Pharmacy Automation Technician
About The Position
The Pharmacy Automation Technician is a licensed Pharmacy Technician responsible for the setup and safe operation of designated production equipment in the KnippeRx Pharmacy. Responsibilities include feeding materials into machines, ensuring hoppers are equally fed with raw materials for optimal machine operation, and diagnosing and treating mechanical problems. This role involves making minor repairs or adjustments, replacing machine components, and continuously monitoring output to ensure machines operate as expected and produce final products that comply with quality standards. The position requires adherence to all relevant regulations and standards.
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED equivalent
- State specific Pharmacy Technician License, or commitment to complete the ‘technician in training’ requirements approved by the state specific Board of Pharmacy, within 6 months of hire date
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language
- Strong technical understanding and expertise
- Ability to diagnose and treat mechanical problems quickly and effectively
- Good hand-eye coordination and steady hands
- Effective communication skills with co-workers, management, and mechanics
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent problem-solving and organization skills
- Ability to learn from a variety of techniques
- Ability to follow established process flows
- Basic math skills
- Ability to recognize subtle differences in names and numbers
- Ability to work effectively in highly stressful situations, exhibiting flexibility in changing situations
- Knowledge of medical terminology (including sig codes and Roman numerals), brand and generic names of medications, and general pharmacy terminology
- Computer literacy to include operating systems, Microsoft Office Suite, presentation software, communication and collaboration tools, and Adobe PDF or comparable
Nice To Haves
- One (1) year of previous specialty pharmacy technician experience with exposure to fulfillment of prescription orders
- One (1) year of pharmacy operations or logistics experience
- Nationally certified through the PTCB or another approved certifying agency
Responsibilities
- Perform all tasks in compliance with the Board of Pharmacy, SOPs, Equipment Manuals, and OSHA regulations.
- Setup, adjust and maintain sachet creation machines and packaging line.
- Perform cleaning and preventive maintenance steps in compliance with manual.
- Assist with loading rolls of film onto the sachet machine, and ensure it is properly aligned.
- Maintain levels of raw materials, including drug product, across multiple hoppers on each machine to make sure they are running at capacity and to minimize defects.
- Identify defects and make appropriate changes to prevent ongoing waste.
- Perform some troubleshooting, making minor repairs where needed.
- Escalate more complicated equipment problems to Production Mechanics.
- Collaborate with Production Mechanics by providing a summary of the issue and trouble-shooting steps already taken.
- Minimize downtime on the machines and communicate any downtime to Management.
- Perform evening shutdown tasks, including recording of daily output.
Benefits
- health, dental, and vision insurance
- retirement plan options
- paid time off
- paid parental leave
- employee assistance programs
- performance bonuses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
