What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inspection & Packaging Technician I position at Curia?
Job Description
Inspection and Packaging Technician in Camarillo, CA
Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives
Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life-saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients’ lives.
We proudly offer
The Inspection & Packaging Technician I will train and work in every aspect of the Finish Operations Area including: inspection, labeling and packaging of pharmaceutical products with a moderate degree of supervision. This role will perform 100% visual inspection of products where attention to detail and the ability to accurately identify defects are critical. The Inspection and Packaging Technician must have the ability to follow established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Master Batch Records and adheres consistently to current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs).
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Essential Job Duties
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and stand for extended period of time and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. Meet or exceed visual acuity, depth perception and color requirements. Must receive passing tests results on vision, color blindness and depth perception eye exam. Must have clear vision: up close (20 inches or less), at distance (20 feet or more), color (ability to identify and distinguish colors), depth perception (three dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships), adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus), and peripheral (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or left to right while eyes are fixed on a given point).
Work environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel as classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.
Other Qualifications
Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.
We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.
All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.
Inspection and Packaging Technician in Camarillo, CA
Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives
Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life-saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients’ lives.
We proudly offer
- Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)
- Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
- Career advancement opportunities
- Education reimbursement
- 401K program with matching contributions
- Learning platform
- And more!
The Inspection & Packaging Technician I will train and work in every aspect of the Finish Operations Area including: inspection, labeling and packaging of pharmaceutical products with a moderate degree of supervision. This role will perform 100% visual inspection of products where attention to detail and the ability to accurately identify defects are critical. The Inspection and Packaging Technician must have the ability to follow established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Master Batch Records and adheres consistently to current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs).
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Essential Job Duties
- Complete logs and paperwork prior to bringing product on line ensuring all has been reconciled to packaging batch records
- Perform labeling and cartoning processes ensuring proper labeling and placement of product in cartons with inserts, etc.
- Reconcile and verify labels
- Assist with daily cleaning of department
- Enter metric data into computer as needed to track process
- Assist as part of spill team upon completion of specialized training and certification
- Understand and implement safety procedures and cGMPs
- Obtain line clearance from quality assurance and bring product on line
- Clean and inspect vials for glass defects, particulates, dirty vials, product on stoppers, seals, etc.
- Perform audit of vials that have been inspected to ensure process has been performed properly
- Sort rejects during inspection process and categorize, verify and complete appropriate paperwork
- Perform media inspections checking for turbid vials
- Support manufacturing activities in relation to pre/post fill operations such as sanitizing and providing trays as required
- Pull samples of rejects and assist in sending to appropriate lab for testing
- Label Chemicals/Reagents
- Stay current with all applicable job-related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Receive incoming materials (including GMP, engineering and non-inventory goods), products or supplies in accordance to procedure
- Assist with incoming/ outgoing shipments of Drug Substance/ Drug Products and samples as expected per procedures.
- Supporting shipping validation protocols
- Organize and maintain inventory storage for maximum efficiency and compliance with cGMP requirements
- Maintain excellent documentation skills, safety practices and thorough knowledge of GMP and non-GMP polices
- High school education or equivalent
- Minimum 0-1 years’ related experience and/or training
- Must be able to pass visual inspection test/annual eye exam as a condition of employment
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
- Ability to apply basic math concepts
- Knowledge of Internet and manufacturing software
- Annual qualification for 100% manual inspection
- Must pass annual eye exam
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and stand for extended period of time and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. Meet or exceed visual acuity, depth perception and color requirements. Must receive passing tests results on vision, color blindness and depth perception eye exam. Must have clear vision: up close (20 inches or less), at distance (20 feet or more), color (ability to identify and distinguish colors), depth perception (three dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships), adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus), and peripheral (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or left to right while eyes are fixed on a given point).
Work environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel as classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.
Other Qualifications
- Must pass a background check
- Must pass a drug screen
- May be required to pass Occupational Health Screening
Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.
We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.
All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.