Production Operator - Days
About The Position
The Production Operator reports to the Shift Supervisor and learns and performs pharmaceutical manufacturing techniques, which may include dispensing, blending and granulation, compression, encapsulation, and coating. The role operates and cleans manufacturing equipment, documents work according to batch manufacturing records (BMRs), standard operating procedures (SOPs), and company policies, and helps maintain clean and orderly work areas. The operator must follow current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), safety policies, the assigned work schedule, and required training.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent GED.
- Experience in a GMP environment; preferably in Oral Solid Dose manufacturing or a similar capacity.
- Good computer skills and oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to use commonsense understanding to carry out detailed written, oral, or diagrammed instructions.
- Experience using a computer for training and interfacing with mechanical and/or control systems.
- Must pass pre-employment criminal background and drug screenings, as well as a physical, to wear required PPE such as a respirator and lift or move materials as needed.
- Ability to stand, walk, push, pull, twist, reach overhead, and bend to the floor.
- Ability to occasionally move items or equipment and climb ladders and/or steps to reach equipment.
- Ability to read precision measuring equipment, machine dials, gauges, and thermometers, and observe fine details using a microscope.
- Must have a sense of smell to detect odors of unacceptable compounds and/or mixtures.
- Must have steady hands and good physical coordination to handle delicate laboratory instrumentation and equipment.
Responsibilities
- Clean product rooms and equipment, including mills, mixers, ovens, and granulators.
- Operate granulation equipment.
- Operate coating equipment, dust collectors, air handling units, and delivery apparatus.
- Check and document the weight of powder blends received from the Blending Department.
- Compress or encapsulate product as specified in batch Manufacturing Records.
- Document processes as specified in BMRs.
- Operate encapsulation equipment, including IMA Matic 90, IMatic 150, Adapta encapsulators, Precisa 12, 120 weight sorters, scales, and metal detectors.
- Clean equipment in the Encapsulation and Tablet Compression department.
- Operate tablet compression equipment, including Kilian S520, Syntheses 500, tablet presses, drum lifters, dedusters, metal detectors, scales, micrometers, hardness testers, printers, and inspection machines.
- Keep the department and work areas clean and orderly, and clean equipment as specified by SOPs and the Department Supervisor.
- Observe and practice cGMP policies and procedures.
- Follow department SOPs and safety policies.
- Adhere to the work schedule.
- Participate in and successfully complete all required company training.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
