Production Operative

Sigmar Recruitment; Newry; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Sigmar Recruitment in Newry is seeking a Manufacturing Operator for a GMP environment. You will manufacture high quality veterinary products, follow strict procedures, and help maintain quality and safety standards.

The role requires basic English and math, attention to detail, and flexibility for shift work. Join a team focused on compliance with Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety procedures and reporting on production status to management.

Qualifications

• 6 months manufacturing experience using regulated work instructions.
• Basic level English and Math skills; tested internally.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Confident with initiative and workload management.
• Ability to communicate within a team and across functions.
• Experience completing paperwork to a high standard.
• Flexibility to work shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Manufacturing high quality products using approved processes within a manufacturing controlled environment.
• Understand and follow Health & Safety policies.
• Comply with Quality System and GMP requirements for production.
• Operate processing equipment per SOPs and Production Control Records.
• Maximise output and efficiency while seeking improvements.
• Provide timely, detailed reports on production status to management.
• Check calculations related to active materials and quantities.
• Ensure products are produced according to Production Control Records.
• Cleaning and documenting equipment and facilities per procedures.
• Maintain audit readiness and communicate production issues to management.

Skills

Basic English

Basic Math

Attention to detail

Initiative

Team communication

Job description

Job Overview
The successful candidate will join our established team involved in manufacturing veterinary products whilst complying with all aspects of Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety procedures. The position includes carrying out all relevant activities to Good Manufacturing Practice, using appropriate techniques and equipment and following departmental written procedures in addition to the completion of necessary documentation.
Main Activities/Tasks

• Manufacturing high quality products using approved processes within a manufacturing controlled environment.
• Understand and follow the company’s Health & Safety policies.
• Comply with all aspects of the Quality System, adhering to the principles of Good Manufacturing Practice ensuring products are manufactured within the defined parameters of the Quality Management System.
• Operation of all processing equipment in accordance with current Standard Operating Procedures
• Maximise output and efficiency while looking for opportunities to drive improvements.
• Provide timely, detailed and accurate reports on the status of operations, alerting the supervisor of any issues which may impact on finished product quantities and availabilities.
• Check and carry out calculations in relation to quantity of active and other materials.
• Ensure products are produced according to the appropriate Production Control Record in order to obtain the required quality.
• Understand requirements for operating in and cleaning – ensuring cleaning of equipment and facilities are carried out and recorded in accordance with the relevant procedures.
• Completion of all documentation associated with the manufacture of a product in compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practice(Production control records, log books, procedure proformas)
• Work towards the company mission, strategy and culture.
• Ensuring work areas are audit ready at all times.
• Communication of production issues to management.
• Personnel must be an effective and co-operative part of the team.
• Personnel must be conscious of and work towards achieving the set targets

Essential Criteria:

• 6 months manufacturing experience using regulated work instructions for quality purposes.
• Knowledge and understanding of basic level English and Math Skills. This will be tested internally via Assessment
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Confident with the ability to use own initiative and manage own workload.
• Ability to communicate within a team and cross functionally
• Experience of completing paperwork to a high standard.
• Flexibility to work shift patterns.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of working in pharmaceutical or food industry
• Previous experience of working in a GMP environment