Work Location: St. Louis, Missouri Shift: No Department: LS-SC-PMLPBFB Team B Recruiter: Guadalupe Barragan
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Your Role:
As the Associate Production Scientist with MilliporeSigma, your role is to manufacture products using natural extraction or synthetic methods. You will work with other production scientists, operators, and SMEs to ensure successful manufacturing of an established line of products and troubleshoot and investigate process issues that arise. You will write and modify procedures consistent with quality guidelines and identify potential process improvements while interacting cross-functionally with Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Packaging, Materials Management, Engineering and Maintenance.
Safely perform operations to meet quality expectations
Perform multi-disciplined, established processes, assays and/or unit operations, primarily those requiring a higher level of skill and knowledge
Contribute to support functions of the lab (e.g., maintain equipment, prepare reagents, restock lab supplies, waste disposal).
Clean-up equipment and working areas during and after operations
Communicate the status of operations and bring deviations to the attention of supervisor
Ensure all applicable logbooks have been filled out completely as required by current procedures
Participate as needed in quality audits
Accurately perform in-process testing and assays
Identify problems and limitations of analysis
Perform routine troubleshooting
In compliance with change control procedures, improve processes through application of scientific knowledge, experience, and principles
Participate in process improvements under the guidance of a Supervisor or Scientist
Take the necessary action to resolve any unsafe conditions
Perform and interpret analytical evaluations of products and intermediates
There are a wide variety of shifts available at this site, some of which involve rotating schedules, evenings, and/or nights. If contacted for an interview, your recruiter can discuss the shifts currently available in greater detail.
Physical Attributes:
Wearing of personal protective equipment such as respirator or chemical protective clothing for extended periods
Lifting and pushing up to 50 pounds
Who You Are
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemical Engineering, or other Life Science discipline
Preferred Qualifications:
Familiar with laboratory instruments, production equipment, and analytical techniques & equipment
Safe chemical handling methods experience
Strong verbal and written communication, as well as interpersonal, skills
Mechanical aptitude and the ability to troubleshoot processes & equipment
Organizational skills
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