Technician I, Pilot Plant (R&D)

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

Monitors equipment and manufacturing process. Sets-up, cleans-up, and maintains equipment. Reacts appropriately to unanticipated conditions and intended actions, troubleshoots problems, and informs supervision. Observes quality characteristics of products and processes and understand the impact to the product. Completes documentation per current good manufacturing practice guidelines and policies.

Responsibilities

• Learn and follow department policies, procedures, and guidelines. Complete documentation and supporting data per current good manufacturing practice policies, procedures, and guidelines. Note quality issues and initiate, review, and address with appropriate people.
• Review procedures and batch records, and make suggestions for improvements. During pre runs, post runs, and when reviewing direction sets identify issues (safety and process) and help to correct them. Routinely involved in initiating or writing basic operating procedures. Considered an expert on department procedures and processes.
• Consistently give an accurate and complete material and equipment status report when handing off manufacturing process. Set up equipment to accommodate minor processing changes. Assist in the preparation for upcoming projects for process.
• Assist with engineering and validation groups to implement new equipment into operations. Be actively involved in Validation activities.
• Communicate with warehouse to ensure timely and proper staging for process. Acknowledge commodity needs and order needed supplies.
• Assist as back up Team leader and/or floor trainer, if applicable.
• Perform analytical calculations for equipment as necessary. Inspect equipment for cleanliness and sign off per procedure at the end of the process.
• With the help of process support, identify process hold points and arrange work schedule to meet the needs of the process.
• Assist vendors, safety engineering, maintenance and other applicable areas with the implementation of safety changes and concerns.
• Consistently provides process feedback or participates in tasks that demonstrate a fundamental understanding of GMP manufacturing requirements.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED equivalent required; Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree in a scientific related field is desirable.
• At least 8 years manufacturing experience in a chemical, pharmaceutical, or similar environment as an Operator or Technician is required.
• Knowledge and use of various tools, machines, instruments and safety devices utilized in chemical or pharmaceutical operations is desired.
• Experience with validation, technical troubleshooting, and document management is required.
• Requires basic technical or mechanical background and knowledge.
• Must have ability to read, understand, and follow verbal and written operating instructions and the processes and flows described on equipment and computer monitors.
• Must have ability to write at a level sufficient enough to explain deviations or mistakes in the process.
• Add, subtract, divide, multiply, use decimals, and fractions, recognize and measure proportions, and do basic algebraic math at an intermediate level of competency.
• Works autonomously using sound decision making skills.
• Must be able to lead cross-functional teams to ensure positive outcomes meeting the business objectives.
  Ability to train technicians and technical support staff on tasks.  

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of  any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​

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