SVP Pharmacist Technician at Fresenius Kabi

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conversant with daily production program and schedule required pharmaceutical activities accordingly.
• Identifies and addresses daily production problems
• Reports / liaises daily with the production pharmacist and in case of absence with the department manager on the production situation.
• Performs department pharmaceutical duties under the direct supervision of a qualified pharmacist
• Is responsible for department productivity and loss control (labour, money, machines)
• Support in the training of staff.
• Assists the production pharmacist to write, review and update department Standard Operating Procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Support production department that the daily production program and targets are met.
• Capable of carrying out ‘second line’ management function for staff problems/disputes.
• Responsible for the department compliance with factory rules and regulations.
• Responsible for the maintenance of Good Manufacturing Practices Standards within the department.
• Responsible for the accurate completion and reconciliation of departmental batch book documents.
• Performs production compounding with mixing operator in line with batch record.
• From time to time carry out other jobs within the department / factory, which are consistent with the grade, qualification and training of the incumbent.

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 

• Registered as Pharmacist Technician with the South African Pharmacy Council, preferably as Post-Basic.
• 2-3 years Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience.
• Specific Small Volume Parenteral process technical skills.
• Human resources / industrial relations skills. 
• Understand aseptic pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Understand quality investigation requirements (risk assessments, deviations, change controls. ie Kabitrack)