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API Production Operator
Eli Lilly and Company. Support start-up activities to bring manufacturing equipment into service .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in API manufacturing and compliance with cGMP and FDA guidelines, while effectively managing production processes and safety standards. Capable of troubleshooting operational challenges and maintaining equipment reliability in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
Highest-signal resume keywords
API Manufacturing ExperienceGMP ComplianceLean Manufacturing PrinciplesSafety Audits ParticipationTechnical Nomenclature Understanding
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Hard Skills
Small Molecule ExpertiseHybrid Manufacturing KnowledgeBiologics Area ProficiencyBatch Record OperationProcess Safety Standards ApplicationEquipment Monitoring and TestingTroubleshooting SkillsMathematical Formula ApplicationCGMP PracticesEnvironmental Compliance
Soft Skills
Strong Organizational SkillsFlexibility in Problem-SolvingEffective Communication
Tools & Technologies
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)SOPsUser Manuals
Certifications & Qualifications
HS Diploma/GED
Industry Keywords
Pharmaceutical ManufacturingChemical ProcessingPSM-Regulated ChemicalsFDA GuidelinesContinuous Improvement Projects
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support start-up activities to bring manufacturing equipment into service
- Become an expert in an assigned Small Molecule, Hybrid, or Biologics area and educate the team on proper facility operation
- Travel domestically and internationally to collaborate, train, and learn from sites that currently produce APIs
- Directly oversee production of API molecules after project completion
- Maintain a safety-first, quality-always approach while managing diverse unit operations and manufacturing activities
- Adhere to safety, quality, and environmental compliance requirements and communicate/troubleshoot adverse events
- Operate processes and equipment according to batch records, user manuals, design parameters, SOPs, and work instructions
- Perform daily monitoring, testing, and cleaning to maintain equipment and systems
- Apply HSE and process safety standards to execute GMP duties
- Monitor equipment use and performance to anticipate reliability problems
- Contact appropriate support for spills, deviations, and incidents
- Communicate area status and issues to other shifts during handover
- Participate in daily shift huddles and operational goal setting
- Participate in safety audits, procedure coordination, housekeeping, and continuous improvement projects
- Follow cGMP practices, safe work habits, dress code, hygiene, and housekeeping requirements
- Use required company-supplied PPE
Requirements
What you’ll need- HS Diploma/GED
- 3+ years of API manufacturing experience; GMP and/or chemical processing preferred
- Legally authorized to be employed in the United States
- Previous experience in facility or area start-up environments preferred
- Previous experience in a pharmaceutical or chemical manufacturing operation involving PSM-regulated or hazardous chemicals preferred
- Solid understanding of FDA guidelines and cGMP requirements
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle and prioritize multiple requests
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles
- Flexibility to troubleshoot and triage challenges effectively
- Ability to understand technical nomenclature and language, as well as work with mathematical formulas
- Must be able to work a 12-hour rotating shift (3-2-2-3, rotating every 8 weeks between day and night shift)
- May be required to provide support outside normal working hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays
- Ability to use required company-supplied personal protective equipment (PPE)
Benefits
Comp & perks- Company bonus depending, in part, on company and individual performance
- Company-sponsored 401(k)
- Pension
- Vacation benefits
- Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
- Flexible benefits, including healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance and death benefits
- Certain time off and leave of absence benefits
- Well-being benefits, including employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities
- Employee resource groups open to all employees