Dallas Texas /

Responsibilities:

• Excellent employment opportunity for a Technician II Formulation in the Athens, GA area.
  
• Responsible for leading the activities associated with the preparation of media components in an aseptic clean room environment according to USDA regulations
• Ensure compliance to the Standard Operating Procedures during execution of processes.
  
• Ensure adherence to production schedule and complete associated documentation in compliance with regulatory requirement
• Support cross-functional activities as required
• Responsible for completing direct and indirect assigned tasks (for example, cleaning, work order escalation, laboratory setup, etc.
  ) related to departmental functions
• Perform preventative maintenance and general upkeep on equipment and facilities including environmental monitoring
• Responsible for maintaining accurate area inventories for raw materials and supplies
• Adhere to current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP)
• Participate in key improvement opportunities and implementation of selected new ideas (including deviation and change control management)
• Escalate issues related to personnel, process and products to the appropriate leaders
• Participate in root cause analysis and implementation of corrective and preventative actions to address problems
• Assist with training and coaching of current and new employees on required skills
• Demonstrate a visible & tangible commitment to HSE, Lean Principles, and the Merial Values in all work-related activities
• In addition to the above, other assigned duties & projects deemed appropriate within the position scope Knowledge and Skills.
  

Experience:

• Required High School Diploma or equivalent Preferred: B.
  S.
  in Biology or relevant field, Laboratory experience
• Manufacturing experience
• Knowledge and Skills Computer skills including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
  )
• Basic math skills
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written)
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve
• Demonstrated training skills
• Require knowledge of the current GMPs and USDA requirements
• Equipment/Process trouble shooting skills
• Clean room and aseptic technique knowledge
• Basic understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles
• Organizational and time management skills with attention to detail
• Required Skills: PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS
• Additional Skills: DATABASE, DOCUMENTATION, EHS, LEAN MANUFACTURING, MAINTENANCE, MICROSOFT OFFICE, PROCESS DOCUMENTATION, ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS, TIME MANAGEMENT, CELL CULTURE, COACHING, DATABASES, LABORATORY, TRAINING, USDA