Production Operator

Job Description

Entry Level & Highly Skilled Pharmaceutical Production / Manufacturing Operators

The Manufacturing / Production Operator reports to the Production Manager and performs functions relating to the processing of drug products, ensuring product compliance to established current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), customer requirements and in conjunction with all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Key Accountabilities :

Operates pharmaceutical production machinery and follows the procedures for manufacturing such as weighing, blending, dispensing, mixing, pellet coating, granulating, drying, milling, blending, compressing, Encapsulating, Coating, potent compound, etc. Meets the requirements for use of manufacturing equipment and other commonly used equipment per SOPs.

• Executes written SOPs to ensure the purity of materials involved in the manufacturing process.
• Properly uses all scales, including printouts, zeroing, setting tares, and daily calibration verification per SOPs.
• Examines manufacturer Product ID Labels, Quality Control release tags, and Batch Production Record to verify issued / staged raw materials can be released for production.
• Cleans manufacturing equipment and facilities according to established SOPs.
• Executes machine changeovers from batch to batch.
• May sample batches for quality testing. Executes required in-process product quality checks and documents accurately.
• Understands and runs processes to meet the assigned schedule and standards / routers; when this is not achieved, participates in the debrief to understand the reasons why and what needs to be corrected moving forward.

Required Skills & Abilities :

Experience & Education

Level II Operator :

Knowledge :

Physical Requirements :