Operations Technician

Job Description

Operations Technician

Location : Bend, OR. This position requires on-site work and includes night shifts. Relocation assistance is available.

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

Lonza has multiple openings for new Operations Technicians to join their growing pharmaceutical manufacturing team in Bend, Oregon.

A pharmaceutical manufacturing operator plays a key role in producing medicines safely and accurately. In this job, you’ll work with specialized equipment to mix, fill, and package medications while following strict safety and cleanliness rules. You’ll carefully measure ingredients, record information, and adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure quality standards are upheld through every step of the process. Much of the work happens in cleanroom environments called “suites”, where maintaining hygiene and precision is essential.

Operators are also responsible for disassembling, cleaning, and reassembling equipment after each production run to prevent contamination and keep the machinery running smoothly. Regular maintenance, system checks, and testing are part of the job to ensure everything operates safely and efficiently. This work requires significant physical strength, attention to detail, communication skills, and teamwork skills. It’s a hands-on role that helps ensure medicines are made to the highest quality and delivered safely to patients.

Shifts are currently either 5 : 45am-6 : 15pm or 5 : 45pm-6 : 15am rotating between three 12 hour shifts one week followed by four 12 hour shifts the next week with 1 day landing on a weekend every week. You will be required to be flexible for working either shift depending on openings and other factors.

As an Operations Technician at Lonza, you will receive :

• Starts at $24 per hour + built in Manufacturing Overtime (OT for work over 10 hours each day or over 40 hours per week, whichever is greater $ benefit to you) plus night shift premium of 15% more per hour when working nights
• Medical, dental and vision insurance plus 6% 401k employer match
• Opportunities for technical and management growth. Successful Operations Technicians are expected to promote to Operator 1 typically within 18 months with additional advancement to Operator II, Operator III, Operator IV, Shift Lead, and beyond.
• Generous Paid Time Off that increases with tenure
• Access to Lonza’s global benefits :

Key Requirements :

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.