Team Leader, Manufacturing Operators

Job Description

When you're part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact, and you'll be supported in achieving your career goals.

Location

Pleasanton, California

Shift Information

Monday - Friday 5:30am-2pm (overtime opportunities available)

How will you make an impact?

Working in collaborative group environment, we manufacture high quality custom oligonucleotides in a high efficiency, fast paced setting. These oligos manufactured are used in a variety of applications including helping perform genetic research, diagnose disease and help with food supply.

• Highly repetitive tasks for prolonged periods of time.
• Understand scientific principles in order to problem solve, troubleshoot test results, evaluate alternative choices and exercise independent judgment in selecting the best solution. Provide multiple decision options and corresponding logic/data behind the decisions. Proactively identifies production problems.
• Provides input and shares ideas and suggestions about improving lab techniques, protocols, processes, special handling of the product and equipment.
• Balance multiple tasks. Demonstrate knowledge in the use of basic lab techniques and basic computer knowledge. Demonstrate ability to meet standards as defined by the manufacturing process.
• Thoroughly and accurately complete documentation (completion of Batch Records, document data verifications, document problems, bring deviations to the attention of the Supervisor/Manager).
• Continuously strive to improve output goals. Demonstrate good time management resulting in efficiency. Support cost improvement initiatives by reducing failures, improving capacity and using supplies wisely. Reduce work in process, queues and cycle times.
• Advise appropriate people about problems/questions; be prepared to discuss problems/questions clearly. Work in a safe manner. Work with team members to overcome obstacles. Collaborate, support and consult with other team members as necessary. Give and receive feedback about individual and group performance
• May be required to perform other related duties as required and/or assigned.
• Direct a team to achieve daily and longer term goals by teaching members of the team to troubleshoot, critical evaluate situations, balance daily activities, with the ultimate goal of creating a self reliant, high performance team.
• Work with direct reports to build skills and knowledge to grow as manufacturing operators and prepare for future career aspirations.

• Degree in the bench sciences (Biology, Chemistry, etc) is preferred but a HS diploma can be considered with 3+ years of lab experience.
• Experience leading others is recommended, but not required.
• Strong digital literacy including familiarity with relevant software (Excel and Word) are required.

• 3+ years of lab experience required (1 year may be acquired through internship or school).
• Proven track record of working well with others in a collaborative team environment.

• Operate in a fast-paced environment and while working as a team.
• Efficient worker whom can multitask across multiple areas within the manufacturing environment.
• Required to be able lift up to 20 lbs.
• Ability to stand while performing duties.
• Capable of working safely with chemicals and hazardous materials.
• Capacity to work outside of regular work hours when business demands call for it.
• The above position will require you to work a flexible shift pattern.

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount