Shift Trainer I in Albuquerque, NM

Curia provides global contract research and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

The Manufacturing Training Department provides ongoing training to existing operators in the aspects of the Sterile University (SU) program, gowning training as it applies to compounding, new SOP, and SOP revision training, as well as pre-manufacturing meetings. The Manufacturing Training Department assists the functional areas with the creation of testing and evaluation criteria.

The Manufacturing Training Department coordinates, schedules, and conducts technical skill-based training. The Manufacturing Training Department interfaces with production Team Leads, Set-Up techs, and Supervisors for their specific department. The trainer will develop and implement training modules and manuals for manufacturing employees. Recommends, implements, and administers training to enhance employees' work performance. The trainer will develop knowledge/skill assessment testing for employees in line with department/job requirements. Performs training needs assessment/analysis and initiates, designs, and coordinates the implementation of specific technical skills training for manufacturing employees. Training technicians will be Responsible for maintaining training records and databases for trainees/new hires.

Under the general supervision of the Training Supervisor, the Sterile University Trainer develops, coordinates, and conducts training (technical skill-based) for compounding production employees with an emphasis on equipment operation, theory, and basic techniques. The Sterile University Trainer is responsible for developing training modules and manuals within a framework provided by the training department for compounding manufacturing personnel. Accountable for conducting needs assessments utilizing needs assessment tools offered by the training department for all manufacturing technical skill-based training. Responsible for maintaining the training record databases for manufacturing trainees. Evaluate trainee's performance and recommend retraining or release to appropriate department supervisor. Creates and maintains metrics, then communicates information regarding those metrics with area supervisors. The trainer will perform annual re-qualification certifications.

Join our talented workforce, where a commitment to excellence and a customer focused attitude is everything. We pursue excellence because our work has the power to improve patients’ lives with the pharmaceuticals we develop and manufacture.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

• Coordinates, schedules, and conducts technical skill-based training based on SU curricula. Recommends, implements, and administers OTJ and classroom training to enhance employee work performance

• Performs training needs assessments/analysis (using provided tools) and initiates, develops, and coordinates the implementation of specific technical skills training for manufacturing employees based on the assessment, with oversight and approval of the training supervisors.

• Develops knowledge/skill assessment testing using provided tools for employees in line with department/job requirements designed in the SU program

• Develops and implements training modules and manuals utilizing a provided framework and with training department approvals for manufacturing employees

• Establishes and maintains logs, metrics, filing, and record-keeping systems and ensures that all relevant training records are complete, accurate, and up-to-date for all initial training and retraining of manufacturing employees

• Establishes/maintains annual retraining certifications for all manufacturing employees

• Coordinates pre-manufacturing meetings that will review all relevant documentation for a specific process

• The trainer will interface with manufacturing personnel for their specific department. Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities

Education and Experience:

Required a high school diploma or GED with equivalent experience will be considered. Minimum two (2) + years experience in a manufacturing or comparable environment. Pharmaceutical manufacturing is preferred.

Language Skills:

Read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Have the ability to write and edit technical documents, SOPs, write instructions, reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Have the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of supervisors, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to apply basic math concepts.

Reasoning Ability

Have the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Computer Skills:

Proficient in using MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and Access, as this individual will routinely work within these systems.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

• Ability to organize a time to manage multiple projects and priorities successfully

• Ability to read, understand, interpret, and implement technical writing and instructions.

• Practical interpersonal relation skills while maintaining the adaptability to achieve company goals

• Verbally expresses ideas and facts in a clear, logical, concise, and accepted grammatical style.

Other Qualifications:

Must pass a background check

Must pass a drug screen

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee must frequently sit and use their hands to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift to 10 pounds, frequently lift and move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; risk of electrical shock, explosives, radiation, and vibration risks. The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme cold, heat, and wet and humid conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.

Note:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by anyone authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to accommodate individuals with disabilities reasonably. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at-will" relationship.