Sterile Specialist - Science and Engineering Graduates

Company: TEVA Pharmaceuticals

Job Salary: Competitive

Start Date: ASAP

Job Location: Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 3FA

At Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, we improve people's health through our products, integrated R&D, generic medicines and global businesses.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of BFS (Blow Fill Seal) Operations, where you will work as part of a team who dispense, manufacture, fill and pack product on high speed packing lines. The Sterile Specialist role follows a STEM Pathway Programme, offering a unique opportunity to work for a global pharmaceutical business whilst offering great scope for learning in the role.

Job Description:

Plan, dispense, maintain, manufacture and fill sterile products in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) requirements.
To perform routine maintenance during batch changeovers;
To perform root cause analysis to minimise downtime;
Set-up, operate, maintain, monitor, and improve packing equipment;
To trouble shoot and resolve process issues in a quick and effective manner and to contribute to the achievement of site performance targets.
To run the packing line and ensure all start-ups are in accordance with plan, use batch change sheets/ visual management boardsand perform suitable handovers for the oncoming shift;
To control the line and complete online reviews;
To be responsible for ensuring line settings are correct and provide continuous improvement to ensure they are complied with;
To compile and chase downtime information and carry out trending of batch data ready for feedback at the daily meeting and link above information to KPI’s and continuous improvement where applicable.
To plan and operate the production of sterile products in accordance with the customer service plan;
To perform routine maintenance during batch changeovers;
To perform root cause analysis to minimise downtime.

Qualifications

Experience:

Minimum Degree in a Science discipline or equivalent
Previous experience of working within the pharmaceutical or FMCG industry although not essential.
Good technical and problem solving skills.
Good communicator, self-starter and team player with the ability to set and deliver high performance standards for self and team members relating to Customer Service, Quality, Safety and Cost.
Ability to diagnose and rectify faults.
Aptitude for data collection and analysis.
Experience of setting and operating high speed automated packing equipment with frequent changeovers.
Ability to deliver high performance standards.
High attention to detail