Bioprocess Technician

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in the Life Sciences preferred but not required
• Previous production or lab experience required if no degree

Job Description

• Perform duties associated with aseptic processes, weighing, measuring, counting, calculations, sampling, and verifications.
• Ensure compliance with batch production records (BPR), current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) standards, current safety standards, and site procedures.
• Possess basic knowledge in fermentation, centrifuge, concentration units, and biological organisms.
• Understand the basic operation of production equipment.
• Ensure all equipment, instruments, and production materials are released and available for use.
• Look up and perform transactions within the electronic inventory management system.
• Oversee production processes, cleaning, environmental monitoring, and personnel.
• Perform in-process batch quality checks per written procedures.
• Follow safety rules, wear appropriate safety equipment, and maintain proper safety practices.
• Use basic computer skills to create and update standard operating procedures, write deviation reports, and complete all assigned training.
• Generate or collect new ideas about workplace and processes.
• Read and interpret batch records, quality, and safety documentation.

Work Environment

Work primarily on the production floor overseeing batches and their quality. Will spend 5-10% of the time working in the lab. Shift hours include 1st shift (6 AM-2:30 PM), 2nd shift (2:30 PM-10 PM), and 3rd shift (10 PM-6:30 AM).