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Job Description

About the role:

As a Manufacturing Technician I, you play a key role in producing high-quality medicines that improve patients' lives. You will execute routine manufacturing operations in a cGMP environment, ensuring safety, quality, and compliance with all procedures and regulations. In this hands-on role, you will work on the production floor, support cross-functional improvement initiatives, and help keep our processes running smoothly and reliably.

How you will contribute:

• Execute production processes, including preparing media and buffer solutions and operating general production equipment (e.g., pH and conductivity meters, autoclaves, portable mixers).

• Operate and monitor CIP/SIP and filtration systems, recording critical process parameters in line with GDP/GMP requirements.
• Complete and review batch records and other documentation accurately and on time, supporting inspections and audits.
• Perform equipment cleaning and routine maintenance to ensure a safe, compliant, and inspection-ready manufacturing area.
• Perform sampling using aseptic techniques and follow basic chemical and biological safety procedures.
• Assist in troubleshooting process issues, responding to alarms, and supporting continuous improvement activities.
• Contribute to departmental projects and quality initiatives, including revising or drafting simple procedures and related documents.
• Support a collaborative team culture by sharing knowledge, training colleagues, and helping to coordinate daily activities as needed.

What you bring to Takeda:

• High school diploma or GED with 1+ years of related experience, or an associate degree or higher with no prior experience required.

• Basic knowledge of cGMP manufacturing and pharmaceutical or biotechnology production processes.
• Knowledge of basic laboratory or production equipment such as autoclaves, process tanks, incubators, analytical instruments, and CIP/SIP systems.
• Proficiency with basic math and the ability to work with both metric and U.S. measurement systems.
• Can read and follow detailed written instructions
• Understanding of basic chemical and biological safety practices.
• Good computer skills, including familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Important Considerations:

At Takeda, our patients rely on us to deliver quality products. As a result, we must follow strict rules in our manufacturing facilities to ensure we are not endangering the quality of the product. In this role, you may:

• Work in a controlled environment requiring special gowning and wear protective clothing over the head, face, hands, feet and body. This may include additional hearing protection for loud areas.
• Need to remove all make-up, jewelry, contact lenses, nail polish and/or artificial fingernails while in the manufacturing environment.
• Work in a cold, wet environment.
• Work multiple shifts, including weekends, or be asked to work supplemental hours, as necessary.
• Work around chemicals such as alcohol, acids, buffers and Celite that may require respiratory protection.

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

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Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

For Location:

USA - GA - Social Circle - Hwy 278

U.S. Hourly Wage Range:

$14.86 - $23.32

The estimated hourly wage range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual hourly wage offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual hourly wage offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location. 

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation. 

EEO Statement

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

Locations

USA - GA - Social Circle - Hwy 278

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

No