Manufacturing Associate I

Job Description

The Manufacturing Associate I will perform Upstream or Downstream production activities for early and late-phase Cell Culture programs in a GMP environment. Responsibilities include executing tasks per SOPs, batch records, and GMP/GDP/GLP standards, ensuring compliance and accuracy. The role involves various unit operations such as media/buffer preparation, bioreactor operations, aseptic techniques, chromatography, ultrafiltration, and drug substance filling. Candidates must maintain process ownership, facility upkeep, and thorough documentation review to ensure compliance.

The ideal candidate should have a basic understanding of cell culture, fermentation, or purification unit operations, with preference given to those experienced in single-use platform technology. Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential. The role requires an energetic, motivated, and dynamic individual who is highly organized and capable of maintaining efficiency and a positive demeanor in a fast-paced, multitasking environment

• The position will work on a rotating 2 - 2 -3 work schedule.
• This is a night shift position. The normal work hours are 7:00 pm - 7:00 am.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manufacture cell culture products according to manufacturing batch records while ensuring compliance with quality standards, company policies, and current regulations.

• Perform cleanroom operations, adhering to aseptic processing controls, including gowning and cleaning procedures.

• Document manufacturing procedures (e.g., SRs, EPRs, BRs) in compliance with Good Documentation Practices (GDP) at the time of execution.

• Ensure proper issuance and accountability of items used in manufacturing records (SR, EPR, BR).

• Demonstrate and apply knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) in daily tasks and responsibilities.

• Maintain and uphold 5S standards in the manufacturing environment.

• Operate and perform maintenance on equipment per applicable Standard Operating Procedures.

Minimum Requirements:

Manufacturing Associate I:

• Bachelor's degree in a related scientific or engineering discipline with 0-2 years of GMP manufacturing experience; OR high school diploma with 3-5 years of related GMP manufacturing experience.
• Energetic, motivated and dynamic individual.
• Must be organized and able to focus in a fast-paced, multi-tasked environment and maintain operational efficiency and positive demeanor.

Language Ability:

• Fluent in English language both reading and writing.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, batch and production records.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees of organization.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Math Ability

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.

Physical Demands

• Standing and sitting for long periods of time may be required at times.
• Lifting, pushing, and pulling may be required for stocking and movement of equipment.
• The use of ladder may be required when setting up bioreactors.

Computer Skills

Knowledge of and experience using MS Office, ERP, EDMS, production equipment software

Equipment Use

• Knowledge of and experience using equipment - (Examples include Biosafety Cabinets, Incubators, Single Use Bioreactors, Chromatography Columns/Skids, Ultrafiltration Skids, Filling systems, Peristaltic Pumps and Other Single Use pumps, Automated Cell Counters, Blood Gas Analyzers, Metabolite Analyzers, Scales and Balances, pH and Osmolality meters, other lab, production, and office equipment.)

Work Conditions:

• The job requires working within a cGMP manufacturing biotechnology facility which requires clean room operations. Clean room operations require donning clean room attire when entering clean room areas and maintaining good personal hygiene.

Work Hours: 12 Hour Shift / 7PM-7AM / 2-2-3

• The job requires working 12-hour shifts which may include working overnight.

KBI has a robust total rewards strategy which includes an annual bonus structure for all employees, medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid PTO and holidays, 401K matching, and employee recognition programs.

About KBI:

KBI Biopharma, Inc., a JSR Life Sciences company, is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) providing fully integrated and accelerated drug development and biologics manufacturing services to life science companies. KBI supports its 500+ customers in advancing more than 160 drug candidates from preclinical and clinical stages to market, including the manufacture of ten commercial products. Recognized for quality manufacturing, KBI delivers robust process development and cGMP manufacturing services across its six global locations in the USA and Europe. For more information, visit .