Production technician - enhanced compounding

About Baxter
At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. Our colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration.

Join Enhanced Compounding in our brand-new, purpose-built facility! We have investing in innovative technology to semi-automate our compounding process. This upgrade increases productivity, reduces strenuous manual labor, and allows us to grow so we can serve more patients.

As a Production Technician, you will manufacture life-saving pharmaceuticals, including antibiotics and chemotherapy. You will support all aspects of cleanroom production, ensuring strict compliance with our Manufacturing License and Quality Systems.

Training & Development

• Full Training Provided: No prior pharmaceutical experience? No problem. We provide comprehensive, step-by-step training on all equipment, safety protocols, and compounding processes.
• Formal Sign-Off: You will receive full technical sign-off as you master each process, helping you safely build a long-term career in pharmaceuticals.

What We Offer

• Starting Salary: £26,436.80 per annum.
• Shift Allowance: £45.35 per week.
• Hours: Mon–Fri rotating shifts (06:00–14:00 and 13:00–21:00).

Note: Flexibility is required to work standard day shifts during your initial training period so please ensure you can be flexible to do this before making an application

Benefits Package

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.
• Up to 8% pension contribution.
• Westfield healthcare scheme.
• Blue Light Card eligibility.
• Employee discount scheme.
• Subsidised on-site canteen.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Clear career progression opportunities, and tier structured pay system based on aptitude, knowledge, skills and the commitment and willingness to develop.

Key Responsibilities

• Manufacturing: Prepare, compound, and inspect pharmaceutical products following SOPs.
• Labelling & Dispensing: Label all products according to exact specifications.
• Cleanroom Operations: Maintain isolator inventory and validate aseptic techniques.
• Sanitisation: Clean and sanitise equipment and components to regulatory standards.
• Monitoring: Complete routine equipment sampling, testing, and facility cleaning.
• Environment: Comfortable working on your feet while wearing specialized cleanroom PPE/gowns.

What You Need (Requirements)

• GMP Knowledge: Essential understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice (or equivalent hygiene/safety standards from other industries).
• Education: GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics.
• Skills: High attention to detail and excellent communication skills.
• Values: A strong sense of compassion, understanding our products go directly to vulnerable patients.

Transferable Backgrounds Welcome
We welcome applications from individuals with experience in regulated, high-standard environments such as food manufacturing, cosmetics, medical device production, or laboratory environments.

Nice-to-Haves (Preferred but Not Essential)

• Prior knowledge of aseptic compounding techniques.
• An understanding of cleanroom requirements, behaviors, and activities.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.