Manufacturing Technician II

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cold Room/Freezers -22degreesF/-6degrees C, Fluctuating Temps hot/cold, Laboratory Setting, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Strong Odors (chemical, lubricants, biological products etc.), Will work with hazardous/toxic materials, Working at heights

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.   

DESCRIPTION:This role is based at our Protein Diagnostics Division in Birmingham, UK. As a Manufacturing Technician II within Operations, you will join a passionate team dedicated to the manufacture of world-leading diagnostic products.  Your contributions will be instrumental in upholding our reputation for impeccable performance and groundbreaking ideas for optimizing Multiple Myeloma, immune system disorders, and special protein diagnostics.  A Day in the Life: 

• Own and perform scheduled activities in the laboratory for designated equipment, area, or function. 

• Manage Inventory to ensure materials are available and transacted to complete assigned work. 

• Carry out data and process-checking activities.

 

REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• Degree in a science- related field (e.g., biomedical, bioscience) is preferred but not mandatory

• Candidates without a degree but with relevant experience in a lab, GMP, or clean room environment will be considered

Experience:

• Required: Minimum of 1 year of work experience in a manufacturing, operations, production, lab setting or related field

• Preferred: Experience in a cGMP environment

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: 

• Proven documentation/communication/digital literacy. 

• Able to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs). 

• Practical knowledge of units of measurement and basic mathematical skills.

 

​Physical Requirements / Work Environment: 

• Use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and understand chemical hygiene. 

• Able to handle solutions and chemicals carefully. 

• Essentials functions may require lifting objects up to 20 Kilograms. 

• Willing to work overtime in the short-term notice, including weekends to support department as needed.