What you'll do
As a member of our Operations team, you’ll be on the front line, directly impacting patients by making sure we manufacture our products effectively, quickly and collaboratively. Every day, you’ll experience fresh challenges as you navigate the ever-changing landscape of Operations – which means you’ll have plenty of opportunities for personal and professional development. Backed by a supportive team, be part of accelerating our operational excellence with innovations in cutting-edge science, Lean ways of working and fast changing digital technologies.
In our fast-paced, growing environment, embrace an exciting opportunity to build a long-term, varied career. Experience leading edge digital innovations such as artificial intelligence and augmented reality that drives efficiencies and keeps a balanced workload. Enjoy varying shifts in a regulated but stimulating atmosphere. And gain invaluable experience and exposure in a team that wants to see you succeed.
Why Global Operations at AstraZeneca?
From molecule to medicine, our pipeline to deliver to patients is ever-growing and increasingly complex. Our Operations Team brings the Research & Development pipeline to life, from development and manufacturing, through to testing and delivery. We have the ambition to make our processes quicker, more affordable and more sustainable, leading to better outcomes.
It makes us proud to know we’re working with medicines that address unmet needs. With every decision we make, we are conscious of our very clear responsibility to deliver. So, we create a culture of continuous improvement – driven by our people.
With teams across 25 locations and a reach into global communities, your ideas can become a reality at scale, with the potential to genuinely improve the lives of patients and their families. Join the team where everyone feels a personal connection to the people that we impact.
Success Profile
Our success profile gives you a better idea of whether the job is right for you. These are the behaviours you’ll need in order to thrive.
Problem solver
Disciplined thinkers and doers, we thrive in our often intense and varied environment, seeking out new challenges and working towards new solutions. As an avid problem solver, you’ll do well here.
Eager to learn
If you’re proactive with a thirst for knowledge, we’ll provide you with every resource to grow. We’ll give you what you need to achieve autonomy, advance your career and work with advanced technologies.
Open to change
In a global biopharmaceutical, things change quickly – and it’s up to us in Operations to make sure that change goes smoothly. The ability to be adaptable plays a huge role in whether our continuous improvement succeeds.
Patient-first mindset
The medicines you manufacture, package and deliver in Operations help people. If you have the passion and the drive to make people’s lives better – then this is the place for you.
Responsibilities
Key Accountabilities:
Follow cGMP’s, SOPs and site safety procedures, as well to follow good housekeeping rules.
- Communicate and work collaboratively within a team to achieve operational delivery within a complex or multidisciplinary production environment to meet monthly/weekly demand requirements
• Demonstrate ability to properly operate equipment, perform equipment set-up/change-over/clean-ups, assist in
Preventative maintenance and perform minor equipment troubleshooting in a safe and efficient manner.
• Verify raw materials, components and products meet the product specification and are available to meet the agreed
production schedule
• Responsible for visual inspection, cleaning (including quarterly cleanings) and tightening of equipment.
• Use Standard Work Instructions and advance issues and opportunities to improve. Responsible for execution and
improvement of changeover of formulation assets including, assembly / disassembly, and center line adjustment to
optimize equipment performance, where appropriate.
• Provide ownership of the process & equipment performance (OEE).
• Use a continuous improvement approach, alerts supervision of any irregularities in procedures or equipment operations.
Partner with other Operators/Mechanics/Technicians/Facilitators/Engineers to correct.
• Accountable for accurately and contemporaneously documenting formulation and cleaning activities in batch
records/electronic batch records, paper or electronic Logbooks, and within applicable performance tracking systems
(Traksys, Discoverant, etc.)
• Can lift up to 50 lbs, push/pull large vessels and carts, and transfer full drums off of and onto a pallet.
• Use a pallet jack to transport pallets.
• Must be comfortable wearing a Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) while working in the process area.
• Attend regular SHE, GMP, PET (FIT) and Site meetings.
• Able to work other shifts, weekends, alternative schedules when production demands require.
• Able to perform duties with minimum supervision.
• Able to demonstrate good social skills and work in a robust team environment, with other operators,
mechanics, technicians, supervision and project management with the goal of completing planned production and
furthering Newark Site and AstraZeneca initiatives.
Essential Requirements:
> High school or GED required
> Minimum of 0-1 year of relevant experience
AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
Reasons to Join
Benefits
Training
We offer training as soon as you join. This will leave you feeling confident about the job ahead and excited to get started. From there, you have the opportunity to complete qualifications, develop into a leader within your area of expertise and inspire others to reach their potential.
Future-focused technology
With automation and machine learning changing the Operations environment, we are investing in cutting-edge technologies that improve flow whilst making you more effective in your work. And our Lean ways of working will help you innovate with a digital-first mindset.
Work/life balance
Whether you’re working around studies, parenthood or caring for loved ones, our shift patterns help make work manageable and life a lot easier. It’s all part of our commitment to making Operations the place for agile and committed innovators.
Mobility
In Operations, you can move both upwards and sideways. Whether you want to aim for management, use your skills in a different department or even help other sites achieve consistency, we want our people to grow in the direction that is right for them.
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