Gmp Packaging Technician – Pharmaceutical

– Packaging Technician
– Pharmaceutical company in Worthing, West Sussex
– £15,500, rising to £16,000 after training
– Fixed-term contract for 12 months with possibility of permanent role
– Monday to Friday, 7am-3pm (later finish in August, September and October)

– Excellent attention to detail and methodical nature ESSENTIAL
Summary 

A new vacancy has arisen with a leading Pharmaceutical company in Worthing, for a Packaging Technician who can help during a very busy period. While science graduates will be considered, we are ideally hoping to hear from people who have experience of working within a regulated production or packaging setting, be it within Food, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, PCB, Electronics or other industries that require high standards. Knowledge of GMP clean room regulations would be strongly preferred.

This is a temporary role for 12 months, to start in late February / early March, due to the company going through a very busy period. You will work 7am-3pm, apart from late Summer / early Autumn when you will be required to work until around 4.30pm (exact hours will be determined nearer the time).

The Company

A pioneering Worthing-based Pharmaceutical company who manufacture and distribute life-changing drugs to patients across Europe and other territories around the world. They specialise in making vaccines for people who suffer from debilitating conditions and they have an excellent reputation as a local employer. The company is well known its positive and supportive working environment.

The Role

Working in a busy team, in which you will always collaborate in pairs, you will be responsible for processing individual patient orders, packaging individual vials of vaccines, ensuring the correct labels and codes are allocated and that the orders are prepared for dispatch and international delivery. You will conduct visual inspections of vials and syringes, check codes for correctness and highlight any potential issues so the Quality team can conduct investigations. Using your attention to detail to the full, you will ensure that all drug packets are packaged correctly, with the right labels as per a colour coding system. It is essential that you show strong attention to detail at all times.

The environment is controlled by strict GMP regulations, so you will have to wear overalls, hair net and shoe covers. Make-up and jewellery will not be permitted in the clean room, as is standard within any Pharmaceutical production or laboratory environment.

You will be paid a £26,000salary (rising to £16,000 once you have completed your training, which could be within the first 6 months) and will be treated as a permanent employee, not a temp. You will work in a friendly team in a pleasant, modern setting. The company offers kitchen facilities and free parking.

Experience

We are looking for candidates with some experience in a Production, Labelling, Packaging or Warehouse environment, following strict regulations such as GMP or ISO. Above all else, we want people who work hard at all times and who offer excellent communication skills (both written and verbal), good literacy and numeracy, patience, an honest and likeable manner and strong attention to detail.

Please note that colourblind candidates cannot be considered due to the colour-coding system used when you check and label the vials of vaccine.

Candidates will regrettably not be considered if they have booked excessive holiday during the period of August – December. Occasional days off will be permitted, but not several days in one block.

Keywords

Pharmaceutical, production, biology, chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, manufacturing, drug, packaging, GMP, ISO, quality control, inspection, packaging, manufacturing, GMP, science, scientific, food, cosmetic

This is a fixed-term contract role from late February / early March, for 12 months