Pros
Once you get hired and trained in, its pretty easy to get a raise if you threaten to leave. They need everyone they have and can't afford to lose anyone. Many of the supervisors and managers are great and are also suffering like everyone else. There is potential for a lot of overtime if you are only in it for the money. If you can learn about what several of the treatments are being used for, it does help you put value in your work. Some of these therapies are amazing to hear about. Get 1 year of experience here and you are set up to be highly desirable on the job market.
Cons
There will be lots of overtime, especially if you work the 2nd shift. Sometimes (usually 1-2 days of your 4 day work week) the shift goes from 3 pm to 4-7 am. Good luck trying to get a lunch break in. The managers and supervisors are struggling big time with a new online system that was integrated. This system is touchy and easily slows or cancels 1/3 - 1/2 of all production every day. If you have the patience to spend ~two hours clicking buttons just to move a container of media a couple hundred feet, this is perfect for you. Honestly, don't plan to stay for long. Come in, make some quick cash in a low cost of living area, get the biotech experience and get out after ~1 year. I have offers for $8.50/hr more and $35K/year more from two other companies at the moment in better places to leave. The company doesn't have much to offer you for long term growth. The only employees that get stuck here and move up are the ones with kids. The best shift to work in for GMP Manufacturing is 1st shift Upstream. From there its: 1st shift Upstream > 1st shift Downstream > 2nd shift Upstream > 2nd shift Downstream. The 2nd shift Downstream operators just look miserable if you walk by them. If you start as a lab tech you can usually move to an operator position within a year because they are afraid of losing you.