Environmental Monitoring Technicians - I (Assistant)

Planet Pharma is hiring Environmental Monitoring Technicians - I (Assistant) for their Elkton, VA manufacturing site. The role involves collecting environmental samples, conducting microbiological testing, and maintaining lab supplies. Candidates will work in an aseptic environment, requiring gowning, and may work shifts alone or with one other person. The position emphasizes safety and quality in manufacturing operations.
Target Pay Rate: 40-49.44/hr **salary will be commensurate with experience

Job Description:

The Manufacturing Operations teams are the people that make our products.

We work in the manufacturing plants with a Safety First, Quality Always mindset striving for continuous improvement.

We work in the local plant connected to our global manufacturing network to ensure the highest quality of raw materials, intermediates and finished products.

The Laboratory Technician position at the Elkton, Virginia Manufacturing site is a key contributor in our Quality Operations units that helps ensure products made are safe and compliant.

Laboratory Technician role will work primarily within the grade facility in an aseptic manner, requiring gowning.

This person works on shift potentially alone or with one other person.

Responsibilities:

• Collecting environmental monitoring samples (viable surface/air and non-viable air) of process areas

• Environmental monitoring plate reads

• Gowning training and certifications

• Microbiological and chemical sampling of process water

• Clean steam and compressed gas sampling and testing

• Data management activities

• Facilities qualification testing

• Assisting with protocol testing as needed

• Prepping and maintenance of all supplies and equipment

• Utilizing standard operating procedures to perform their work and making updates to those procedures when necessary in alignment with management