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The employee will work to understand and meet all quality standards and adhere to all cGMP standards.\nKey Duties\nMajor Duties and Responsibilities:\nMaintain a safe work environment by complying with all safety and environmental policies including the use of PPE.\nExpand upon limited knowledge of departmental operations to understand the equipment and processes.\nPerform manual and automated assembly/packaging of commercial diagnostic products and kits.\nRead, understand, and comply with current Good Manufacturing Practices and Standard Operating Procedures.\nLearn to operate and maintain automated production equipment with direct supervision of a trained operator or higher. \nComplete daily documentation required for production procedures and supplemental documentation as needed.\nAudit own paperwork for corrections, missing, and/or incomplete information ensuring that it is neat, accurate, and legible. \nComply with all OSHA, FDA, ISO, Quality system, Company and departmental 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specification components.\nLearn how to work all stations of the bagger.\nLearn how to catch, inspect, and package reagents and complete final case packaging.\nLearn how to label inner and outer cases.\nLearn how to identify labels utilizing the correct documentation.\nLearn how to complete the label reconciliation portion per the respective documentation.\nLearn to read and understand the Parts List used for every order.\nLearn to read and understand all applicable SP and EP documents and be able to reference these documents when necessary.\nLearn how to run the Macro Con labeling machine.\n\nImmunoCard Assembly\nWhen in Rixan ProductionLearn how to and become proficient in machine setup, machine operation, card inspection, and preventative maintenance.\n\nWhen in Spotting/BlockingLearn and become proficient in the routine tasks of pushing, catching, quality operations, and cleaning.\nContribute to the machine setup.\n\nWhen operating the Lyophilizers to Vacuum DryLearn how to clean and unload a lyophilizer.\n\nWhen operating the Campbell Wrapper/Bosch PoucherLearn how to set up the assets.\nLearn how to inspect packages per the respective procedures\nLearn how to perform Leak Testing per the respective procedure\n\nWhen operating the IDS Robotic CellLearn to inspect strips for acceptable/unacceptable material\nLearn how to load strips onto the assembly dial\n\nWhen completing manual assemblyLearn to inspect strips for acceptable/unacceptable material\nLearn to assemble strips into the appropriate device \nLearn to inspect devices for acceptable/unacceptable material\n\nPremier Production\nWhen in Plate CoatingLearn how to operate, maintain and clean micro well plate coating and packaging room and equipment\nLearn how to produce, package and label coated microwell plates\nLearn how to set up/assemble microwell plates for production runs\nLearn how to set up sealer for coated micro well plates\nLearn how to set up balances\nLearn how to calibrate and operate single and multichannel pipettes\n\nDispensing\nWhen in Dispensing.Learn how to set up manual and automated dispensers\nLearn how to manually label and crimp\nLearn how to tip, stopper, and cap vials\nLearn how to setup, operate, and be proficient on Accraply Labelling System\nLearn how to calibrate and operate balances\nLearn how to setup and monitor clean room\nLearn how to properly gown for dispensing clean room \n\nFungal\nWhen in FID Plate ProductionLearn how to setup, dispense, punch, inspect, and cleanup.\nLearn how to assemble FID plates into the final packaging. \nLearn how to calibrate and operate single\n\nKit Assembly\nWhen in Kit AssemblyLearn how to initiate and complete KPR’s.\nLearn how to initiate and complete label requests.\nLearn how set up and calibrate bench top scale.\nLearn to assemble and perform functions including but limited to pre-assembly stuffing of components, labeling of kit boxes, and weighing kits per the respective production procedures.\n\nOther 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