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!

AstraZeneca is at an exciting time of new products and launches. We get to work with innovative and scientific products on our leading-edge end-to-end supply chain, using the latest technologies and modern facilities.

In Operations, we have a big ambition – to deliver more medicines to patients, quicker and more affordably. Backed by the investment, leadership, and a clear plan to get there, we bring personal dedication and out-of-the-box thinking.

Join the team where everyone feels a personal connection to the people that we impact. From our science labs to manufacturing at scale, we are committed to delivering at the highest quality. It’s inspiring and rewarding work, influencing every part of the product lifecycle to deliver life-changing medicines. To ultimately make people’s lives better – from patients and their families to all of us in society.

AstraZeneca has strengthened its respiratory products portfolio and has 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 the 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.

***Day, swing, and night shifts available.

Qualifications:

Required:

• HS Diploma / GED

Desired:

• Foundation level experience in a production environment

• Experience with Good Manufacturing Practice

• Work experience in a regulated industry

• Spray Drying experience

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca, we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth, and development.

So, what’s next

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you!

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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.