. We continuously forge partnerships that help pursue world-class medicines in new ways, combining our people’s exceptional skills with those of people from all over the globe.

  In 2013, AstraZeneca acquired Pearl to expand and strengthen its respiratory products portfolio, We have made strides in bringing therapies to asthma patients. Our mission and vision are to develop differentiated therapeutics for widely prevalent respiratory disease conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), by using a proprietary drug delivery platform and existing therapeutic agents administered in metered-dose inhalers (MDIs). Join us as a Manufacturing Technician at our Redwood City, CA site, the leading center of innovation in the West.

  The Manufacturing Technician is responsible for supporting production line by conducting routine tasks which may include setting up, taking down, cleaning and undertaking the routine maintenance of operating equipment, as instructed, to ensure continued production.

  What you'll do:

  • Maintains a safe work environment and performs work in accordance with site Environment, Health and Safety (SHE) policies and procedures.

  • Immediately report potential unsafe conditions to management.

  • Wear appropriate task-based and general PPE

  • Ensures adherence to safety, health and environmental standards and guidelines, Good Manufacturing Practice and Order Due Date

  • Supports manufacturing team to achieve operational delivery against defined production and quality targets

  • Ensures raw materials and products meet the agreed product specification and production schedule

  • Performs preventative maintenance on small equipment (heat sealer, mixers, conductivity meters, etc.)

  • Provides routine support to department and other aligned support services to deliver line performance and continuous improvement projects

  • Assists in setting up and running line equipment in accordance with the agreed settings/parameters

  • Provides assistance to projects as needed, adhering to timelines to support project managers as necessary

  • Participates in formal and informal training to meet business needs

  • Performed other related tasks as assigned by Lead or Manager

  • Physical efforts required in this job; bend, reach with hands and arms, drip, kneel down, walk, push-pull, lift and carry weight up to 25 pounds, climb stairs.

  Minimum Requirements:

  • HS Diploma

  Preferred Qualifications:

  • Foundation level experience in production environment

  • Experience with Good Manufacturing Practice

  • Work experience in a regulated industry

  Why AstraZeneca?

  At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being ambitious - finding those moments and recognizing their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, groundbreaking cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.

  Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you!

  Find out more on Social Media:

  LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/1603/

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  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/astrazeneca/?hl=en

  About Operations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gak5Ham8oUw

  Date Posted

  13-Jun-2023

  Closing Date

  12-Jul-2023

  AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

  AstraZeneca requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law.

• About the company

  AstraZeneca PLC is a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company with its global headquarters in Cambridge, England.

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