Assoc. Spclst, Engineering- Weekends
Merck
Job Description
Our Engineers support internal and external manufacturing operations to remain operational, continuously improve, and innovate. With our extensive range of facilities and environments, our Engineers have opportunities across many diverse areas including Biological, Chemical, Automation, Capital Projects, Maintenance, Safety, Process Development, Technical Services, Utilities and Validation.
The West Point Lyophilization Technical Operations organization is seeking a highly motivated individual for Associate Specialist, Engineering position. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to the performance and results of the manufacturing area by providing technical guidance and anticipating and interpreting customer needs to identify and implement solutions.
Position Description
The Lyophilization Technical Operations team is seeking a highly motivated individual to provide on shift technical support as associate specialist process engineer. Areas within scope of Lyo Technical Operations include multi-product Live Virus Vaccine formulation, aseptic vial filling, Lyophilization, Capping and Inspection processes.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to apply his or her enthusiasm and technical skills as a member of a multidisciplinary team supporting the operation and improvement of a vaccine manufacturing facility with a focus on process engineering.
Schedule:
Friday 8AM-4PM, Saturday and Sunday 8AM-8PM, Monday 8AM-4PM
Responsibilities may include:
Serves as a subject matter expert (SME) for Live Virus Vaccines (LVV) drug product manufacturing at our company's West Point Processing Facility.
Monitors process and equipment performance, and partners with maintenance/operations/ reliability engineering to proactively identify and implement process improvements.
Provides assessment of impact for proposed changes to manufacturing steps or equipment.
Supports or leads projects to improve the performance of our processes, including investigation Corrective/Preventative Actions (CAPAs), projects aimed at improving Right-First-Time performance or preventing/reducing deviations, and value capture projects that seek to improve yield/efficiency, reduce cost, or lower our processing cycle times.
Collaborates effectively with the area, operators/mechanics, support groups, Quality, planning, project teams, and external component and equipment vendors.
Provides direct on-shift shopfloor support and responds to shop floor events and process deviations.
Leads or supports technical discussions and maintains technical process documentation.
Authors, updates, and/or reviews and approves technical and manufacturing documents necessary for engineering studies, protocols, and change control.
Supports team safety, environmental, and compliance objective.
Supports, executes, and/or leads continuous improvement projects that increase compliance, simplify/standardize and/or gain efficiencies.
Authors deviation reports and/or events’ information as needed.
Manages timelines to ensure key compliance and customer due dates are met; escalates any potential delays and develop remediation plans when possible.
Position Qualifications
Education Minimum Requirement:
B.S. degree in Engineering or Science field such as chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, mechanical engineering, biological system engineering.
Required Experience and Skills:
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated technical, analytical, and organization skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and team skills; and collaborative skills.
Ability to manage assignments, working towards deadlines within a schedule.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
Minimum of 1 year experience in a GMP functional area or support of a GMP functional area, such as Operations, Technical Operations, Engineering, and/or Maintenance.
Experience in supporting vaccine manufacturing or sterile processing.
Demonstrated ability to proactively identify and implement process improvements.
Strong leadership skills.
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Requisition ID:R349074