QC Specialist II

Company information

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.

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 Nashville facility is helping strengthen our position as one of the market leaders in SUT manufacturing.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our Lebanon team for candidates who are looking to expand their skills, have exciting career growth opportunities, and be able to improve their communities and lives of patients around the world, with opportunities to contribute directly to the fight against COVID-19 and other diseases like cancer, Crohn’s disease, heart disease, arthritis and more!

Location

1200 Darrell Waltrip Drive, Lebanon, TN

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:

The QC Specialist II is responsible for giving direction in the Inspection of BPCs (BioProcess containers) in a highly regulated production environment. A QC Specialist II, must manage workflow for quality to efficiently achieve team goals and utilize quality and production resources. A QC Specialist II, must be able to motivate and inspire the team with an emphasis on continuously improving quality processes to adapt to changing customer needs in a dynamic and profitable industry.

Shift Details: This position is a 12-hour day shift- 6:00 AM-6:30 PM, and will be on a 3,4,3, 4 rotating schedule; meaning you will work 3 days one week, 4 days the following week, then 3 days the next week, and so on.

What you will do?

• Coordinate the activities the QC labs and Quality Control with the Team Lead and Production Spec II to meet production goals, quality and cost objectives.
• Coordinate on staffing, interviewing and planning to meet company objectives and workload.
• Manage the deployment of Quality Control personnel across all work areas, prioritizing Quality and department schedules.
• Assist in the direction of a team of QC In-process Associates
• Inspection of product to drawings, specifications and procedures.
• Maintain good documentation practices.
• Correctly and accurately document inspection in process control documents and inspection forms.
• Verify OOS and verify chambers that are QC observations and chambers that fail.
• Train QC in process Associates.
• Participate on special projects as assigned by Quality management.
• May be required to perform other related duties as required and/or assigned.
• Review WID, SOP and recommend improvements and communicate and train entire team on any changes.
• Participate in Spec review and approval as needed
• Support in-coming inspection. Film testing, disposal forms

How will you get here?

Education

• High School Diploma or GED required

Experience

• 1-3 years of manufacturing experience required
• 3 years of experience working in a regulated manufacturing environment is preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Basic knowledge and comfortability working with computers.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills required.
• Ability to read and interpret important documentation and directions that may include; critical details with drawings and special instructions, in order to properly inspect products
• Good Interpersonal Skills
• Demonstrate reliability through exceptional attendance
• Have a desire to meet and/or exceed set performance goals and requirements
• Ability to work with production personnel to ensure good quality and workflow.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Strong attention to is crucial to the success of this role.
• Objective thinking and rational decision making.
• Ability to accept and use constructive feedback to improve performance.

Physical and Environmental Requirements and Information

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment for 12 hours a day, with additional overtime as required.
• The ability to enter the clean room as needed. Clean room is a controlled environment with a humidity of 30% or greater and a temperature between 60⁰ and 70⁰ F. The Clean room has some ambient noise.
• Specific gowning requirements include, but are not limited to gloves, hair net, beard net, face cover, safety glasses with no makeup / jewelry or piercings.
• 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 used include- disinfectants, 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.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 95,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.com

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.