Cleaning Specialist (Second Shift, 3pm-12am)
Do you have a passion for science? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be the place for you!
At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. We're proud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Here, employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity. Working here also means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you're our kind of person.
About AstraZeneca in Gaithersburg, MD:
Our Gaithersburg, Maryland facility creates life-changing medicines for people around the world. This campus employs more than 3,500 experts in our field and is only a short drive from Washington, DC. This modern and vibrant scientific campus is the home of R&D and Oncology in the US. Here, we play host to some of the most groundbreaking technology and lab spaces, all designed to inspire collaboration and multi-functional science. We believe employees benefit from being challenged and inspired at work. We are dedicated to creating a culture of inclusion and collaboration.
The Gaithersburg site offers a variety of amenities to help boost productivity and help keep our employees happy and healthy. This includes a fitness center, employee healthcare clinic, electric vehicle charging stations, dry cleaning, full-service cafeteria, and copy center. This is where you'll find newly designed, activity-based workspaces to suit many different working styles while increasing collaboration between teams.
Summary of the Role:
The Cleaning Specialist is responsible for the daily supervision and training of cleaning personnel in their performance of facility cleaning activities in accordance with Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP's).
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
Second Shift (3pm-12am)
Schedule and supervise all cleaning activities of contract cleaners over multiple GMP manufacturing facilities.
Coordinates cleaning activities around ongoing manufacturing activities & is responsible for scheduling any emergency cleaning activities.
Review cleaning records and maintains GMP documentation to comply with regulatory requirements.
Writes and revises Standard Operating Procedures as needed to accurately reflect process steps and capture process changes.
Responsible for the investigation of environmental monitoring deviations.
Recruit and supervise a staff of direct reports that work with contract cleaners.
Tracks material, labor, and overtime costs associated with cleaning activities.
Maintain relationship with third party vendors that provide gowning supplies.
Perform SAP consumption transactions for cleaning supplies.
Works on routine manufacturing assignments as well as other assignments that are complex in nature where considerable judgment and initiative are required in resolving problems and making recommendations.
Routinely works second shift hours between 3:00pm - 12:00am and some weekends.
Education & Experience Requirements:
Education: High school diploma is required, Bachelor's degree is strongly preferred
Experience: High school diploma and 2+ years of cGMP cleaning experience or a Bachelor's degree and 0+ years of cGMP cleaning experience
Required Skills:
Must be bilingual in English and Spanish
Excellent organizational skills
Desired Skills:
Prior cGMP experience
Why AstraZeneca?
At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognizing their potential.
Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we're opening new ways to work, pioneering groundbreaking methods, and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.
So, what's next?
Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available, and we hope it's yours.
Where can I find out more?
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The annual base pay (or hourly rate of compensation) for this position ranges from $59,369 to $89,054. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles), to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles), and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
Date Posted
03-Oct-2024Closing Date
Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.AstraZeneca requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law.