Production Operator

Ethypharm; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking a Production Operator to join their Sterile Packing team. The role involves producing high-quality products, ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice, and performing quality control checks. Ideal candidates will have experience in a structured environment and a keen eye for detail. The position offers a competitive salary, opportunities for advancement, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

31% shift allowance

25 days annual leave

Pension Plan with 5% employer contribution

Opportunity to increase salary through performance

Wellbeing and benefits platform

Qualifications

• Knowledge of cGMP and experience in pharmaceutical industry preferred.
• Experience in a process-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Produce high quality pharmaceutical products following GMP.
• Complete batch manufacturing records accurately.
• Perform quality control checks at various stages.

Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Teamwork

Education

GCSE (or equivalent)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

SAP

Job description

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Production Operator
(Location: Bampton Road, Romford, Essex, United Kingdom)
What you will do:
As a Production Operator within the Sterile Packing team, you will produce high quality pharmaceutical products with a focus on the treatment of pain, addiction and critical care, whilst ensuring that all activities within the production area are conducted in adherence to established standards of Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP).

Your key responsibilities include:

• Complete batch manufacturing records with accuracy, neatness, and integrity to always ensure compliance
• Follow detailed GMP working instructions and guidelines to produce high-quality products
• Collaborate effectively with team members to ensure batch-to-batch tasks are completed efficiently, minimising downtime.
• Perform thorough quality control checks at various stages of the process to uphold product and patient safety
• Undertake gowning process to enter the cleanroom safely and to GMP Regulations
• Preparing the area & sanitising equipment for use in the production of sterile or aseptic products
• Maintaining the cleanroom environment by following strict guidelines and SOP's
• Combine pharmaceutical ingredients together to make a bulk solution ready for filling
• Depending on product type, sterilise the product using specialist equipment (autoclave)

This role is critical to ensuring that products meet quality standards and are delivered safely to end users.

Individuals will be required to wear cleanroom garments and a one-piece suit as well as PPE including powered respirators.

Due to the nature of the environment candidates must be able to stand for extended periods of time. Manual handling is required.

Individuals must demonstrate good hygiene practice and apply their training to minimise the risk of contamination.

About you:
Our ideal candidate will have knowledge of cGMP and experience working in the pharmaceutical or a similar industry, although full training will be provided. The successful candidate will be process driven, with a keen eye for detail and excellent communication skills.

Basic qualifications and skills

• Educated to GCSE (or equivalent) level
• Experience of working within a process driven/structured environment
• Experience of Microsoft packages (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Experience of operating machinery
• Experience within Manufacturing, Food, Production and Hospital
• Experience working in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment (desirable)
• Experience of using SAP (desirable)
• Knowledge of health and safety standards required in a production environment
• Good understanding of cGMP within a manufacturing environment (desirable)

Personal qualities
The ideal candidate should be methodical, adaptable, reliable, and a positive team player, with a strong technical mindset and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

What we offer you

• £30,926 per annum including a 31% shift allowance
• Opportunity to increase salary through a tiered performance-based system
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays with an opportunity to buy or sell up to an additional 5 days
• Holidays rising to 30 days with length of service
• Eligible to participate in the Company's Business bonus scheme with a potential earning of 3% of salary
• Wellbeing and benefits platform
• Salary Sacrifice scheme - electric vehicles with Tusker (dependent on meeting policy eligibility)
• Pension Plan - employer contribution of 5%

Working hours information

• 37.5 hours per week, Sunday - Thursday, working night shifts
• Shift: 10 pm - 6am

Ethypharm is a leading mid-sized international pharmaceutical company, with strong European roots, that manufactures and provides essential medicines, with a focus on hospital care, central nervous system (severe pain and addiction) and internal medicine.
Ethypharm has 1,700 employees dedicated to its various pharmaceutical activities, of which 1400 are in industrial operations. Our six production sites located in France, the UK, Spain, and China have expertise in injectables and complex oral solid forms.

At Ethypharm, you will be a part of a team dedicated and committed to improving patients' lives.

Our Romford facility is located 20 miles from the centre of London and consists of over 6700 square metres of a high-quality, modern pharmaceutical facility where we mix, fill, sterilise, inspect, pack, and label a wide range of medicines.

At Ethypharm we recognise the value of diversity in the workplace and provide equal opportunities for all. We are always open to discussing flexible working arrangements where this meets with the needs of our business.

If you are passionate about being a Production Operator, we'd love to hear from you-contact us today!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Manufacturing and Production

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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