Manufacturing Technician - Team Lead (Rotating Shift)

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Location: Lenexa, KS

Lead Lab Technicians assist and oversee tissue and viral culture of Chicken Embryo Fibroblast (CEF) cells for Marek's Disease vaccine production in a clean room laboratory environment. Tissue culture is currently performed using roller bottle tissue culture vessels. The production of the vaccine begins in the Marek's laboratories with the receiving of highly concentrated primary CEF cell suspension; this suspension is then added to a growth medium made in house by technicians. Calculations are performed to reach a target cell amount per roller bottle vessel. Working seed ampoules are used to infect tissue culture vessels with a target virus particle amount to achieve optimal infection. These roller bottle viral cultures are then harvested, batched, and filled into labeled ampoules.

Marek's disease is a highly contagious, often fatal, malignancy of poultry that affects the nerves and visceral organs and is caused by a herpes virus. Control is primarily by vaccination, which has resulted in a dramatic reduction in losses of this disease in flocks raised for consumption and egg laying.

Master of Marek's Laboratory Technician I and II Responsibilities and Key Duties: Aseptic technique, documentation, clean room laboratory work, applicable Technician I Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), media preparation, assist in training entry level technicians on their responsibilities and key duties, knowledge of laboratory machine operation (ROTA and/or Viafuge), data collection

Data collection: Spreadsheet data entry

Inventory issuing: Use JDE inventory tracking system to issue in real time raw material usage

Quality Assurance understanding: Aid in ensuring compliance is priority, assist in checking documentation, and assist in investigations as asked

Tissue & Viral Culture: Analyzing, performing, observing progression, and thorough understanding of Chicken Embryo Fibroblast tissue culture and Marek's Disease viral culture, perform cell counts on infected and non-infected CEF cells

Leadership: Direction of others, daily flow management to adhere to Supervisor's schedule, assists in job performance management of lower level technicians to ensure they remain on task

Troubleshooting, problem solving, and decision making: oversee laboratory procedures, thinking strategically on the prioritization of tasks in order to execute daily plans

Weekend and shift coverage: Required to direct one weekend shift a month and one evening shift a month.

Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) & CFR Title 9: Animals and Animal Products

* Shape solutions out of complexity

* Client focus

* Collaborate with empathy

* Engage and develop

* Drive ambition and accountability

* Influence others

Master of Marek's Laboratory Technician I Responsibilities and Key Duties: Coachability, interpersonal relations & the ability to foster teamwork, initiative, thoroughness & attention to detail, flexibility, analytical thinking, Empowering and influencing others, Attention to communication, Building collaborative relationships, Conceptual thinking, Technical expertise, Self confidence, Personal credibility

* Results orientation

* Strategic thinking

* Managing change

* Forward thinking

* Thorough knowledge of aseptic technique

* Thorough knowledge of clean room behavior

* Understanding of Chicken Embryo Fibroblast tissue culture and Marek's Disease viral culture

* Mathematical understanding of cell preparation and batching processes

* Thorough knowledge of Viafuge or ROTA operation

* Troubleshooting knowledge of processes

Education - Bachelor's degree in a related field, preferred

Work Experience - Marek's Laboratory Technician II preferred, or familiarity with the Marek's production processes and 2 or more years of experience within Ceva.

* Able to read, write legibly, and communicate in English

* Frequent repetitions of squatting, bending, and twisting

* Dexterity: Frequent fine motor movement

* Lifting 30 lbs

* Standing: approximately 85% of the day

* Daily dressing and operating in clean room required garments

* Frequent repetitions of wrist and shoulder rotations

Clean room manufacturing laboratory

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Education - Bachelor's degree in a related field, preferred

Work Experience - Marek's Laboratory Technician II preferred, or familiarity with the Marek's production processes and 2 or more years of experience within Ceva.