Pillar5 Pharma is a specialized aseptic manufacturer in Arnprior, Ontario, in the Ottawa Valley. We are Building Our Future as North America's ophthalmic Centre of Excellence through best-in-class compliance, operational excellence, and industry leadership. Our quality and safety trained team members work together on our Mission: to produce reliable, high-quality eye-care products that improve and enrich the lives of our customers.
The Aseptic Training Specialist supports the development, delivery, and continuous improvement of training and qualification programs in Aseptic Processing Operations.
Compensation:
- Salary range: $105,000 to $115,000 per year.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and disability benefits effective on your first day of employment.
- Company Pension Plan eligibility after 90 days of employment
What you bring to this role:
- Completed post-secondary education in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Engineering, Education, or a related field.
- 5+ years in a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or similar manufacturing setting (preferred); aseptic or cleanroom experience strongly preferred.
- Experience delivering technical, GMP, or manufacturing training.
- Working knowledge of deviations, investigations, CAPAs, change controls, and controlled documents.
- Strong technical writing, organization, and time management skills; LMS experience is an asset.
What you will do in this role:
- Deliver hands-on training, onboarding, and qualification for aseptic and cleanroom personnel to support GMP compliance and workforce readiness.
- Develop and maintain training materials, qualification packages, and assessments that reflect current procedures and regulations.
- Maintain training records, qualification documents, curricula, matrices, and LMS data accurate and audit-ready.
- Partner with Supervisors, Training Coordinators, SMEs, and Quality to identify training needs and close competency gaps.
- Support investigations, deviations, CAPAs, and change controls through training impact assessments.
- Coach aseptic behaviours, GMP expectations, and standard work practices on the manufacturing floor.
- Track training effectiveness and performance metrics to drive continuous improvement.
More About the Role:
This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports, reporting to the Aseptic Manufacturing Training Manager. As a technical subject matter expert, you will support training development and audits. You will be the trusted expert for audit readiness and may be asked to be auditor facing. You will work closely with Training Coordinators, Aseptic floor leadership, operators, Quality, Validation, and Technical Services to meet training and qualification goals.
Why this role is right for you:
This role suits someone passionate about training, coaching, and continuous improvement in a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment. You will work with operators, supervisors, and technical teams to build workforce capability, strengthen compliance, and support operational readiness. If you enjoy making a visible impact and helping people succeed in a fast-paced aseptic setting, this role offers a rewarding way to contribute to both people development and product quality.
Disability, Accessibility and Accommodation
Pillar5 Pharma is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity. Accommodations are available on request for all parts of the selection process. If you need one, please let us know and we will work with you to support your needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy. Pillar5 Pharma does not use AI at any stage of the candidate selection process.
