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Production Technician
Production Technician
Location: Based at our state-of-the-art custom designed facilities in Craigavon
Hours: 37.5 Hours Per Week
Salary: Graduate Production Technician (no experience) starting salary: £28,500 plus additional shift premiums + excellent benefits package
Experienced Production Technician (significant relevant experience working within the pharmaceutical industry or in an engineering environment) starting salary £32,000 plus additional shift premiums + excellent benefits package
Exact starting salary for this role is dependent on the applicant’s qualifications and experience
Business Unit: Almac Pharma Services
Please submit your CV via the online portal ensuring you clearly detail your qualifications and relevant experience. Please also note CVs will be assessed on an ongoing basis and you may be contacted depending on the roles available, your skill set and business requirements.
The Role
With a wealth of knowledge and experience, Almac Pharma Services have been manufacturing medicines in tablet, capsule and powder form for over 50 years. We also pack commercial drug products into bottles, blisters and sachets and provide specialised packaging solutions for medical kits, vials and syringes. The expert services we provide supports the provision of medicines and treatments to patients around the world.
The role of a Production Technician is to provide technical expertise within work centres ranging from manufacturing, primary and secondary packaging. The principal function of the role is to ensure the efficient and effective running of technical operations, in accordance with associated protocols & batch documentation whilst maintaining schedule adherence. The Production Technician must also ensure operational compliance with Quality Management Systems (QMS), and adherence to Health and Safety policies.
Almac are recruiting for Production Technicians, with all levels of experience, to help achieve our vision:
“Almac will be the leader in the generation of superior solutions for the advancement of human health”
Responsibilities / Attributes
The role holder will:
* Be a ‘hands on’, subject matter expert, working with state-of-the-art manufacturing and packaging equipment and associated computerised operating systems
* Oversee the completion of production batches with responsibility for ensuring operations are completed in a safe and compliant manner
* Support the introduction of new equipment and processes
* Identify challenges and recommend continuous improvement opportunities
The roll holder should be:
* Interested in delivery of a high quality, safe and efficacious product to our clients and their patients
* A graduate or An experienced production operator currently working in the pharmaceutical / engineering industry
* Motivated and keen to learn about the pharmaceutical industry
* An excellent communicator and team player
* Keen to develop and grow with a fast paced, expanding business
Working in a specialised industry, we recognise that at the time of application, a Production Technician may not possess the required knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry. Entry to this role can therefore be via the ‘pharmaceutical / engineering experience’ route or via non-experienced (Graduate) route. Whatever your pathway, we are committed to helping you achieve your potential through a programme of tailored on-the-job training and other learning opportunities.
Qualifications And Experience
The qualifications and / or experience of a suitable candidate is detailed below:
Graduate Production Technician
* For new graduates, the route to the role of Production Technician is via the Graduate Production Technician role.
* We have roles suitable for those people with a third level education (e.g. HNC, HND (or higher) in a Life Science or Engineering subject), and no previous experience
* Offering a clear career pathway, a Graduate Production Technician can expect to progress to a Production Technician within 2 - 3 years (dependent on performance).
Production Technician
* The role is suitable for people with significant relevant experience working within the pharmaceutical industry or in an engineering environment.
Additional Information
All applicants must demonstrate eligibility to work in the UK
During periods of additional work requests this role will require additional coverage beyond normal working hours. It is a condition of your employment that you are able to fulfil this requirement of the role.
Apply Now
Apply online - please ensure your CV clearly outlines how you meet criteria for this role – refer to the job descriptions attached to this advert for full details of the essential and desirable criteria required. Please upload your CV in PDF format where possible.
Closing Date
Closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 20th July at 4pm
RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE NOTE:
Almac will only accept applications from agencies/business partners that have been invited to work on this role by our Talent Acquisition team. Speculative candidate CV’s received or submitted directly to Hiring Managers will be considered unsolicited and no fee will be payable. Thank you for your cooperation.
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