Production Pharmacist (General Plant Packing)

• Providing best practice day-to-day manufacturing pharmaceutical services to manage workflow, production and Document Procedure Compliance so as to ensure safe and efficacious medicines are manufactured.

Key Performance Areas:

• Lead / Champion change overs, line opening, line closing,
• Lead and be the chief accountable officer for GMP and Micro compliance in the area on shift
• Online and in line testing resulting in approval of batch documentation and Provisional releases
• Submission of full production manufacturing tickets and supporting documentation within one hour of batch completions
• Ensure regulatory compliance Safety, Health and Environmental Standards.
• Manufacturing process including line checks
• Regulatory and Document Compliance
• Handling of non-conforming production, both inbound, WIP and produced batches
• Audits and Continuous Improvement
• Managing Pharmacist Assistants
• Proper documentation of manufactured and packaged pharmaceutical products
• Perform Line Openings and Closures in manufacturing and packing lines
• Prepare weekly production scheduling of product
• Auditing batch documents for QA closure and release
• Assist in preparing Annual Product Quality Reviews
• Initiate and close off CAPAs and Non-Conformances.
• Development of Team’s technical capabilities
• Facilitate SOP training of all personnel in the department
• Ability to identify, execute and prioritize work tasks/projects
• Excellent interpersonal, communication skills and team oriented
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting capabilities.

Minimum Requirements:

• Pharm Degree
• Registered with South African Pharmacy Council
• Preferably 2-3 years’ experience in Pharmaceutical Production in a Manufacturing environment
• cGMP skills
• Computer Literacy – MS Office (proficient in Excel, Word, and Power Point)
• Competencies:
  • Deciding and initiating action
  • Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
  • Planning and organising
  • Writing and reporting
  • Applying expertise and technology
  • Coping with pressure and setbacks
  • Achieving personal work goals and objectives
  • Adhering to principles and values
  • Relating and networking
  • Presenting and communicating information