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Lead Technician - (Fermentation SME)

NZL - Wellington - Upper Hutt (Whakatiki), NZ💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-04 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead technician and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for fermentation operations in a GMP-compliant animal health manufacturing environment.

Role type

Senior individual contributor fermentation technician / SME

Builds

Compliant antigen supply for animal health vaccines

Domain

Biotechnology / Pharmaceutical manufacturing (Animal Health)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Clostridial vaccine knowledge, GMP manufacturing experience, cell culture process development, liquid chromatography (LC), autoclaving, filtering equipment, media preparation, process control, manufacturing documentation, data analysis, root cause identification, production scheduling, product testing, equipment designing, good laboratory practices (GLPs), good manufacturing practices (GMP), multidisciplinary teamwork, problem solving, project management, continuous improvement

Responsibilities

Lead and coach Tier 1, On-Point, and 8-Step Problem Solving activities; Execute make-test-release activities during peak periods; Create and optimize procedures to support make-test-release processes; Own deviations, CAPAs, changes, and Enablons within assigned area; Analyze data and identify opportunities for improvement; Lead projects in assigned area with cross-functional input; Train and coach production staff on production tasks.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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