COMPOUNDING TECHNICIAN

MISSION PHARMACAL CO • Boerne, TX

5d

About The Position

The Compounding Technician mixes chemicals and ingredients and operates mixing-related equipment in accordance with applicable procedures, safety regulations, and quality requirements. The role includes completing documentation, cleaning and sanitizing equipment and rooms according to SOPs, and ensuring equipment is clean and operating properly.

The technician monitors compounding processes and batch records for compliance with MBRs, SOPs, and cGMPs; checks raw materials against batch record ingredient lists; compounds routine formulations as specified; and performs limited preventive maintenance. The position also supports product failure and customer complaint investigations and performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED and one year of related experience and/or training.
• Ability to read and understand policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and communicate information and respond to questions in person-to-person and small-group situations.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and to compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
• Ability to solve practical problems involving known variables where standardization is limited and interpret written, oral, or diagrammatic instructions.
• Ability to operate production equipment such as mixers, scales, and blenders, as well as a power lift and pallet jack.
• Knowledge of Excel, Word, and Outlook; good email etiquette; intermediate data-entry skills are desired.
• Mechanical aptitude and ability to identify and eliminate delays to maintain continuous product flow.
• Ability to work well with others, follow instructions, and perform and document preventive maintenance.
• Ability to meet the described physical demands, including regularly lifting up to 50 pounds and occasionally pushing or pulling up to 1,500 pounds with a manual pallet jack.
• Ability to perform tasks requiring standing, handling, reaching, talking or hearing, and walking, as well as occasional sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
• Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Lift operator certification preferred.
• Experience using Master Control and/or Manager Plus Asset Management is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor processes and batch record documentation for compliance with MBRs, SOPs, and cGMPs during compounding operations.
• Follow safety rules, regulations, and procedures, and comply with department MBRs and SOPs in accordance with cGMPs.
• Complete department paperwork accurately and completely.
• Check delivered raw materials against the MBR ingredient list for conformance to specifications, recognize errors, and notify a lead or supervisor as required.
• Compound and blend routine formulations according to the MBR.
• Clean and operate equipment and rooms according to SOPs.
• Perform limited preventive maintenance on department equipment.
• Assist with product failure and customer complaint investigations.
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED