About us: A global leader in healthcare.
We help people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and medicines.
Our 113,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. We have a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, medical devices, and nutritionals products.
We employ around 6,000 people across ten sites in Ireland. We have seven manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford, Kilkenny, and Sligo, and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo.
We have commercial, support operations, and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since our inception.
Main Responsibilities
* Follow all Environmental, Health, and Safety Rules and Regulations in the facility.
* Report any current or potential hazards to your manager immediately.
* The laboratory technician must wear the correct Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.) at all times for the work they are carrying out.
* This will protect from chemical hazards and general laboratory hazards.
* Appropriate controls such as fume hoods and ventilation must also be utilised as necessary.
* Furthermore, the appropriate SOP or test method must be consulted as required.
* This job function has the responsibility to be part of a team that is responsible for laboratory projects relating to continuous improvement, business continuity, and compliance across three laboratories Analytical, Microbiology, and Incoming Quality Assurance Laboratories.
* This job function will include completion of necessary validation documentation and assist in the execution of validation activities.
* Activities include installation, qualification, and validation of laboratory equipment, software, and test methods within the Quality Assurance Department.
* This function has the responsibility for reviewing all SOP's for any job task he/she may carry out and must ensure that he/she fully understands and adheres to the SOP.
* Participate in plant projects as requested.
* This Job function will change when GMP, EHS, Quality, and Technical/New Equipment Procedures, SOP's, and test methods are updated.
* This list of responsibilities may change depending on plant needs and employees are expected to be adaptable and flexible where this need arises.
Key Skills and Qualifications
* The technician will complete laboratory projects according to the agreed Laboratory Validation Review Board Plan.
* Education Required Degree/Diploma or Cert in Food Science or equivalent scientific discipline.
* Knowledge Ability to communicate changes in project schedules to key stakeholders and projects team when required.
* Excellent critical thinking/analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Excellent interpersonal and computer skills and the ability to work as an effective member of a high-performance team with ability work independently.
* Translate technical information and requirements into qualification/validation test design.
* Experience with various laboratory equipment a plus.
* Accountability / Scope Validation of laboratory test equipment is critical to the overall quality of the product.
* Errors in validation documentation could potentially lead to a rejected batch or distressed inventory.