Column Packing Process Technician III - Waters Corporation
Taunton, MA 02780
About the Job
Waters Corporation, Taunton, MA, has an opening position for a Column Packing Technical Support Staff.
The successful applicant will have great opportunities to work, grow and learn from senior staff in the Column Packing Technical Support department.
Column Packing Technical Support is a lean, 5S and innovative working environment.
Responsibilities:- Provide packed and efficiency tested columns to the QC lab for chromatographic batch testing.
- Work with Empower and NuGenesis SDMS software for testing columns and data management
- Involve with the transfer of new processes from R&D to manufacturing and transferring products from Taunton to Wexford.
- Perform a variety of complex experiments, design and carry out these experiments in relation to the development of new processes and improve existing products.
- Work to complete custom and production orders including packaging activities.
- Provide customer support by evaluating customer returned columns.
- Carry out general calibration and maintenance procedures on HPLC equipment.
- Revise and update procedures, implement changes to bill of materials (BOM) and document requirements for routings through the SAP-ECR system.
- Write technical and monthly reports.
Qualifications:
- Must have comprehensive understanding of both column packing and column testing processes.
- Possess the ability to manipulate packing/testing processes to optimize and/or correct any issue related to the implementation of new products, new column configurations, or trouble shoot production problems.
- Experience with UPLC, HPLC, Analytical, Prep and Capillary Column Technology.
- Experience with Empower, NuGenesis SDMS, Microsoft Word and Excel spreadsheets, understanding of math, statistical functions, chemistry.
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Willing to learn, innovate and adopt improvement changes
- Knowledge of appropriate Quality Standards (ISO9001, cGMP)
- Align with all Health & Safety requirements.
Education:
- The successful candidate will have a Bachelors/Associates Degree or equivalent in chemistry or mechanical engineering with 4 – 5 years of chemical manufacturing experience.
Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.
Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.
Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.
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