General Assistant (East London) Job at Aspen Pharma Group

OBJECTIVE OF ROLE

• Responsible for preparing, cleaning, and inspecting work areas and equipment, handling and staging raw materials, sampling work areas and equipment for potential contamination, sanitising drains and pipes to prevent contamination, and completing related administrative tasks.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Operational Support

• Execute production activities within established policies, practices and guidelines, as well as established quality and safety standards
• Optimise own work processes
• Identify gaps in current policies and procedures
• Facilitate implementation of processes in own area of work

Inspections & Verifications

• Perform visual inspections of production area(s) and equipment
• Perform pre-production checks such as environmental checks, scale checks, and equipment pre-checks as per BMR, SOP, and product specifications
• Verify scale and measuring equipment performance

Material Handling

• Dispense, transfer, weigh and collect raw materials for processing
• Ensure raw materials are staged for processing, in line with requirements

Production Preparation

• Set up the room and IBCs for production activities
• Prepare solutions for production activities as per SOP

Routine Support Tasks

• Clean work area(s) and equipment before and after processing of materials as per SOP and cleaning checklist
• Perform routine equipment checks and transfer of equipment
• Collect samples of production area and equipment for testing
• Control contamination in area by flushing drains and pipes
• Assist with sorting of defected products and discard/ minimise waste
• Provide information to assist with campaign preparation
• Identify and report on operational problems out of specification

Reporting & Record Keeping

• Complete batch record labels
• Complete Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) sheets
• Perform half-hourly inspections of production area(s)
• Attend shift meetings
• Provide information for completion of reports
• Complete and consolidate standard documents
• Maintain and update records and systems as required

Requirements
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• National Certification (N3)/ Matric/ National Senior Certificate (NSC)/NQF 4 with 0-2 years’ related experience

 KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Manufacturing experience would be an advantage

SOFT SKILLS AND COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Basic technical knowledge of pharmaceutical production processes, procedures, systems and equipment.
• Basic understanding of pharmaceutical standards and compliance requirements.
• Finalising outputs
• Following procedures
• Taking action
• Information gathering