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Thermo Fisher Scientific10K+ employees

Operator II, Manufacturing

Rochester, NY$19 – $21/hrPosted 11 days ago

Immigration summary

Visa sponsorship

LikelyLow confidence

This employer sponsors, but not for roles like this one.

184 recent H-1B filings

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Green card sponsorship

Strong historyMedium confidence

This employer has recently sponsored green cards at scale.

33 recent certified PERM filings

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Job description

Work Schedule

First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)

Job Description

Compensation: $20.50/HR

  • 1st Shift: Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM-3:30 PM
  • 2nd Shift: Monday-Friday, 3:00 PM-11:30 PM (10% shift differential)
  • 3rd Shift: Sunday 10:30 PM-Friday 7:00 AM (15% shift differential)

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, we're driven by our Mission – to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Are you ready to make a difference in the world of science and medicine? Join us in Rochester, NY, where science meets everyday impact!

You'll be based at our Rochester site, where we make the essential lab plastics that help drive breakthroughs in vaccines, biologic therapies, and diagnostic kits. This campus is also the manufacturing site for Thermo Fisher Scientific's Nalgene® labware and the Nalgene® reusable water bottles produced for global distribution.

As part of our Laboratory Products Division, you'll be joining a team that provides virtually everything needed for laboratories across healthcare, pharmaceuticals, academia, biotechnology, and industrial research sectors. Our extensive product portfolio includes advanced analytical instruments, essential lab equipment, cold storage, and a wide range of consumables like reagents, chemicals, and labware.

A Day in the Life:

Under the direction of the Manufacturing Supervisor, is responsible for inspection, assembly, and packing of products. Responsibilities include:

  • Become familiar with product lines and all related visual defects in order to identify rejected parts.

  • Visually inspects bottles retrieved from machines, conveyor lines or taken from bulk containers and makes quality decision on each part.

  • Recognizes out-of-spec production and advises supervisor or set-up personnel.

  • Perform 15-minute inspections of high-volume production.

  • Set up work area where applicable as a controlled environment where attire consists of hats, gloves, beard masks and coats.

  • Perform housekeeping responsibilities necessary to maintain a clean environment necessary for the production of media bottles throughout the shift.

  • Maintain necessary paperwork levels throughout the shift (i.e. 15-minute inspection form, MQC sheet) pertaining to the production of bottles.

  • Work to established QC samples.

  • Alert Supervisor/Team Lead or Set-up personnel when problems first begin.

  • Adhere to all company and departmental work and safety rules.

  • Able to operate any machine or operation in department assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience:

  • Minimum of 1 year of work experience in a manufacturing, operations, production, lab setting or related field preferred

  • 0-1 year of work experience in a manufacturing, operations, production, lab setting or related field

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

  • Must possess a High School diploma or a GED.

  • Must be able to read, write, and understand the English language.

  • Must be able to perform simple math such as add, subtract whole numbers.

  • Must have excellent hand/eye coordination skills, and the ability to lift and load pallets with weights up to 35 pounds.

Professional Characteristics:

  • Ability to work in a high speed, repetitive production environment.

  • Must be able to work well with others in a team environment.

What We Offer:

Compensation:

  • Competitive Hourly Pay Rate

  • Additional shift differential for 2nd shift and 3rd shift positions

  • Annual performance-based bonus

  • Annual merit performance-based increase

Excellent Benefits:

  • Benefits & Total Rewards | Thermo Fisher Scientific

  • Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits-effective Day 1

  • Paid Time Off & Designated Paid Holidays

  • Retirement Savings Plan

  • Tuition Reimbursement

  • Employee Referral Bonus

  • Career Advancement Opportunities

Compensation and Benefits

The hourly pay range estimated for this position Operator II, Manufacturing based in New York is $19.00–$21.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

  • A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

  • Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

  • At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

  • Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

  • Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards

Sponsorship evidence

Why Openbound reached the conclusions above.

Visa sponsorship evidence

Current posting

Silent on sponsorship

Other openings

1 of 1897 recent openings at this employer mention sponsorship.

Employer H-1B history

184
recent certified H-1B filings
67
new-hire petitions
0
filings for similar roles
122
so far in FY2026
More evidence details
  • 184 recent certified H-1B filings across the employer
  • Still filing this year — 122 filings in FY2026
  • 152 USCIS H-1B new-employment approvals, counted separately from LCA filings
  • Some filing activity in NY
  • 1 other recent posting at this company mention sponsorship
  • 659 further USCIS approvals for extensions or transfers
  • We checked 197 filing titles for this employer and none describe work like this role
  • 264 other recent postings at this company state a sponsorship restriction
  • The posting says nothing about sponsorship either way

Some filing activity in NY.

Green card sponsorship evidence

Employer PERM history

33
recent certified PERM filings
0
filings for similar roles
0
filings in this location
Certified PERM filings by fiscal year
202328
202414
202546
202639YTD

Filing history reflects past employer behavior; it isn't a promise for this opening.

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How Openbound evaluates sponsorship

Visa history uses official U.S. Department of Labor H-1B LCA disclosure data and USCIS H-1B petition history. Green card history uses DOL PERM disclosure data. Each is read for the employer as a whole, for roles like this one, and for this location, weighted toward the most recent fiscal years.

An employer is matched to its filing entities by verified legal name and reviewed aliases; a match is never made on a name resemblance alone. Where no verified entity can be matched, the page says so and draws no conclusion from the absence. 197 filing titles were examined for this employer.

What this posting states outranks history in both directions, and an employer's published policy outranks past filings. Filing history reflects past behavior; it is not a promise of sponsorship for this opening, and none of this is legal advice.