Greenville Operator I Grads To Work Program

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Greenville, NC, USA

Posted on Jun 1, 2026

Work Schedule

12 hr shift/days

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Strong Odors (chemical, lubricants, biological products etc.)

Job Description

Greenville Operator I Grads To Work Program (Certification Required)

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer. Shift hours are 6am-6pm or 6pm-6am on a 2-2-3 rotating schedule.

Location/Division Specific Information

Greenville, NC

How Will You Make an Impact?:

The Manufacturing Operator will be responsible for the manufacturing equipment for filling pharmaceutical products in a clean room environment. They will carry out the production process by closely following the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Work Instruction Documents as they relate to assembly, materials handling, equipment operation, and finished products.


A Day in the Life:

  • Ensure pharmaceutical products are manufactured in accordance with area SOPs and current cGMP.

  • Verify and document production activities in batch records, logbooks, and controlled forms.

  • Operate vial trayloader

  • Conduct filter integrity testing

  • Clean pre and post-use change parts and prepare them for sterilization.

  • Prepare components/commodities.

  • Handle general materials.

  • Maintain/clean classified and non-classified areas, including the aseptic core.

  • Inspect in-process products.

  • Participate in the On the Job (OJT) training program, area safety, and Lean Manufacturing initiatives.

  • Perform other activities as the need arises.

How will you get here?


Education:

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.


Experience:

  • Required: No previous work experience required

  • Preferred: Previous work experience in manufacturing, operations, production or lab setting or related field

  • Preferred: Experience in a cGMP environment

Equivalency:

  • Equivalent combinations of education, training and relevant work experience may be considered.


Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

  • Ensure pharmaceutical products are manufactured in accordance to area SOP's and current cGMP.

  • Verify and document production activities in batch records, logbooks and controlled forms.

  • Operate vial tray loader.

  • Filter integrity testing.

  • Clean pre and post use change parts and prep for sterilization.

  • In-process product inspection.

  • Participate in on the Job (OJT) training program, area safety and Lean Manufacturing initiatives.

  • General material handling.

  • Maintain/clean classified and non-classified areas. This includes but is not limited to aseptic core.

  • Component/commodity prep.


Physical Requirements / Work Environment

  • Work in a clean-room which is a controlled environment for temperature and humidity having low ambient noise.

  • Wear gowning which includes: gloves, hair & beard net and face cover, safety glasses with no makeup / jewelry, and the like.

  • Use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and understand chemical hygiene.

  • Infrequently lift and manipulate up to 25 pounds max unassisted.

  • Stand and move about including reaching, bending, stooping, grasping.

  • Use hand tools and equipment including forceful gripping, grasping, pushing and pulling.

  • Position requires ordinary ambulatory skills and physical coordination sufficient to move about office locations; ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch periodically for prolonged periods of time; manipulation (lift, carry, move) of light to medium weights of 10-35 pounds.