Core Hours
Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Purpose and Scope
Maintain the flow of laboratory glassware, supplies, materials, and information in adherence with cGMP requirements.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Prioritize workload to meet timelines while ensuring on-time delivery of all projects, testing and action items.
- Take ownership of tasks and results from initiation to completion to meet commitments and proactively address outcomes.
- Escalate and communicate items which arise per the timelines specified in the department escalation strategy.
- Execute all business and department goals and initiatives on time.
- Ensure adherence for compliance with all processes and procedures including training completions, QE and CAPA due dates, notebook and logbook audits, archiving schedules internal assessments.
- Ensure all samples logged into the LIMS system are submitted correctly.
- Identify, and complete cost savings initiatives and facilitate continuous improvement.
- Participate in development activities and take an active role during department and company activities.
- Ability to perform designated duties under minimal supervision and support departmental management in all aspects of organizational functions.
- Ensure potential roadblocks or bottlenecks in assigned tasks are immediately escalated to management. Follow up as needed to ensure complete resolution.
- Responsible for ensuring that company compliance and regulatory data integrity guidelines are consistently followed.
- Wash and dry glassware and distribute to appropriate locations within the laboratory, and serves as a subject matter expert for glassware washing and handling procedures.
- Responsible for ordering, receiving, and tracking of supplies for the laboratory.
- Perform routine and non-routine sample submissions over the whole range of samples submitted to the lab.
- Perform glassware checks prior to placing glassware back in the laboratory.
- Perform the annual detergent test.
- Support any testing activities as needed.
- Complete all GMP training on time.
- Create, track, and archive logbooks for all required equipment throughout the lab.
- Dispose samples and execute sample and reagent transports with associated paperwork as needed.
- Ownership of the sample lifecycle state from receipt, to secure storage, and disposal.
- Ownership of laboratory databases including stock login, review, and inventory tracking.
- Accountable for maintaining an atmosphere of teamwork, cordiality and respect towards co-workers.
- Recommends improvements and assists in updates to Lab Ops procedures
- Maintain good housekeeping practices in the sample submission rooms and QCC laboratories
- Participate in required annual hazardous waste training. Hazardous waste involvement may include, but is not limited to container and tank management and inspections, generation of hazardous waste as a part of production or sampling processes and transfer of hazardous waste between lab procedure area, satellite accumulation and storage. Respond to spills per the Chemical Spill Procedures.
- Complete additional duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Possesses a strong sense of purpose and drive to meet deadlines without sacrificing quality.
- Balances the need for speed with a commitment to accuracy and quality, completing tasks thoughtfully and effectively
- Ability to perform designated duties under minimal supervision and support departmental management in all aspects of organizational functions.
- Proficient with computer systems for sample tracking,
- Knowledge of quality and GMP concepts.
- Knowledge of laboratory science and laboratory safety principles.
- Ability to read, understand, and follow work instructions.
- Ability to work independently and on a team.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to use Microsoft Office and other laboratory management software as applicable.
Core Values
- The Laboratory Technician III is expected to operate within the framework of Tolmar’s Core Values:
- Center on People: We commit to support the well-being of our patients. We are committed to treating our employees and those we serve as valued partners. By placing people at the heart of our actions, we actively engage, invigorate, acquire knowledge, and grow together.
- Are Proactive & Agile: We embody a culture of engagement and action. With a hands-on approach, we fearlessly adapt to change. We anticipate, respond swiftly and efficiently to ignite a spirit that propels us towards extraordinary outcomes.
- Act Ethically: We are committed to consistently conducting our business in an ethical, compliant, and socially aware manner, in line with our purpose of positively impacting lives. We actively cultivate diversity, equity, inclusion & sustainability in our workplace.
- Constantly Improve: We are committed to a collaborative & proactive effort to improve our products, systems, processes, and services by reducing waste, increasing efficiency & improving quality.
- Are Accountable: We think, act, and communicate with honesty, transparency, and clarity in alignment with our core values. We don't compromise our values for near term gain. We take accountability & ownership of our work, actions, successes, and setbacks. We strive to deliver our best as we shape the future.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, preferably in chemistry or biochemistry and 1 year in a laboratory setting.
- OR High School diploma/GED and three or more years of experience in a laboratory setting.
- Valid Driver’s License Required in order to support transports between sites as needed
Working Conditions
- Laboratory environment. Will be working with detergents, hot water, dilute acids and bases, drug products, cleaners and solvents, bio-hazardous materials, and hazardous waste.
- Must be adaptable to shifting priorities and operate with a sense of urgency while maintaining high quality in order to meet important timelines in a high throughput lab.
- Business demands may present a need to work extended hours.
Compensation and Benefits
- Pay: $25.00 to $27.00 per hour, depending on experience
- Benefits summary: https://www.tolmar.com/careers/employee-benefits (https://www.tolmar.com/careers/employee-benefits)
Tolmar compensation programs are focused on equitable, fair pay practices including market-based base pay and a strong benefits package. The final compensation offered may vary from the posted range based on the selected candidates qualifications and experience.
Tolmar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis age 40 and over, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other applicable status protected by state or local law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.
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