Manufacturing Technician (1st Shift – Mon to Fri from 9a to 5p)

Job Title: Manufacturing Technician (1st Shift - Mon to Fri from 9a to 5p)
Location: Minnetonka, MN
Contract length: 4 months
Schedule: Fulltime, M-F from 9a to 5p
Pay: $19/hr to $24/hr, DOE

Job Overview:
The Manufacturing Technician will be responsible for performing routine tasks for the GMP manufacturing and packaging of pharmaceutical products at the Antares Pharma Minnesota Operations Facility (APMOF). The successful candidate will be familiar with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP). This individual is responsible for the documentation and the hands-on execution of production activities related to assembly, final packaging, and inspection of manufactured pharmaceutical products. This individual operates in accordance with Antares Pharma policies and procedures, environmental, health, safety, and cGMP guidelines.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for quality of products and documentation. Adheres to all manufacturing process and quality requirements.
• Receives and distributes materials and supplies in the manufacturing area.
• Works with manual as well as automated equipment to complete assembly, final packaging, and inspection of pharmaceutical products.
• Moves materials within the Production area.
• Responsible for maintaining uninterrupted loading/unloading of materials and assembled devices from multiple stations of an automated assembly process.
• Interacts with automated equipment to perform basic fault resetting, monitoring of material inputs/outputs, and entering setup/run information.
• Completes assigned training prior to due dates.
• Assembles products following all current Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions (WIs), while meeting manufacturing goals and metrics.
• Ability to maintain accurate records following Good Documentation Practices (GDP) and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) guidelines, including training files and shop floor paperwork.
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• 1 year of experience in a medical and/or pharmaceutical manufacturing setting
• An equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered
• Must be able to work in a controlled or clean room environment requiring special gowning
• Critical understanding of the importance of documentation and data traceability
• Must have the ability to work safely and responsibly in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Familiarity with executing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in a manufacturing or assembling environment, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry
• Demonstrates attention to detail
• Basic computer skills (Microsoft 365)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of Good Documentation and good Manufacturing Practices preferred
• Intermediate to advance computer skills (Microsoft 365)
• Pharmaceutical industry experience