Senior Label & Packaging Technician

Codis; Haverhill; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company in Haverhill is seeking a Senior Material Management Technician to ensure the delivery of active pharmaceutical ingredients. You will be responsible for compliance with GMP/GDP standards, maintaining high quality and safety in operations, and training team members. The ideal candidate will have experience in secondary labelling, warehouse operations, and possess mechanical handling licenses. This role offers full-time employment with an emphasis on career development.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of GMP/GDP practices is preferred.
• Experience in secondary labelling and packaging is necessary.
• Previous warehouse experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Perform all specified activities in the secondary packaging and dispatch operation.
• Maintain a high standard of quality and safety in all working areas.
• Ensure compliance with all quality systems and relevant SOPs.

Skills

Working knowledge of MS packages

Knowledge of GMP/GDP practices

Experience within the pharmaceutical industry

Mechanical handling licenses (forklift, pallet trucks)

Job description

Join our Label & Pack and Warehouse team as a Senior Material Management Technician at our Haverhill manufacturing site to play a crucial role in delivering our portfolio of active pharmaceutical ingredients addressing a wide population of patients.

The Materials Management team leads our storage and distribution processes at the Haverhill site which ensures vital medicines reach patients and our customers worldwide. We offer temperature‑controlled trailer and shipping capabilities, transport via air freight without any requirements for x‑ray ensuring quality, safety and efficiency at every stage of our process. You will be responsible for actively promoting safe working and GMP/GDP compliance activities according to agreed company/legislative standards.

Your Responsibilities

• Perform all specified activities that are required to meet the commitments of the secondary packaging, warehouse and dispatch operation.
• Be responsible for maintaining a high standard of quality, safety and cleanliness in all working areas.
• Be aware of all health, safety and environmental standards in all working areas.
• Be compliant with all quality systems.
• Review relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions (WIs), Report Forms (RFs) as and when required.
• Be responsible for prompt and accurate data entry in all databases and operating systems.
• Be fully competent in own area and is developing an awareness of other areas within Materials Management.
• Build formal networks with internal customers.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Label and package specialty products in a safe manner as directed by line management to daily/weekly schedules according to laid down quality procedures.
• Perform Warehouse activities [goods in/out/dispensing/stock] on time, in full and in a safe manner.
• Guide and train others in the team to a high level of expertise.
• Anticipate future staffing requirements and training needs and propose plans accordingly in conjunction with the area manager; develop training matrices identifying key requirements and implement to the team measuring the effectiveness.
• Ensure the area is always audit ready and be prepared to support audits and tours.
• Drive the performance of the team and act as a mentor and source of authoritative guidance for others.
• Resolve complex problems where there may be no precedent or clear process to follow, escalates appropriately.
• Ensure that relevant business systems or supporting software packages are updated in a timely manner.
• Could provide day‑to‑day supervision of assigned team and drive productivity in the area to reach set targets.
• Maintain equipment and work area to appropriate standards.
• The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list and you may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties compatible with your experience and competencies. This description may be varied from time to time to reflect changing business requirements.
• Follow GMP - Good Manufacturing / Distribution Practices.

Our Requirements

• Working knowledge of MS packages.
• Experience within the pharmaceutical industry would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of GMP/GDP practices.
• Previous Secondary Labelling and Packaging experience preferred.
• Previous distribution / warehouse experience preferred.
• Mechanical handling licenses (counterbalance, forklift, narrow aisle, ride on pallet trucks and pump trucks) advantageous.
• Training & Development.
• Open and friendly working environment.

Culture & Values

We bring our culture to life in the way we work every day. Our culture enables career development and talent management, we recognise that how we do things is as important as what we do, and our values set out how we achieve our goals and help us "do it right".

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to nurturing a culture of diversity and inclusion that contributes to improving innovation, performance, and engagement. We value transparency, mutual respect, and equal treatment of people. For this reason, we are firm in protecting our employees against any forms of discrimination.

We are Disability Confident - Committed

Which means we make reasonable adjustments to our process and offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. If you would like any assistance or require the application to be completed in a different format, please call or contact our Haverhill site reception.

Environment, Social and Governance

We strongly believe that the success of our company lies in its capacity to adapt to tomorrow’s challenges. Our responsibility as a company is to provide sustainability and resilience to the pharmaceutical value chain.

Apply Today!

Find out more about this exciting opportunity, apply today or contact Marie Meekings.

Job Metadata

Seniority Level: Associate

Employment Type: Full‑time

Job Function: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Product Management

Industries: Packaging and Containers Manufacturing, Warehousing and Storage

Website: https://codis.com