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Production Technician- Vaccines

Swiftwater, Pennsylvania Salary Range   USD 19.63 - 26.18
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Our teams produce and deliver over 4 billion units of medicines and vaccines every year, ensuring every breakthrough gets to the people who need it most.
Our state-of-the-art facilities, AI-powered smart factories, and cutting-edge automation are redefining what’s possible: ensuring treatments reach patients faster, safer, and more sustainably than ever before. This is where your skills, ambition, and passion can shape the future of healthcare.

Job Title:  Production Technician- Vaccines

Location: Swiftwater, PA

About the Job

Join a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers — seamlessly, purposefully, and at scale. In Manufacturing & Supply, you’ll help reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster.

This is a 3rd shift position

This role is for a nonexempt employee working in the Filling Department.  Their Bi-weekly pay is based on previous experience and education time. 

About Sanofi:
We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

Main Responsibilities:

Their responsibilities are, but are not limited to:

Safety

  • Follows all established procedures to ensure personal and team safety; actively participates in monthly safety meetings and walkthroughs.

  • Reports all safety concerns, incidents, and near misses promptly to leadership and provides input on corrective and preventive actions.

  • Contributes to maintaining a safe work environment by utilizing +QDCI boards for safety tracking and supporting continuous safety improvements.

Quality

  • Maintains FDA audit readiness by ensuring all processes follow proper procedures at all times.

  • Identifies, prevents, and assists in investigations of potential deviations and root cause analyses.

  • Accurately completes all quality documentation (BFRs, logbooks, etc.) on time and collaborates effectively with the Quality group to maintain positive rapport.

Delivery

  • Performs production per cGMP standards, adapting to volume fluctuations and business needs to ensure consistent staffing and performance.

  • Prepares areas for oncoming shifts, ensuring continuous operations and proper gowning/machine setup to protect product quality and safety.

  • Ensures timely availability of all Final Container materials and accurate Real Time SAP transactions for inventory accuracy.

Cost

  • Executes procedures as documented to minimize deviations and product loss.

  • Uses materials efficiently to reduce waste and records activities (HRxHR, changeovers) per Filling Standards.

  • Actively communicates improvement ideas, issues, and solutions to drive process efficiency.

Involvement

  • Trains and orients new team members while promoting understanding and adherence to cGMP requirements.

  • Participates in shift changes promptly and maintains all required training and documentation standards.

  • Supports team performance through engagement, communication, and compliance with all company policies.

All other duties as assigned.

Context of the Job / Major Challenges

  • Performs production activities in alignment with business needs, volume fluctuations, and established procedures; remains flexible to support staffing adjustments.

  • Collaborates with senior technicians, leads, and managers to ensure operational areas meet performance and quality goals.

  • Attends daily shift change meetings and prepares work areas for seamless transition between shifts.

  • Completes Real Time SAP transactions accurately for all inventory management activities and maintains access to key systems (SAP, RT Reports, eDoc, HMI, SCADA, Virtual Standards, etc.).

  • Reports production issues, observations, and improvement opportunities to leadership to support continuous operations.

  • Understands the science and technology behind process steps, including aseptic processing, environmental monitoring, and proper gowning techniques.

  • Trained and capable of performing across multiple areas within the Filling umbrella (material movement, prep, aseptic corridor, and machine operation).

  • Ensures training and gowning status are maintained at all times to enable agility and compliance within aseptic production areas.

About You

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • HS/GED with at least 6+ months prior manufacturing work experience or.

  • Associates degree with prior manufacturing work experience.

  • Prior or related cGMP or Pharmaceutical experience recommended.

  • Must have basic mechanical aptitude, computer skills, good comprehension skills, retention skills, manual dexterity, and ability to troubleshoot.

Why Choose Us?

  • Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

  • Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

  • Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

  • Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Watch 'One day at Sanofi' and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives at sanofi.com

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  • We’re problem-solvers and pioneers. United by the belief that everyone deserves a healthier future. We create best-in-class vaccines that prevent disease and protect lives.

  • Innovation drives us. From AI and mRNA to next-gen science, we push the boundaries to deliver first- and best-in-class vaccines for infectious diseases worldwide.

  • Growth happens here. With bold investments in R&D and world-class facilities, Sanofians across the entire vaccine lifecycle are shaping the future of global health.

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