(Specialist) Chemical Operator (m/f/d) in 4-shift

Are you an experienced chemical operator ready for a career change? We are looking for motivated chemical operators who want to take the leap into a new professional environment in Zofingen, Switzerland. Are you ready to prove your talent and expertise in a new setting? Then take on responsibility within our active ingredient production at the Zofingen site, Switzerland. The full-time position in 4-shift is to be filled immediately or by agreement.

Your Role

Siegfried has a wide range of development and multipurpose production facilities for pharmaceutical active ingredients (API). In a 4-shift operation, you will be responsible for the active ingredient production:

• Independent execution of chemical reactions in one of our multipurpose plants according to operating instructions and in compliance with cGMP and hygiene regulations
• Independent operation of PLC and pneumatically controlled systems
• Operation of all auxiliary systems in the chemical-pharmaceutical sector
• Documentation of all activities in a GMP-compliant and correct manner
• Compliance with all GMP and safety-related requirements
• Carrying out simple maintenance and revision work
• Cleaning of the systems

Your Profile

• Vocational qualification as a chemical and pharmaceutical technologist, chemical operator, or production specialist in chemistry with several years of experience
• Professional experience in operating (multipurpose) systems and control systems in chemical or pharmaceutical production
• Knowledge of the basic operations of chemical production (preparation, dosing, crystallization, filtration, distillation, and separation, etc.)
• Willingness to work in a 4-shift system (Our 4-shift: 7 days of work (morning, evening, night shifts), then 4 days off. 5 days of work followed by 2 days off. 7 days of work, then 3 days off. Two free weekends in the 4-shift operation.)
• Possibly willingness to relocate to Switzerland
• High safety and quality awareness as well as willingness to be flexible and to continue education at the workplace
• MS Office skills
• Very good German language skills

Working at Siegfried

• Relocation support when moving to Switzerland
• Discounts for fitness, recreation, and other benefits
• Free parking spaces
• Very good pension fund solution
• Good social benefits (family allowance)
• Holiday credits
• Two free weekends per month
• Shift compensation of at least CHF 996.- per year
• Generous shift allowance of CHF 1,755 x 13

Who we are

In the midst of people's lives - across the world The Siegfried Group is one of the world's leading Custom Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs), developing and producing pharmaceutical active ingredients (API), intermediates, and finished medicinal products. As our core competence, we successfully integrate chemical and pharmaceutical expertise into a single business model. The name Siegfried stands for the highest quality, efficiency, flexibility, and safety. With locations in Europe, Asia, and North America, we serve a broad global customer base, from large international pharmaceutical companies to small biotech companies. For them, we develop and produce product innovations on a large scale up to the finished product. We seamlessly integrate our offering into the customers' value chain. Our comprehensive range of services includes early research and development services such as synthesis, scale-up, formulation development, stability studies, and method development, as well as production services ranging from preclinical R&D material for clinical trial purposes to commercial production. We are capable of producing about 200 of the approximately 1500 registered active ingredients used in medicine. In addition, we produce 20 percent of the global demand for caffeine. Almost 1 billion people come into contact with Siegfried products.

What we do in Zofingen

At our headquarters in Zofingen, we develop and produce active ingredients (API) and corresponding intermediates. This also includes the production of highly active ingredients. Furthermore, we offer chemical process development as well as pharmaceutical services. We supply our global clientele with exemplary Swiss quality and work fully compliant with cGMP and SGU standards.