Job Description
Description:
- Collection of environmental monitoring samples.
- Assume delegated responsibilities for group personnel training, scheduling, and maintaining/ordering of supplies and equipment.
- Follow and work in accordance with company policies, SOPs and cGMP standards to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations.
- Identify deviations and potential problems and communicate these situations with appropriate personnel.
- Perform Environmental Monitoring duties related to viable air, viable surfaces, swabs, and non-viable air sample collection.
- Coordination of daily sampling activities for environmental monitoring (including generation of sample collection paperwork, labels, sample submission, etc) to meet SOP requirements.
- Responsible for maintaining and ordering sufficient supplies, maintain EM media inventories, ordering equipment to perform all monitoring, and maintaining the equipment in good working conditions in a calibrated status.
- Handle special projects such as abnormal test results, validation studies
- Assure that all required documentation including records and logs, is complete and accurate according to the current GMP rules.
- Maintain required records and logs.
- Revise and write SOP's specific to monitoring as required and assist/lead the training of new personnel.
- Assist with and participate in development of training programs and conduct training sessions for new and less experienced staff
- When assigned to rotating shift work; work independently and without direct supervision to perform normal operating routines and emergency response procedures.
- Communicate and report status of operations as well as variances from specifications to area manager.
- Take appropriate actions and escalate issues immediately.
- Perform all job responsibilities in compliance with applicable EHS and GMP regulations, guidelines, policies, standard operating & safety procedures, and industry practice and Industrial Excellence initiatives.
Requirements :
- B.S. in biology, microbiology, biology or related field or 5 years equivalent professional experience, if sufficient technical depth has been achieved and demonstrated.
- 2 years of experience in quality control or production within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry preferred.
- Knowledge of standard aseptic technique.
- Must meet the Office of Health & Safety (OHS) Medical Guidance for working in production environment.
- Computer skills required in Excel and Word.
- Ability to follow written procedures and document results in a neat and precise manner.
- Must be well organized, flexible, open-minded and dynamic.
- Must have demonstrated self-direct work habits and strong communication skills.
- Must be a committed team player prepared to work in and embrace a team based culture.
- Ability to work within a multi-skilled team.
- Maintain attention to detail, while completing multiple or repetitive tasks.
- Demonstrate a serious commitment to accuracy and quality while meeting goals or deadlines.
- Maintain a high level of integrity while balancing multiple priorities and responsibilities.
Preferred :
- Some experience in analytical systems including quality control/production, validation, documentation and compliance preferred.
- Experience with SAP system
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Able to interact with peers, subordinates and senior personnel in multidisciplinary environment including engineering, facility operations, validation, production and QA and QC.
- Able to prioritize and decide appropriate course of actions.
- Ability to understand client's needs (producers) and to interact with people from various domains (Regulatory, QA, other analytical groups inside the Company.)
- Demonstrated ability to perform all job duties with limited supervision.
- Demonstrated familiarity with cGMP's, facility regulatory guidelines and standard operating procedures.
Benefits:
Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.
Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
Vision Insurance : Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.
Technical Certification Bonus: Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification.
Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Tags
Full time, Immediate start, Flexible hours, Shift work, Rotating shift,