Sr. Machine Operator - Production

Julphar; Ras Al Khaimah; On-site; AED 28,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Julphar in Ras al-Khaimah seeks an operator in the OSD manufacturing area to ensure compliant production practices. You will follow cGMP guidelines, coordinate with maintenance, and operate granulation, compression, and coating lines to meet quality specifications.

Responsibilities include equipment start‑up/shutdown, material weighing, logkeeping, and adherence to SOPs. Strong English communication and documentation skills are required.

Qualifications

• Education requirement: Mechanical Diploma or 12th standard or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in OSD manufacturing (granulation, compression, or coating).
• Good command of English for communication, writing and speaking.
• Knowledge of cGMP principles and packaging processes.

Responsibilities

• Clean and prepare areas and equipment for manufacturing operations.
• Assemble/disassemble equipment per established procedures.
• Maintain required logbooks and quality assurance clearances.
• Verify material availability, expiry, and proper release prior to use.
• Ensure containers are free from dust and labeled with product details.
• Weigh materials and record dispensing data in master records.

Skills

cGMP awareness

English proficiency

Documentation quality

Mechanical aptitude

Education

Mechanical Diploma or 12th standard

Tools

Packaging machinery

Job description

Job Role

The role holder is responsible to adhere with the cGMP principles and to maintain them in an effective manner. Follow instructions, work with other departments, and help ensure that all safety regulations are followed. Overall responsible to organize the machine to ensure proper Manufacturing operations and final output. Work with maintenance department to properly utilize tools and machinery.

Job Role

The role holder is responsible to adhere with the cGMP principles and to maintain them in an effective manner. Follow instructions, work with other departments, and help ensure that all safety regulations are followed. Overall responsible to organize the machine to ensure proper Manufacturing operations and final output. Work with maintenance department to properly utilize tools and machinery.

Key Responsibilities & Key Result Areas

• Clean all areas and equipment to be used.
• Assemble/disassemble equipment according to established procedures.
• Complete appropriate logbooks prior to requesting Quality Assurance clearance.
• Verify that all necessary materials are correct, present, released, and within the expiration period.
• Assure that all outer containers are free from dust and debris.
• Weigh materials and record all necessary dispensing information in master records.
• Calculate and prepare coating solutions according to master instructions.
• Perform Granulation, Compression/coating duties in accordance with procedures to assure that quality products that meet established specifications are generated.
• Operate and monitor machines such as RMG, FBD, Multimill, Sifter, Compression, and Coating machines as per standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Perform machine setting, start‑up, and shutdown as per the production plan.
• Ensure that equipment and process parameters are maintained within specified limits.
• Report any deviation or abnormality immediately to the supervisor.
• Weigh and document weights of processed products and rejected material.
• Complete all necessary in‑process documentation.
• Label all containers appropriately.
• Label all containers appropriately including product name, Lot number, weight, number of doses.
• Assure that all scrap has been properly weighted and recorded on the batch loss tracking page.
• Perform equipment cleaning and changeover activities as per approved procedures
• Follow gowning procedure as per the SOP.

Qualifications / Key Experiences / Functional Knowledge Requirements

• Education: Mechanical Diploma Holder or Minimum Intermediate (12th standard or equivalent).
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience in OSD manufacturing area (granulation, compression, or coating).
• Good Command in English (Communicating, writing and speaking) is mandatory.
• Functional knowledge of pharmaceutical industry, understand the operation process.
• Advance Knowledge with cGMP principles and packaging machines/process.