Weigh & Dispense Associate III

Position Overview

The Weigh and Dispense Associate III is primarily responsible for the preparation and kitting of consumable and raw materials for cGMP process execution in Manufacturing. This role involves interaction with Quality, Manufacturing, Warehouse, Supply Planning, and Asset Planning to ensure successful operations. Responsibilities include weighing and dispensing materials, delivering goods to manufacturing, and handling return reconciliation when necessary. The Associate is required to work standard business hours, with potential for on-call duties and emergency response to maintain operational success.

Company Overview

At FUJIFILM Biotechnologies, we’re leading the charge in advancing tomorrow’s medicines. If you want to be a part of life-impacting projects alongside today’s most innovative biopharmaceutical companies, FUJIFILM Biotechnologies could be the right place for you.

From our Bioprocess Innovation Center to our cGMP-compliant manufacturing site, we thrive on collaboration, creativity, and purpose. Whether your expertise lies in research, manufacturing, or production, you’ll find a home here where your efforts directly improve patients’ lives. Together, let’s shape the future of healthcare.

Situated at the cross-section of Morrisville and Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina, our site is at the heart of a booming biotech hub surrounded by top universities, vibrant communities, and various outdoor opportunities.

Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles.” Visit: https://www.fujifilm.com/us/en/about/region/careers

Job Description

Major Accountabilities: 

• Maintains cGMP compliance, upholds ethical responsibilities in manufacturing, and exemplifies honesty and integrity at all times.
• Maintains cGDP compliance and adheres to ALCOA principles.
• Maintains a safe and welcoming work environment, employing the 5S strategy to ensure tidiness and audit readiness.
• Ensures the safe and efficient use of company resources, including the operation of powered industrial vehicles, to maintain workplace safety.
• Executes and properly documents weigh and dispense processing steps in associated logbook and paper record.
• Acts as an SME for the execution of Management planned weigh and dispense activities including transport and tech transfer to/from Manufacturing and Warehouse.
• Records but also regularly evaluates the execution of goods issuance, goods receipt, and transfer in ERP solutions including SAP and PASX (MES) to ensure activities are fully complete.
• Attends advanced training to enhance proficiency in all supply chain and manufacturing-related activities, continuously improving skill, knowledge, and leadership propensity.
• Leads department GEMBA and safety walks.
• Operates general production equipment, including flow hood, floor scale, and analytical scale. Regularly evaluates general production equipment to ensure calibration compliance is maintained.
• Performs daily cleaning and sanitization of responsible areas. Regularly evaluates cleaning and sanitization activities to ensure adequate supply.
• Performs cycle counting and reconciliation activities in responsible areas to ensure and maintain accurate physical and system inventory. Resolves cycle count and inventory discrepancies with a proactive approach, identifying root cause and aiding to implement corrective action.
• Collaborates as needed with intercompany departments including Quality, Manufacturing, Warehouse, Supply Planning, and Asset Planning.
• Collaborates with leadership to improve processes and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Performs other duties, as assigned. Demonstrates flexibility and the ability to manage additional responsibility with expertise.

Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities:

• A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail is essential for this role
• Required to work on-site standard business hours (with potential for on-call duties and emergency response)
• Advanced understanding of current Good Manufacturing Practices
• Advanced knowledge of the operation of assigned equipment
• Ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment, pivot and adjust plans accordingly
• Ability to think critically and have superior problem-solving skills. 
• Strong troubleshooting ability
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong time management skills
• Understanding of safety and standard operating procedures.
• Ability to assist with operations, learn, and ask questions. 
• Ability to document and follow technical instructions
• Effective communication, both written and oral.
• Ability to follow technical instructions and document them.
• Ability to assist in troubleshooting. 
• Basic understanding of manufacturing run cadence and order of shift activities
• Some materials management experience. 

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED with 4+ years of relevant manufacturing environment experience OR
• Associate degree with 2+ years of relevant manufacturing environment experience OR
• BA/BS degree with 0-2 years of relevant manufacturing environment experience OR
• Equivalent military training/ experience

Preferred Education & Experience Requirements: 

• Internal or after training, qualified on a support area
• Bioworks or BTEC Capstone cGMP coursework preferred

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:

• Ability to discern audible cues
• Will work in environment which may necessitate respiratory protection.  
• Ability to inspect or perform a task with 20/20 corrected vision, visual acuity, including distinguishing color. 
• Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time, up to 240 minutes
• Ability to ascend or descend ladders, scaffolding, ramps, etc.
• Ability to operate machinery and/or power tools. 
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time, up to 240 minutes
• Ability to conduct activities using repetitive motions that include writs, hands and/or fingers
• Ability to conduct work that includes moving objects up to 33 pounds
• Ability to bend, push or pull, reach to retrieve materials from 18” to 60” in height, and use twisting motions. 
• Will work in heights greater than 4 feet.    

*#LI-Onsite

Our programs are designed to focus on maintaining and enhancing all pillars of health with a robust benefits package including medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage with the option of a Health Savings Account with company contributions. In addition, we offer an industry leading 401(k) savings plan, insurance coverage, employee assistance programs and various wellness incentives. We support life-work balance with paid vacation time,  sick time, and company holidays. Explore a supportive environment that enriches both your personal and professional growth! 

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of FUJIFILM about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at FUJIFILM via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of FUJIFILM, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by FUJIFILM for this requisition and a valid agreement with FUJIFILM is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the FUJIFILM agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

EEO Information

Fujifilm is committed to providing equal opportunities in hiring, promotion and advancement, compensation, benefits, and training regardless of nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, political creed, ideology, national, or social origin, disability, veteran status, etc.

ADA Information

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to our HR Department ([email protected]).