Senior Process Technician - Eurofins CDMO Alphora Inc.

• Execute chemical processing operations following batch record instructions to ensure the successful completion of batches.
• Work in accordance with Environmental, Health and Safety Procedures, Standard Operating Procedures, Production Batch Records, Good Documentation Practices, and Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Accurate and contemporaneous batch sheet entries
• Second-person verification as required by production batch records
• Work closely with the shift Team Leader to develop and assign daily activities to the team.
• Work independently to complete daily tasks as assigned by the Team Leader on time and with “right the first time” approach.
• Lead the shift in the absence of the Team Leader.
• Support and mentor Jr team members to complete assigned tasks.
• Support the Team Leader to review the quality of work being conducted by the team.
• Provide practical training to Jr team members as required.
• Participate in Line Clearance activities to support batch starts.
• Equipment set-up and inertion of process equipment.
• Execute and/or troubleshoot routine unit operations such as:
• Filtrations
• Phase separations
• Refluxing operations
• Atmospheric distillations
• Reduced pressure distillations
• Hydrogenations
• Chromatography
• Execute complex operations with limited support from the Team Leader (or designate).
• Setting up and executing specialized operations with limited support from the Team Leader (or designate):
• Hydrogenations
• Biotage purifications
• Pyrophoric material charges (i.e. nBuLi)
• Cleaning of process equipment and facilities.
• Starting and troubleshooting the plant utilities (starting up air compressors, vacuum system, chiller system, troubleshooting the air compressor, etc)
• Support Engineering Preventive Maintenance program by performing reactor integrity tests.
• Quarantining, sampling (batches and materials), and submission of samples (raw materials, IPC’s and R&D samples) to Quality Control and Warehouse.
• Reconciliation of batches to meet departmental KPI’s
• Staging/de-staging of batches as required.
• Play a more active role supporting exception management and process improvement initiatives as required.
• Review of Master Batch Record instructions as required.
• Safe handling of all chemicals including process waste.
• Other duties as assigned.

Additional:

• Follow Environmental, Health and Safety rules/regulations and report any workplace injuries or accidents immediately.
• Adhere to the policies and guidelines set out in the Alphora Employee Handbook.
• Support Operations Leadership (e.g. Team Leader, Sr. Team Leader, Sr. Manager) as required to perform additional duties.

COMMUNICATION AND CONTACTS:

Within the Company

• Interact with Operations Leadership and related department personnel for completion of daily tasks.
• Interact with Technology Transfer, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Engineering/Maintenance as required.
• Work harmoniously with all fellow employees.

Outside of the Company

• Interact with Clients and/or GMP auditors as required.
• Interact with various agencies as needed (e.g. environmental compliance, Insurance, WHMIS, HPB/FDA, municipal officials, public utilities, etc.)