Bioprocess Manufacturing Technician
Spectraforce
Oceanside, California
an hour ago
Job Description
Position Title: Bioprocess Manufacturing Technician
Work Location: Oceanside, CA, 92056
Assignment Duration: 12 months
Work Schedule: 24x7 shifts including 10- and 12-hour day, swing, and night shifts
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Position Summary:
At our organization, we are dedicated to pursuing groundbreaking science to discover and develop medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases.
As a Bioprocess Manufacturing Technician, you will be responsible for producing medicine in a highly automated and controlled environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Utilizing automated systems to operate, clean and sterilize production equipment
- Operating small-scale cell culture areas and systems by using aseptic techniques, maintaining cell banks; and performing general seed lab operations
- Operating fermenters, centrifuges, other harvest systems and protein purification units
- Operating and cleaning fixed tank and filtration systems
- Operating large scale column chromatography systems
- Preparing solutions required for the production process (media and buffer make-up)
- Cleaning, assembling, and sterilizing equipment for production by operating glass washers and autoclaves
- Executing environmental monitoring throughout the facility
- Complying with all safety requirements, cGMP, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and manufacturing documentation
- Reporting any and all safety and environmental incidents
Qualification & Experience:
- Proficiency in the English language- reading, writing, and communication
- Must be computer literate due to the extensive automation used in our facility, experience with Microsoft and Google platforms
- Must be able to work all shifts, required overtime as needed, and stand for extended periods of time
- Must be able to climb multiple flights of stairs daily
- Lifting up to 25 lbs is required
- Ability to work in a cleanroom environment with gowning requirements (scrubs, bunny suits, gloves, etc.)
- No makeup or jewelry allowed in cleanroom environment
- Must be able to work with hazardous materials and chemicals
- Must be able to pass all job-related tests and certifications required for working in a cGMP environment
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Preferred - Degree in Life Sciences/Engineering, Associate’s or Biotech certificate from approved program
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 24.44/daily.