Manufacturing operative | Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

A healthcare provider in Huddersfield is seeking a Manufacturing Technician to prepare and sterilize a range of pharmaceutical products. The ideal candidate will ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices and assist in training new staff. This role requires strong attention to detail, a commitment to cleanliness, and the ability to operate manufacturing equipment effectively. Become part of a collaborative and compassionate team dedicated to outstanding patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience in operating manufacturing and filling equipment.
• Commitment to maintaining a clean working environment.
• Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP).

Responsibilities

• Prepare and sterilize a variety of pharmaceutical products.
• Operate manufacturing equipment and follow procedures.
• Assist in training new staff and maintaining a clean workspace.

Skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work in a team

Cleanliness and organization

Tools

Manufacturing equipment

Computer systems

Job description

Undertakes the manufacture of a wide range of Sterile Pharmaceutical

Products in compliance with all local procedures and with the principles of

current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP).

To prepare, pack and sterilise a wide range of products. These include infusion bottles, eye drops, injection vials, disinfectant solutions and pain-controlled syringes.

To operate manufacturing and computer equipment within the area.

To perform work in a clean and tidy manner, accurately following written procedures at all times.

CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.

Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.

Prepares and fills a wide range of sterile medicines and other products.





·Uses, disassembles, cleans and re-assembles a variety of manufacturing and filling equipment.

· Works in a clean and tidy manner.

· Assembles batch documentation for products manufactured.

· Assists with the training of new members of staff.

· Assembles and transports from the storage areas, components, raw materials and consumables required for the production process.

· Performs specialised cleaning of the production area, or other pharmacy areas as necessary to cover sickness, leave and absence of specialised cleaning operatives.

· Removes rubbish, pharmaceutical, clinical and other waste materials to designated sites within the hospital.

· Handles and moves goods and equipment (maximum weight 25kg), transferring them between cages, trolleys, cupboards and work areas and shelving that are at different levels.

· Transports manufactured batches to the finished goods store or bond store as appropriate, and ensure that the necessary documentation and/or samples are taken to Quality Control.

· Participates in the Performance Development Review process.


This advert closes on Sunday 10 Aug 2025