B57 Prep-Tank Technician

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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Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

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US and Puerto Rico Residents Only

Sanofi Inc. 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.

North America Applicants Only

The salary range for this position is:

$20.32 - $27.09

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.