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Job Description:

Position: Production Specialist III
Company: Kinovate Life Sciences 
Location: Oceanside, CA
Employment: Full-Time
Benefits Offered: 401K, Dental, Life, Medical, Vision

Kinovate Life Sciences (KLS) is the leading manufacturer and provider of solid support for oligonucleotide synthesis. The incumbent in this position is responsible for performing manufacturing activities at KLS, including but not limited to: materials procurement, planning, scheduling and finished product manufacturing. Directly reporting to the Production Manager and working with the QA/QC departments, this position will also ensure all production process are documented and executed accurately according to established SOPs. The ideal candidate possesses a chemical or biological background with 3-5 years of experience in a GMP/ISO manufacturing environment.

Job Functions:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
 
• Ensures that health and safety guidelines are strictly followed.
• Prepares for production by reviewing production schedule, reviewing specifications, calculating requirements, assembling materials and supplies for loaded solid supports (oligos). 
• Maintains an inventory for all raw materials and consumables required for manufacturing.
• Ensures the production activities are performed according to established procedures and other regulatory requirements.
• Completes manufacturing documentation according to good manufacturing and documentation practices and reviews for accuracy and completeness according to established timelines.
• Set ups, cleans, operates and maintains all production equipment.
• Works with QA team to implement the quality policies and goals and draft production-related procedures, as needed.
• Strong written skills for SOP, batch record, and document revisions.
• Self-motivated and able to organize and prioritize multiple tasks.
 

Requirements:
 
• BS degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or relevant science degree.
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience preferred.
• Able to attend to details and act decisively.
• Familiarity with production equipment including reactors, stirrer, vacuum pumps, and vacuum ovens.
• Able to lift 50 pounds.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, manage changing priorities and meet deadlines consistently.
• Must have excellent interpersonal, written, oral presentation, and verbal communication skills.
• Must have excellent organizing and time-managing skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
 

Physical Job Requirements: 
 
Office/Lab environment. Lifting to 50 pounds may be required. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use their hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone keypad or to write, as well as talk and hear.  They are required to stand, walk or sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus.  


Please send your resume to: NittoHRWest@nitto.com