Current Opportunities at Aspen Pharma Group

Description

• Carry out tasks related to receiving, material preparation, stocking, picking, cycle counting, finished goods preparation, and loading of product.

Requirements

• Receipting
• Check delivery vehicle and pallets for damage and ensure compliance to GMP.
• Unpack the truck and sort by supplier and lot numbers.
• Check shipping manifest and weigh materials; move suspect material to holding place.
• Complete and verify the goods receipt document.
• Hand receipt documents over to Administrator to book into BAAN/SAP.
• Dust and pack by hand, and place on pallets, or by means of equipment.
• Apply quarantine labels and/or location label on the material.
• Hand over to the Administrator for printing
• Stocking
• Place pallet on the shelf as per location label or scan location to update BAAN/SAP.
• Replace the label after “For release” is approved, if applicable
• Place scheduled products into the Schedule Cages under supervision of Pharmacist
• Picking
• Receive instruction to pick, locate and pick the pallet.
• Place job number on the pallet and return completed picking instruction to Controller/Administrator
• Secure the load.
• Move it to the staging area for shipping.
• Quality Control
• Report any stock/or location variances.
• Report issues to the superior
• Do general housekeeping.
• Do general GMP and Health and Safety functions.
• Planning & procedures
• Prioritize daily work to complete tasks/ projects assigned by others.
• Work within established policies, practices, and guidelines, as well as established quality and safety checks.
• Asset / Resource Coordination
• Determine resource needs within own area of responsibility.
• Request required assets and resources for the fulfilment of work duties.
• Technical Expertise
• Optimize own work processes.
• Identify gaps in current policies, procedures, and legislation as it relates to own area of work.
• Execute implementation of processes in own area of work.
• Reporting & record keeping
• Provide information for completion of reports.
• Maintain and update records and systems as required.

Skills Required

Background/experience

• 2 to 4 years’ Warehouse experience (preference in Pharmacare)
• Minimum of a National Certification (N4 N6)
• SAP experience advantageous

Specific job skills

• Trainable to operate specialized MHE.

Competencies

• Interrogating Information
• Meeting Deadlines
• Customer Awareness
   

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Description

• Monitor, maintain and repair equipment and machinery adhering to GMP and safety requirements.
• Plan and implement preventative and corrective maintenance.
• Ensure service equipment operates at optimal efficiency to meet planned levels of production.
• Innovate and apply process engineering techniques to ensure optimal functionality of production equipment and processes.

Requirements

• Planning and Operational Support
• Act as a technical/ subject matter resource.
• Facilitate implementation of current processes.
• Identify gaps in current policies and procedures.
• Provide input into changes or improvements to processes, tools, and techniques.
• Train staff on SOPs and maintenance of equipment/ machinery.
• Production Facility Maintenance
• Plan technical requirements and maintenance tasks according to production requirements to meet Production Plan.
• Review and update maintenance schedules.
• Perform planned preventative maintenance and inspections according to maintenance plan, job cards, and SOPs.
• Repair breakdowns according to best practice, job cards and SOPs.
• Troubleshoot machine breakdowns to identify cause of breakdowns.
• Perform root cause analysis to identify cause of machine failures and quality deficiencies to minimize machine downtime.
• Implement corrective actions to minimize machine downtime.
• Isolate, remove and replace defective components.
• Complete and submit work requisitions; Create and close job cards.
• Maintain workshop, tools, and assets to standards.
• Determine and request required parts, materials, and special equipment to maintain machines/ equipment.
• Install, test, and validate machine operating efficiency.
• Mechanical Engineering
• Maintain calibration of machines according to SOPs and manuals, ensure machine safeguards are in place.
• Identify and correct equipment deviations to avoid quality deficiencies; Reduce outsourced spending of repairs.
• Inspect service equipment and report status to Team Leader.
• Rectify operational problems according to SOP.
• Communicate process and equipment deviations to management.
• Provide input into asset life cycle optimization and replacement.
• Assist production staff with change overs.
• Reporting and record keeping
• Provide standard record keeping and reporting functionality for area of work.

Skills Required

Background/experience

• Trade Tested Mechanical and/ or Electrical Artisan (Fitter/Fitter or Turner/Millwright) with 2 to 4 years’ post Apprenticeship experience as a trade tested artisan.
• Pharmaceutical Technician Certificate will be an advantage.
• Manufacturing experience.
• Experience in operation and maintenance of pharmaceutical manufacturing/ packaging systems.

Specific job skills

• Comprehensive knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing, standards, and compliance requirements
• Understanding of technical drawings / use of equipment manuals
• Ability to interpret and implement policies, processes, and objectives
• Physically capable of lifting/ moving heavy equipment

Competencies

• Interrogating Information
• Pragmatic Action
• Maintaining Accuracy