Production Technician I/II (2nd shift - Granulation)

With 53 manufacturing sites across the globe, our aspiration is to become the top manufacturer of innovative and generic medicines in the industry!<br><br>Responsible for taking multiple excipients and active raw material through a design manufacturing process that produces a finished dosage form for the consumer. Operate and troubleshoot manufacturing equipment. Document activities as appropriate and perform specified quality checks.<br><br>• Document activities in MES and on paper records as well as clarify/explain variances with assistance from Production Technician III or Lead levels.<br>• Maintains expected right-the-first time documentation results.<br>• Perform general room and equipment cleans, set-up and documentation for two Bulk areas (Dispensing, Mixing, Milling, Fluid Bed Drying or Blending).<br>• Troubleshooting in two Bulk areas which may include:<br> • correctly identify visual end-points for wet <br> granulation.<br> • adjust mesh size in Milling area for sieve testing<br> • properly identify equipment issues and <br> understand protocols for resolving equipment <br> issues<br>• Perform general room and equipment cleans. equipment set-up, accurate set-up documentation, and perform start – of - run Z-test with minimal waste. Ability to perform disintegration testing prior to batch processing when required per master manufacturing record (MMR).<br>• Receives general instructions on routine assignments under general supervision. Receives detailed instructions on new work that may be closely supervised and reviewed.<br>• Adheres to cGMPs including: housekeeping, proper protection of product, quality, integrity, and personal hygiene.<br>• Train new and/or existing operators on acquired technical skills.<br>• Correctly set-up rooms and equipment.<br>• Conducts all assignments in a safe and organized manner. Appropriately utilizes and promotes personal protective equipment at all times. Demonstrates appropriate and professional values and behaviors at all times including interaction with co-workers, supervision, and other departments.<br>• Adhere to department goals and objectives. Know and understand key department objectives such as: safety, quality, attendance and production output.<br>• Adherence to all health, safety & environmental requirements in support of departmental and site HSE goals. Work in a safe and efficient manner.<br><br>While Novartis does not require vaccination at this time, for certain Novartis sites in the US all associates and candidates may be required to either upload an image of their COVID-19 vaccine card demonstrating proof of full vaccination for COVID-19 (or other similar evidence of vaccination) or proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken by the associate or candidate within the past seven days to enter any of our sites and/or customer office or healthcare facility, as well as prior to participating in other work related off-site meetings. Employees working in customer-facing roles must adhere to and comply with customers’ (such as hospitals, physician offices, etc.) credentialing guidelines, which may require vaccination. As required by applicable law, Novartis will consider requests for reasonable accommodation for those unable to be vaccinated. This requirement is subject to applicable state and local laws and may not be applicable to employees working in certain jurisdictions. Please send accommodation requests to Eh.occupationalhealth@novartis.com<br><br>[#video#https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggbnzRY9z8w{#400,300#}#/video#]