Senior EM Production Technician
Sanofi · Swiftwater, PA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Pharma & life sciences
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level production role at Sanofi (pharma & life sciences) in Swiftwater, PA.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- FDA / GMP
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$91k.
Median of the low and high ends of 50 live postings that list pay, out of 825 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Pennsylvania plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 27 other live production postings in Pennsylvania.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Typical $73k–$91k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 68%
- ✓ FDA / GMP 54%
- Root cause 32%
- Lean 25%
- 5S 25%
- ✓ Union environment 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Sanofi in Swiftwater
3 other open roles at this site · 2 people we found in production roles at Sanofi.
- Production Technician · Production · Technician
- Senior EM Production Technician - 1st shift · Production · Technician
- Senior Production Technician · Production · Technician
Full description from SanofiAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
responsibilities
- ◆Member of a team consisting of EM Technicians.
- ◆Maintain and support EM Team to ensure appropriate skillsets are achieved and maintained to support production needs.
- ◆Support ESUM cycle times to meet product batch release schedules including investigating discrepancies found in the batch review process.
- ◆Initiate discussions for possible deviations by utilizing 5W2H and assist with any investigational needs.
- ◆Perform Environmental Monitoring associated with Routine and Non-routine monitoring
- ◆Understand the function of the quality group and work in an aseptic manner.
- ◆Support production facility in accordance with volume fluctuation, business need and effective procedures. Must be flexible to ensure staffing for changing business volume and needs.
- ◆Train and support new team members.
- ◆Qualified aseptic gown trainer
About you
Education / Experience
- ✓Must maintain aseptic gowning and APS qualification. Must maintain Grade A, B, C, and D sampling qualification.
- ✓Grade A/B monitoring in an aseptic area
- ✓Must be detail oriented and organized, with excellent time management and ability to handle multiple priorities.
- ✓Experience in MS Office Suite: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- ✓Experience in OneLims and MODA databases.
- ✓Experience with Sanofi EMS and/or Facility Pro
Education
- ✓High School Diploma or GED and 2+ Years in GMP Pharmaceutical/Biotech Industry
- ✓Bachelor’s or associate degree with 1 Year in GMP Pharmaceutical/Biotech Industry
Preferred Experience
- ✓2 Years of experience in Environmental Monitoring (EM)
- ✓Aseptic Gown Qualification
- ✓Qualified Trainer in one or more areas.
Why Choose Us?
- ✓Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
- ✓Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
- ✓Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
- ✓Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
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Job title: Senior EM Production Technician
Location: Swiftwater, PA
Shift: 3rd shift
About the job
Join a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers — seamlessly, purposefully, and at scale. In Manufacturing & Supply, you’ll help reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster.
Position overview
- •Responsible for Environmental Monitoring within the Filling Department.
- •Performs job duties related to production in accordance with volume fluctuation, business need, and effective procedures.
About Sanofi
We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
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