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Job title: B57 Prep-Tank Technician

Location: Swiftwater, PA

About the job

Join a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers — seamlessly, purposefully, and at scale. In Manufacturing & Supply, you’ll help reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster.

Position Overview:

The Technician plays a foundational role in the day-to-day operations of the Filling Department. This individual is responsible for performing production activities in accordance with volume demands, business needs, and effective procedures — while upholding the highest standards of aseptic technique, cGMP documentation, and team collaboration. This is a non-exempt role with bi-weekly pay based on previous experience and education.

About Sanofi

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

Main responsibilities:

Safety

• Follows all procedures put into effect to ensure your safety as well as the safety of others
• Reports all safety issues, concerns, incidents, and near misses to team leadership
• Actively participates in monthly safety meetings and safety walkthroughs coordinated by the department's safety team
• Provides input for potential safety issues and contributes ideas for corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs)
• Utilizes +QDCI boards to track and resolve safety issues

Quality & Compliance

• Maintains regulatory audit understanding and awareness
• Completes Shop Floor Gemba walks to ensure area compliance
• Ensures document revisions, logbooks, and forms on the production floor reflect the correct and current revision
• Understands the function of the quality group and works with them to maintain a positive rapport

Operations & Delivery

• Performs production in accordance with volume fluctuation, business need, and effective procedures — maintaining flexibility to support staffing changes
• Maintains training for and completes closed system connections and sampling requirements
• Completes wetting and testing of process-related filters
• Ensures all required water samples (WFI, Clean Steam, DI) are performed to keep the building GMP compliant
• Performs routine inventories and escalates missing equipment or materials to senior staff or management
• Consults schedule on a routine basis to ensure all parts and materials are available
• Ensures segregation of components and maintains proper aseptic gowning
• Ensures all required materials are available for continuous operation of the filling line
• Understands changeover steps for the process
• Loading and unloading of autoclaves; washing and wrapping of parts; commodity movement in prep; disinfectant preparation
• Participates in production systems including SAP, Labware/LIMS, Trackwise, RT Reports, eDoc, HMI, SCADA, and Virtual Standards
• Completes all SAP transactions in real time
• Works to prepare assigned areas for oncoming shifts to ensure continuous operation
• Arrives on time and actively participates in Shift Change

Cost & Efficiency

• Executes procedures as documented to avoid deviations and reduce waste
• Responsibly uses materials in an efficient manner
• Utilizes Operating Management System (OMS) tools to ensure efficient processing
• Works to resolve common production issues

Involvement & Team Development

• Works to become trained in all assigned training modules
• Trains and orients new team members (at any level) as assigned
• Actively communicates improvement ideas, issues, and concerns to team members along with providing solutions
• Participates in and leads team meetings with professionalism, respect, and confidentiality
• Works with senior technicians and managers to ensure continuous, adequately staffed operations
• Assists with identification and closure of area irritants

About you

Qualifications:

• Requires good mechanical skills, computer skills, and attention to detail
• Must have basic mechanical aptitude, good comprehension skills, retention skills, troubleshooting ability, and manual dexterity
• Prior or related cGMP or Pharmaceutical experience are preferred
• HS diploma or equivalent and 1+ years in cGMP or Pharmaceutical or any manufacturing experience
• Associate's degree with 6+ months in cGMP or Pharmaceutical or any manufacturing experience
• Bachelor's degree with or without cGMP or Pharmaceutical or any manufacturing experience
• Prior experience preferred in: Water Sampling, Equipment Prep, or Tank Movement
• Must have knowledge and access to systems: SAP, Master, SCADA, RT Reports, and Labware OR SAP and HMI
• All other duties as assigned

Skills & Competencies:

• Basic mechanical aptitude, manual dexterity, and attention to detail
• Proficient computer skills with working knowledge of SAP, HMI, SCADA, RT Reports, and Labware
• Excellent comprehension, retention, and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to maintain aseptic gowning and physical dexterity requirements
• Prior cGMP or pharmaceutical manufacturing experience preferred

Why Join Our Team?

At Sanofi, we chase the miracles of science — and it starts on the production floor. As a Technician in our Filling Department, you'll be part of a dedicated team manufacturing vaccines that protect lives around the world. You'll build your expertise, grow your skills, and make a real difference every single shift.

Why Choose Us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

Sanofi US Services and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.

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