Traineeship - Production Technician - #1113888

 Job Summary:

In this role as a Production Technician Trainee, you will be part of our 15-month traineeship program designed to accelerate your growth and stretch your potential through a structured and career-focused development plan that will enable you to pursue a career with the pharmaceutical-related manufacturing industry.

The Career Conversion Programme (CCP) (Train-and-Place) for Advanced Biopharmaceuticals Manufacturing Executives/Professionals is designed to cultivate skilled professionals for Singapore's Biopharmaceuticals manufacturing industry in response to anticipated hiring needs. Jointly supported by Workforce Singapore (WSG) and the Workforce Advancement Federation (WAF), this 15-month training programme includes a local attachment with West and future potential opportunities upon completion of the traineeship.

Due to the nature of the programme, we can only consider Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Execute production activities according to SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), safety and quality requirements.

• Escalate safety hazards and potential safety risks.

• Perform quality check and escalate any abnormality findings to Production Lead, Sr. Production Lead, Production Supervisor.

• Carry out material system transactions accurately.

• Carry out training activities and work closely with Training Lead in certifying team members.

• Follow and execute OCAP (Out of Control Plan) procedures effectively.

• Suggest, participate, and support Kaizen projects or any continuous improvement activities in the line.

• Provide support in carrying out some tasks being performed by Production Lead in their absence.

• Escalate and provide feedback whenever there is an abnormality occurrence in the line.

• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications: 

• Higher NITEC or Diploma.

• 0 – 1 year of experience in manufacturing.

• Having experience in Lean Six Sigma - White Belt Training will be advantageous.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Able to strictly adhere with all relevant standard operating procedures as per Company policy.

• Able to strictly adhere with all relevant standard operating procedures as per Company policy.

• Support and contribute to Lean Six Sigma (LSS) programmes and activities towards delivery of the set target.

• Able to always comply with the company’s safety policy.

• Able to always comply with the company’s quality policy.

  • Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) / Good Distributorship Practices (GDP) Compliance and Application for all work processes, Job-related Standard Operating Instructions / Work Instructions, as assigned in Learning Management System (LMS).

• Demonstrate communication and training skills desired in a role.

Travel Requirements:

• No travel required.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

• Physical (Medium) - exerting up to 50lb/22kg of force occasionally and/or up to 20lbs/9kg of force frequently, and/or up to 10lbs/4kgs of force constantly to move objects.

• Noise level in the work environment is usually light to moderate.

• Must be able to work on either a day shift or night shift schedule.

• May be deployed to different departments within the production team.

• Frequently required to stand for long period of time.

• Regularly uses hands and fingers to handle and operate machine controls, objects, tools, and jigs.

• Must be able to understand direction and adhere to established procedures.

• 20/30 Vision minimum, near and/or far with at least one eye with or without corrective lenses and no color deficiency.