Manufacturing and Supply
Where the
miracles of
science are made
a reality for patients
Production Technician
At a glance
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
Location: Swiftwater, PA
**THIS IS A ROTATING 3RD SHIFT POSITION**
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.
Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, provides more than 1 billion doses of vaccine each year, making it possible to immunize more than 500 million people across the globe. A world leader in the vaccine industry, Sanofi Pasteur offers a broad range of vaccines protecting against 20 infectious diseases. The company's heritage, to create vaccines that protect life, dates back more than a century. Sanofi Pasteur is the largest company entirely dedicated to vaccines. Every day, the company invests more than EUR 1 million in research and development. For more information, please visit: www.sanofipasteur.com or www.sanofipasteur.us
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:
Performs production activities in accordance with volume fluctuation, business need, and effective procedures.
Works to support production units by consistently providing required materials in a timely manner.
Ensures all materials required for production are available prior to need.
Identifies production issues and relays them to the leadership team.
Ensures all required paperwork is complete, accurate and done in a timely manner to ensure accurate inventory.
Completes tasks and corresponding documentation as required by cGMP.
Works to prepare assigned areas for the oncoming shifts.
Completes at least one developmental class annually focused on one of the four core competencies.
Works to become trained in all assigned training modules.
Trains and orients new team members (at any level) as assigned.
Follows all procedures put into effect to ensure your safety as well as the safety of others.
Participates in monthly safety meetings.
Report all safety issues, concerns, incidents and near misses to the team leadership.
Participates in safety walkthroughs coordinated by the department’s safety team.
Provides input for potential safety issues as well as contributing ideas for corrective and preventative actions.
Follows effective procedures to ensure the production of a safe and efficacious product. Works to understand cGMP’s.
Identifies areas of deficiency to the leadership team and offers potential suggestions for improvements.
Participates in both deviation investigations when appropriate and implementation plans to ensure a quality product.
May participate in completion of quality documentation (BPR's, logbooks, etc.).FDA audit understanding and awareness.
Participates in team meetings. Actively communicates improvement ideas, issues, concerns, etc to team.
Participates in cross functional teams where necessary to complete projects in an effective and timely manner.
Lead Operator, Completes picklists and move tickets for all tasks completed on any given day.
This may require inputting data into SAP, along with entering work orders and reagent orders.
Ensures proper process area operation by pre and post run set up and maintenance of lab and equipment.
Recommends changes to BPRs, SOPS and SWIs were warranted. Write and edit documents under supervision.
Seeks out cross training in other areas whenever possible.
Responsible for assisting in writing and assisting incident investigations, CAPA's, change controls, along with assisting the higher-tech levels and Principal Investigators with projects. All other duties as assigned.
About You
Basic Requirements:
High school diploma or GED and 1+ years prior manufacturing work experience
Associates degree, Two year technical degree or Associated technical certificates/licenses from an accredited school with prior manufacturing work experience
Preferred:
Bachelor’s degree
Ability to use Human Machine Interfaces (HMI’s) to control industrial processes
Evidence of 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
Final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.
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Why work with us
- 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.
- We do what’s right. Sustainability and DE&I drive our positive global impact—because the diverse communities Sanofians represent are the patients we serve.
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Executive Vice President of Manufacturing and Supply
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