Pharmacy Production Technician

MedWiz Solutions, LLC; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

MedWiz Solutions, LLC in Newport News, VA, seeks a Pharmacy Production Technician to perform core medication production across filling, pre-pack, tote, and related workflows, ensuring medications are prepared, tracked, packaged, and staged for pharmacist verification.

You will work with state-of-the-art packaging and inventory processes, handle labels, documentation, and quality checks, and collaborate with pharmacists to meet production targets in a fast-paced pharmacy environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent.
• Pharmacy technician registration or license as required by location.
• Ability to accurately handle, prepare, label, document, and track medications.
• Working proficiency with pharmacy systems/technology and basic medication-related math.
• Strong attention to detail, communication, prioritization, and ability to work in a fast-paced pharmacy environment.

Responsibilities

• Print medication labels and match them to prescription orders.
• Fill and hand-pack medications according to procedures and safety standards.
• Submit prepared medications for pharmacist verification and quality assurance.
• Operate approved pre-pack automation and monitor packaging accuracy.
• Troubleshoot routine equipment issues within established authority and escape as needed.
• Verify, scan, tote, and stage medications in the correct facility receptacles and delivery sequence.
• Maintain organized workstations, replenish supplies, and support production targets.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Prioritization

Fast-paced environment

Education

High school diploma or GED

Pharmacy technician registration/licensing

Tools

Pre-pack automation

Pharmacy systems

Barcode scanning

Job description

Description

The Pharmacy Production Technician performs core medication production activities across filling, pre-pack, tote, and related workflows to ensure medications are prepared, tracked, packaged, and staged accurately for pharmacist verification and delivery. Technicians may be assigned duties associated with standard production, overnight production, DOSIS, control room, emergency kits, IV/compounding, returns/receiving/inventory, and toting/filling.

Job Responsibilities:

• Print medication labels and match them to prescription orders.
• Fill and hand-pack medications according to procedures and safety standards.
• Submit prepared medications for pharmacist verification and quality assurance.
• Operate approved pre-pack automation and monitor packaging accuracy.
• Troubleshoot routine equipment issues within established authority and escape as needed.
• Verify, scan, tote, and stage medications in the correct facility receptacles and delivery sequence.
• Maintain organized workstations, replenish supplies, and support production targets.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent capability.
• Pharmacy technician registration, license, or authorization as required by the work location.
• Ability to accurately handle, prepare, label, document, and track medications within established technician scope and procedures.
• Working proficiency with pharmacy systems/technology and basic medication-related math.
• Strong attention to detail, communication, prioritization, and ability to work in a fast-paced pharmacy environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1–3 years of pharmacy technician, medication-production, or comparable regulated-work experience.
• PTCB/CPhT certification where not required.
• Long-term care, closed-door, institutional, or high-volume pharmacy experience.
• Automated packaging, blister-card, tote, or high-volume closed-door pharmacy experience.