**Work Schedule** Standard (Mon-Fri) **Environmental Conditions** Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Standing for full shift **Job Description** **About us:** 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. **Location/Division Specific Information** This position sits within our Protein Separation Unit, based in Christchurch, NZ and is a 12-month fixed-term contract. **About the role:** As a Manufacturing Operator/Technician, you will be producing our market leading Gibco cell culture media and freeze-dried powder products, used in research, diagnostics, animal health and pharmaceuticals. Working Monday to Friday, mainly from 6am to 2:30pm, some flexibility in working hours to meet production requirements is required. **What You'll Do:** Collaborate with a small team in a purpose-built modern manufacturing environment, actively operating equipment and processes whilst following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and current Good Manufacturing Practices. **Role Responsibilities:** + Be involved in our strong safety and continuous improvement culture + Train in multiple protein separation processes, completing day-to-day production activities and Batch Manufacturing Records (BMRs), ensuring that all information is accurate, legible and correct to guarantee traceability + Report production issues promptly to the Production Supervisor or Team Leaders. Perform assigned tasks for smooth team and business operation. **Keys to Success:** + Full training is given to the successful applicant. Experience in a manufacturing, laboratory or a physically active environment is an advantage, as is flexibility in work hours + Minimum NCEA Level 2, with good numeracy and literacy + Strong attention to detail, a great teammate, and a curiosity about finding a better way **Benefits:** Join our team and take advantage of these excellent benefits! Apply now to learn more about the full range of benefits we offer. + Overtime rate and allowances. + Benefit from comprehensive health & wellbeing support including private health insurance and wellness programs. + Extra Leave: Benefit from generous leave policies, including the option to purchase additional leave, paid birthday leave, and company paid parental leave. Have at least a two-week Christmas/New Year's break. + Learning & Development: Advance your career with access to online courses via Thermo Fisher Scientific University Plus and LinkedIn learning, workshops, and mentorship programs for continuous learning and skill development. **Apply today!** **http://jobs.thermofisher.com** Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch (https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/5-reasons-to-work-at-thermo-fisher-scientific) as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific (https://corporate.thermofisher.com/us/en/index.html) , where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.