Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is 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.

Group/Division Summary
Our new Lebanon site will be Thermo Fisher Scientific’s largest designated Single-Use Technology (SUT) manufacturing facility in the world! The biotherapeutic market has been rapidly adopting single-use technologies to reduce risk and improve operational efficiencies. Our new innovative Lebanon facility is helping strengthen our position as one of the market leaders in SUT manufacturing.

Location: 1200 Darrell Waltrip Drive, Lebanon, TN
Shift: Day shift; 4, 10hr shifts, Monday – Thursday, 6:00 AM-4:30 PM

How will you make an impact?
Our employees share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement. Our ability to grow year after year is driven by our ability to attract, develop and retain world-class people who will thrive in our environment and share in our desire to improve humankind by enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Position Summary
As a Manufacturing Associate, you will be responsible for the manufacturing, assembly, and/or packaging of Bioprocess Containers in a clean room environment. You will carry out the production process by closely following the Standard Operating Procedures, work instruction documents and blueprints or drawings as they relate to assembly, materials handling, equipment operation, and finished goods packaging.

What Will You Do?

• Work safely following all safety requirements and cGMP requirements
• Work diligently following work instruction documents and standard operating procedures
• Use your strong attention to detail to assemble products following instructions, blueprints and drawings closely
• Record correct and accurate documentation in Production Control Documents
• Inspect in-process and finished products
• Help us get better by actively participating in our PPI (Practical Process Improvements), Lean and Continuous Improvement activities including 5S activities
• Help our team to do better by assisting in training and mentoring of co-workers

How will you get here?
Education

HS Diploma or GED equivalent minimally required.

Experience

No prior experience required.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Good verbal/written communication
• Ability to adhere to Good Manufacturing Principles
• Ability to work in a fast-paced controlled cleanroom environment up to 12 hours a day with additional overtime as required
• Ability to infrequently lift and manipulate up to 40 pounds unassisted
• Ability to stand and move about including reaching, bending, stooping, grasping, pushing, pulling and repetitive motion
• Ability to use hand tools and equipment

Physical and Environmental Requirements and Information

• The Clean room is controlled at greater than 30% humidity with a temperature between 60º and 70º
• The Clean room has some ambient noise
• Specific gowning is required including gloves, hair & beard net and face cover, safety glasses with no makeup / jewelry, and the like
• Position requires forceful gripping/grasping and repetitive motion including pushing and pulling
• Ability to use PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and understand chemical hygiene including labels and SDS (Safety Data Sheets), common chemicals are disinfecting, solvents and IPA (Isopropyl Alcohol 70% and 99%)
• Must have the ability to inspect bio-process containers on a light table for an entire shift.
• Must have the ability to stand and move about including reaching, bending, stooping, grasping and lifting.
• Must have the ability to use hand tools and equipment including forceful gripping, grasping, pushing, pulling and repetitive motion.
• Must have the ability to frequently lift and manipulate up to 40 pounds unassisted

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