Production Technician - Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc.

Cambridge Isotope Separations (CIS) has an outstanding opportunity for a Production Technician based onsite in our Xenia, OH location. CIS is the world leader in the separation of 13C and 18O and is a subsidiary of Cambridge Isotope Laboratories (CIL) in Massachusetts, the world’s leading producer of stable isotopes and stable isotope-labeled compounds. CIL separates both 13C and 18O at its Xenia, Ohio, facility and has the world’s largest production capacity for both 13C and 18O. CIL also has the only large capacity nongovernmental D2O (Deuterium Oxide) enrichment columns in the world located at its CIS facility.

Under general supervision, the primary responsibility of the Production Technician is to work as a team member to ensure compliance with all applicable environmental, health, and safety regulations while operating multiple chemical processes in accordance with the ISO 9001 quality system and cGMP current good manufacturing practices.

Responsibility

• Comply with site environmental, health, and safety policies while following standard operating procedures to produce a variety of chemicals in multiple operating units.
• Possess ability to work in a safe manner by identifying and correcting safety concerns/unsafe conditions as needed or escalating concerns to management, and by observing and keeping others aware of safe actions.
• Perform assigned functions from oral and/or written instructions, drawings, or other manufacturing documentation/information.
• Observe good housekeeping and keep equipment, tools, and work area clean.
• Collect and analyze in-process samples to make corrective actions as needed to ensure all systems are operating correctly and product quality is maintained.
• Conduct routine field inspects of operating units to ensure desired process conditions are maintained:
• Monitor level gauges, pressure gauges, temperature gauges, flow meters, etc.
• Perform boiler safety checks and maintain correct chemical concentrations.
• Respond to changing operational situations and emergencies as they are found.
• Understand how to remotely monitor and control various operating units using the DeltaV process control system and use all available information to troubleshoot and correct operational problems.
• Monitor cGMP Delta V system and notify appropriate personnel of any alerts or system issues.
• Perform routine maintenance on plant equipment in area of assignment.
• Attend and participate in site safety programs and accident/illness prevention.
• Train with a continuous drive to better understand the production facility.
• Participate in local teams to improve site conditions, productivity, safety, and performance.

Ability to obtain forklift certification (training provided)

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited institution.
• Willing and able to work 12-hour rotating shifts, including overtime, weekends, some holidays, and respond to call-offs.
• Able to interact and contribute to a small team environment, take a hands-on role in problem solving, and display a can-do attitude with a commitment to service. Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills. Must possess basic computer literacy.
• Willing and able to wear appropriate Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) for different jobs and is comfortable working with chemicals.
• Must possess a high degree of mechanical aptitude and have basic knowledge of proper tools for the job.
• Remain flexible in day-to-day job duty modifications and have an excellent attendance record.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and have reliable transportation.

Benefits

CIL and CIS offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including generous paid time off, Long Term Incentives, 6% matching 401K plan and health insurance with no in-network deductible.

CIL is an EEO/Affirmative Action employer.

Learn more about us on our website: www.isotope.com

About Us:

Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc. (CIL) is the world’s leading producer of stable isotopes and stable isotope-labeled compounds. With approximately 750 employees and laboratories in four countries, CIL specializes in the process of labeling biochemical and organic compounds with highly enriched, stable (nonradioactive) isotopes of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen. Our chemists substitute common atoms (e.g., 1H, 12C, 14N, 16O) with rare, highly valued isotopes (e.g., 2H or D, 13C, 15N, 18O) so that the final product can be readily measured or traced using mass spectrometry (MS) or nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). CIL’s products are utilized in laboratories, medical, government and academic research centers and health care facilities worldwide.

We are proud that CIL products have contributed to medical advancements in cancer research, new-drug development, environmental analysis, and medical diagnostic research. In the past decade, as the fields of proteomics and metabolomics have developed as leading techniques for determining biomarkers for disease presence, progression and the monitoring of therapeutic response, CIL has worked closely with industry leaders and researchers to provide the stable isotope-labeled tools needed for improved quantitation and qualification of complex biological systems.

After decades of research, stable isotopes have found their place in an ever expanding commercial scale applications in pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, flat panel displays as well as other high technology fields specifically with deuterium oxide (D2O) and deuterium gases. Pharmaceutical companies have begun to investigate deuteration of molecules that may provide advantages over their existing nondeuterated counterparts. In addition, increasing research into the potential medical advantages of new deuterated drugs is also occurring. In high technology, deuterated organic molecules and deuterium gas are commonly used in the manufacturing of microelectronics and OLEDs, which contribute to the increased lifetime of the devices.

Learn more about us on our website: www.isotope.com