Pharmacy Production Technician

Paylocity; Woodridge (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Paylocity seeks a Pharmacy Production Technician to perform core medication production activities across filling, pre-pack, tote, and related workflows to ensure accurate preparation, labeling, and staging for pharmacist verification and delivery.

You will print labels, fill and hand-pack medications, operate pre-pack automation, verify packaging accuracy, and maintain organized workstations in a fast-paced pharmacy environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Pharmacy technician registration or license as required by location.
• Ability to prepare, label, document, and track medications accurately.

Responsibilities

• Print medication labels and match to prescription orders.
• Fill and hand-pack medications according to procedures.
• 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 escalate 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

Pharmacy systems proficiency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Pharmacy systems

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.

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 elevate 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.