Nuclear Manufacturing Technician I

Updated: 9 days ago
Location: Columbia, MISSOURI
Job Type: FullTime

MURR is seeking a Nuclear Manufacturing Technician to join the Research Reactor production team. The successful candidate will have a strong attention to detail, enjoy teamwork, and have a commitment to excellence working within a cGMP environment.

Key Duties Performed by This Position Will Include

This position participates and assists in the cross-functional manufacturing of cutting-edge and life-saving medical radioisotopes generated at MURR. These are used in the diagnostics and treatments of patients around the globe. Employees in this team work in a cleanroom and lab focused FDA GMP and NRC regulated environment alongside health physics, microbiology, quality control, engineering, and quality assurance to complete time-sensitive production-focused processes. Skills, expertise, and responsibility will increase over time with this position due to extensive on the job training. Some of the entry level responsibilities are below:

  • Assisting with the routine production of solutions. This entails preparing the laboratory and documentation for each process with a focus on regulatory compliance.
  • Production apparatus setup and cleaning, calibration, preparation of reagents and documentation requisite to planned processing evolutions.
  • Maintaining FDA Good Manufacturing Processes within an NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) regulated facility.
  • Reading and following standard operating procedures (SOPs) in support of production and dispensing of the product. 
  • Will contribute to the authoring, revision, and approval of GMP documentation including SOPs, change controls, and deviations.
  • Assist in various project and process development as needed.
  • This position may also assist with the management of key inventories and consumables associated with routine production.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement and process enhancement and development projects and initiatives to improve reliability and consistency.
  • Work in this position is comprised of a wide variety of standardized tasks, from disinfection of clean rooms, to handling hazardous materials, analytically preparing solutions with narrow specifications, and manipulating equipment remotely inside of a Hot Cell.

Successful candidates will be persuasive communicators with exceptional organizational and time management skills. They must demonstrate the following durable skills: leadership, character, collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking, mindfulness, growth mindset, and fortitude. Additionally, customer service, confidentiality, integrity, and a commitment to university values in their activities.

Must be available for reliable and consistent onsite work.



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