Filling Specialist I

**General information**:
**Reference **:2024-1933

**Position description**:
**Category**:
Operations - Manufacturing

**Job Title**:
Filling Specialist I

**Company Details**:
Septodont is a leading manufacturer of dental pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The French-based company employs over 2,000+ people globally. We have six manufacturing plants in France, India, North and South America, and an international distribution network that is dedicated to serving the needs of dental professionals in more than 150 countries. Our North American operations have facilities in Ontario, Montreal, and Pennsylvania. It also has Latin American operations with facilities in Brazil and Colombia.

Our Cambridge, Ontario site is also home to our Novocol Pharma division, which focuses on contract development and manufacturing, specialized in sterile injectable cartridge and combination product manufacturing.

Our employees are our number one asset We offer developmental opportunities, excellent compensation and benefit programs, discounted gym memberships, work/life balance programs, employee recognition, social events and spirit days.

**Job Summary**:
**We are currently hiring for the following shifts: Afternoon (Mon. - Fri. 2pm - 10pm); Night (Sun. to Thurs. 10pm - 6am); Weekend Days (Sat. and Sun. 6am - 6pm; Mon. and Tues. 6am - 2pm).**

The Filling Specialist is accountable to the Production Supervisor for all activities performed in the Filling Rooms in a manner that ensures all activities are efficient, effective and in accordance with the requirements outlined in Standard Operating Procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices

**Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for line changeovers, sanitization, cleaning of the lines.
- Sets-up and disassembles the filling machines.
- Models all Aseptic practices and behavior while involved in Aseptic processes.
- Understands the first air principal to avoid cross contamination of products and their components.
- Understands basic Microbiology.
- Follows proper cleaning and sanitization techniques.
- Maintains annual Gowning Certification
- Performs filling in-process quality checks as required.
- Performs troubleshooting and minor adjustments and interventions on the filling machines. Provides

preventative maintenance support on the filling machines
- Reports any problems of production equipment to Lead Hand / Supervisor of area.
- Reports and works with the Production Supervisor and maintenance to resolve production/ equipment

problems.
- Provides direction and oversight to operators in filling room or adjacent supporting areas
- Steps into Lead Hand role in absence of area Lead Hand
- Trains new filling room operators on filling machine operation.
- Participates in Overall Equipment Efficiency.
- Communicates the need for any filling room supplies and tools that are required to run production efficiently.
- Follows GMP and regulatory compliance requirements, and ensures quality standards are met.
- Updates Standard Operating Procedures and executes employee training
- Assists with MDI and DIR Investigations.
- Performs activities in the moment, under scrutiny from many departments and by the client
- Observes and supports all safety guidelines and regulations.
- Demonstrates the Company Mission, Vision and Values Statements, policies and current standard business

practices.
- Performs other related duties as required

**Qualifications**:
**Education**:

- High school diploma

Experience
- Must be gown certified with strong gowning techniques.
- Good documentation practices
- Meets expectations on most recent Performance Appraisal
- Demonstrated mechanical aptitude
- Current aseptic certification
- Troubleshooting experience
- Willing to work extra hours
- Training experience of others is preferred.

What we offer:

- Excellent compensation/benefits package.
- Bonus and reward programs
- Discounted gym memberships
- Programs supporting work life balance
- Employee recognition program
- Professional and personal development programs
- Social events and spirit days

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, and thank all applicants in advance; however, we will be corresponding only with those selected for an interview.

In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, we are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier free recruitment and selection process.

**Contract type**:
Permanent

**Position location**:
**Job location**:
North America, Canada, Cambridge