Production Pharmacist (Port Elizabeth) needed at Aspen Pharma Group
Job title : Production Pharmacist (Port Elizabeth)
Job Location : Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth
Deadline : April 25, 2024
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Description
- Monitor manufacturing compliance to GMP and statutory requirements.
- Monitor adherence to guidelines, procedures, and document controls.
- Deliver expected productivity targets as per business requirements.
- Related administrative tasks.
- Serve as back up to Team Leader on shift.
Requirements
Planning and Procedures
- Plan and prioritize daily, weekly, and monthly activities.
- Determine, request, and use resources/ assets optimally.
Inspections and Verifications
- Verify schedule 5 products.
- Verify certified clean status of rooms and equipment.
- Verify, review, and approve verification of measuring equipment performance, calibrations and sampling, and dispensing of materials.
Line & Production processing
- Perform, review, and approve line sign on’s, closures and clearance authorizations
- Perform, review, and approve batch reconciliations to product specifications and quality.
- Ensure production process adherence to standards and specifications.
Process and system improvements
- Manage, review, and approve change control programs and deviations / concessions comply to standards and specifications.
- Manage and resolve customer complaints.
- Optimize processes and identify gaps in policies/ procedures.
- Drive CAPA investigations in area of focus.
Compliance & Auditing
- Perform and review shift GMP checks, environmental checks, and agent expiry dates, and ensure continued compliance.
- Verify good document practice as per SOP and regulation.
- Verify the identity of bulk product and printed packaging materials, and conduct intermix checks to assess uniformity.
- Verify IPCs are in line with product quality and specifications.
- Review and approve preliminary batch records.
- Audit logbooks and systems.
Troubleshooting
- Investigate deviations and concessions and assess risk.
- Raise deviations and implement corrective action.
- Raise maintenance notifications as and when required.
Training and technical expertise
- Train new Pharmacists and PMAs on SOPs in transition period.
- Identify refresher or awareness training needs.
Administration & Record keeping
- Complete batch records and labels
- Complete deviation forms as required.
- Query documents and sign off declarations.
- Perform and verify calculations in BMR.
- Maintain and update records and systems as required.
- Retrieve supporting documentation and records to facilitate and support query resolution.
Skills Required
Background/experience
- BPharm Degree
- 1-3 years’ related work experience
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience
Specific job skills
- Comprehensive knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing, standards, and compliance requirements
- Ability to interpret and implement policies, processes, and objectives.
Competencies
- Information gathering
- Interrogating information
- Meeting deadlines
- Finalising output
- Taking action
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