Are you searching for an exciting, growing opportunity and a chance to create a huge impact in a large pharmaceutical company's smaller test manufacturing site for novel drugs and treatments? Then this is the role for you!

In 2013, AstraZeneca acquired Pearl to expand and strengthen its respiratory products portfolio. We have made strides in bringing therapies to asthma patients. Our mission and vision are to develop differentiated therapeutics for widely prevalent respiratory disease conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), by utilizing a proprietary drug delivery platform and existing therapeutic agents administered in metered-dose inhalers (MDIs). Join us as a Manufacturing Technician at our Redwood City, CA site, the leading center of innovation in the West.

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.

What you will do:

Support the production line by conducting routine tasks, which may include setting up, taking down, cleaning and undertaking the routine maintenance of operating equipment, as taught, to ensure continued production.

• Ensure adherence to safety, health and environmental standards and guidelines, GMP and Order Due Date.
• Support manufacturing team to achieve operational delivery against defined production and quality targets.
• Ensure raw materials and products meet the agreed product specification and production schedule.
• Perform preventative maintenance on small equipment (heat sealer, mixers, conductivity meters, etc.).
• Provide routine support to department and other aligned support services to deliver line performance and continuous improvement projects
• Assist in setting up and running line equipment in accordance with the agreed settings/parameters.

This is a first shift position.

Qualifications:

Required:

• HS Diploma / GED

Desired:

• Foundation level experience in production environment
• Experience with Good Manufacturing Practice
• Work experience in a regulated industry
• Spray drying experience

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognizing their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we are developing new ways to work, cutting-edge methods, and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey!

Next Steps – Apply Today!

Are you ready to bring new insights and fresh thinking to the table? Curious to know more, then please complete the full application on our website at your earliest convenience – it is the only way that our Recruiter and Hiring Manager can know that you feel well-qualified for this opportunity. Know someone who would be an excellent fit? Please share this posting with them.

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.