Manufacturing Technician

<p><b>By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.</b></p><p></p><p style="text-align:left">Pay Range:</p><p>First Shift 6am-2:30pm</p><p>Second Shift 2:30am-11pm</p><p></p><p><b>Key Responsibilities:</b></p><ul><li>Understand and follow appropriate standard operating procedures and work instructions<ul><li>Regulatory awareness of chemical handling and hazards</li><li>Labeling</li><li>Safety procedures</li><li>Department specific SOP’s</li><li>Proper use and basic equipment maintenance</li></ul></li><li>Follow priorities from supervision</li><li>Document results. Process and refer to past batch records</li><li>Complete all compliance trainings as assigned</li><li>Participate in continuous process improvement efforts</li><li>Works independently with minimal supervision on routine tasks</li><li>Ability to support and help others in the team</li><li>Knowledge of work performed by the department and learning how to perform multiple functions within the department</li><li>Flexibility to work on multiple tasks with increased effectiveness</li><li>Primary operator of manufacturing equipment, including equipment changeovers.</li><li>Understand and repair minor mechanical issues with manufacturing equipment.</li><li>Assist in training of new and temporary hires in the Manufacturing Department.</li><li>Assist with equipment pack line or manual pack line operations.</li><li>Identify process improvements and flag areas for improvement</li><li>Meet quality and productivity expectations</li><li>Manages time well and will put in extended time as needed</li><li>Willingness to accept changes in work from day-to-day within reasonable and expected boundaries</li><li>Perform other duties as assigned within and outside the department.</li></ul><p><b>Education and Experience:</b></p><ul><li>High School or Associates degree with 0&#43; years of relevant experience</li><li>Bachelor’s degree with 0&#43; years of experience</li><li>Ability to work as part of a team, have positive communication.</li><li>Must have strong oral and written English language skills and the ability to read and comprehend the English language.</li><li>Experience working in a cGMP/ISO facility a plus</li></ul><p><b>Minimum Physical Requirements:</b></p><ul><li>Remain seated in a normal position for extended periods of time up to 8 hours</li><li>Walk, stand, and move for prolonged periods in a workday</li><li>Reach up and out with hands and arms</li><li>Talk and hear, verbally express information</li><li>Keyboard, 10 keys,</li><li>Repetitive motion; hands, arms</li><li>Lift up to 25 pounds and carry a distance of 10 feet</li><li>Use hands to grasp, hold, move and pickup objects continuously</li><li>Ability to stoop or kneel for limited amounts of time</li><li>Ability to climb ladders &lt; 5’ high</li><li>Occasionally push/ pull up to 200 lbs a distance of up to 100 feet</li><li>Able to spend time in cleanroom, freezer, and areas of increased noise level.</li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><div><div><div><div><p style="text-align:left"><b>Why Join Bio-Techne:</b></p><ul><li><h3>We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.</h3></li><li><h3>We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.</h3></li><li><h3>We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.</h3></li><li><h3>We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging. </h3></li><li><h3>We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.</h3></li><li><h3>We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.</h3></li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b>Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. </b></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b><span>All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.</span></b></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b><span>To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.</span></b></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p></div></div></div></div>