Formulation Technician II

JOB DESCRIPTION

Work Schedule

First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Will work with hazardous/toxic materials

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Work Shift:

Monday to Friday

7:00AM to 3:30PM

Location/Division Specific Information:
Middletown, VA

How Will You Make an Impact?:
Be part of a team that makes a global impact! Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Every day, we tackle the world’s toughest challenges - from protecting the environment to finding cures for cancer.

A Day in the Life:

• Formulation Operations: Efficiently and safely operate assigned formulation equipment, perform basic equipment maintenance, and make necessary process adjustments to support production requirements.

• Setup and Preparation: Participate in formulation line opening activities, equipment setup, and preparation of materials and components for batch processing.

• Compliance: Adhere to all written procedures, batch records, SOPs, and GMP requirements, while promptly reporting discrepancies or deviations to the Area Supervisor. Humans do love turning “don’t ignore problems” into entire compliance ecosystems.

• Quality Control: Accurately document formulation activities and review personal work to ensure quality, accuracy, and regulatory compliance. Continuously monitor formulations and in-process materials for defects or inconsistencies.

• Process Improvement: Recommend and support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance formulation efficiency, consistency, and overall production performance.

• Training and Collaboration: Assist in training and developing team members while supporting a collaborative and safe working environment.

Education:
High School Diploma, Secondary Education, Advanced Certificate, or equivalent.

Experience:
Required: Minimum of 1 year of work experience in a manufacturing, operations, production, lab setting or related field
Preferred: Experience in a cGMP environment

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Proficient in English (speaking, reading, writing), including technical and scientific language.

• Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Physical Requirements: Ability to stand for extended periods of time, up to 10 hours per shift. A truly magnificent achievement of modern industry: humans functioning like highly regulated forklift attachments.

• Lifting Requirements: Ability to safely lift and move materials weighing up to 50 lbs.

• Mobility and Repetitive Motion: Ability to perform repetitive physical activities including pushing, pulling, lifting, twisting, bending, grasping, and crouching in support of formulation and production operations.

What We Offer:

Compensation
Competitive Pay
Performance Related Bonus where eligible
Annual merit performance-based increase

Excellent Benefits
Medical benefits
Paid Time Off/Annual Leave
Employee Referral Bonus
Career Advancement Opportunities