Manufacturing Technician, Materials and Inventory

This is what you will do:

The Manufacturing Technician, Materials and Inventory supports GMP material flow and warehouse operations to ensuretimely, compliant availability of materials to manufacturing end users. This role executes routine warehouse activities, maintains 5S standards, coordinates ordering and supplier communications, and partners with Quality on receipt/inspection findings and supplier deviations. The technician contributes to risk assessments, specification updates, and material improvement initiatives, including evaluation of secondary suppliers/manufacturers.

You willbe responsible for: 

• Receipt, Inspections,and Material Movements:Management of materials to support operations following relevant standard operating procedures.

• Warehouse Management:Following site processes and procedures, ensure warehouses aremaintainedin a state of cleanliness and compliance, to include alignment to site lean initiatives and5sstandards.

• Material Inventory:Support sitesupply needs via purchaseorders, communications with distributors and manufacturers, andwork to resolve backorders and other shipment related issues.

• Quality SystemCompliance:Initiate supplier deviations in EQV based on findings from receipts and inspections.Support risk assessments and specification updates.

• Continuous Improvement:Support site continuous improvement initiativesand raw material improvements such as the identification of secondary suppliers and manufacturers.

You will need to have:

• Forkliftcertification or ability to be forklift certified

• Must be competent in Microsoft Word and Excel

• Must be able to use complex electronic systems such as SAP andVeeva Enterprise Quality Vault.

• Must have the capacity to developin-depth understanding of manufacturing operations, facilities/maintenance programs, and equipment lifecycle management.

• Exceptionalverbal and written communication skills

• The duties of this role aregenerally conductedin an office environment. As is typical of an office-based role, employees must be able, with or without anaccommodation to: use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.  Some qualification or other support work may need to be performed in off-hours.Material management and cleaning tasks will berequiredwithin thesitewarehouses and docking areas.

We would prefer for you to have:

• 2+ years of experience in a GMP biotech/ pharmaceutical manufacturing environment or have a significant level of transferrable work experience to ensure the immediate support of the manufacturing team

• 4-yeardegree from an accredited universityis aplus

• Minimum of ahigh schooleducationrequired