Process Operator / Production Operative - Pharmaceutical (Permanent)

Job Title: Tablet Process Operator

Location: Yatton, Somerset

Salary: Competitive

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent 

About us:

Pets Choice is a leading pet food manufacturer whose industry knowledge spans over 135 years. Pets Choice portfolio of brands offers a variety of products for pets and wild animals under its brands; Webbox, TastyBone, Meatiful, Spike’s World, Goodwyns, Davies, Oceanic and Vitakraft. Each brand offers a unique insight into animals from dogs to ducks and produces high-quality products that cater to a wide variety of consumer needs.

As a trusted partner, Pets Choice provide private label goods including extruded food, wet food and retorted trays, and baked fresh meat treats. The business also offers additional services such as packaging design, fulfilment and logistics. With a broad range of capabilities and distribution channels worldwide, Pets Choice are proud to be a major supplier to the UK grocery, independents and pet speciality sectors.

About the Role:

Pets Choice manufactures a range of non-prescription veterinary medicinal products at its purpose built site in Yatton, Somerset. Our products include a range of liquid spot-on treatments, shampoos and solid dosage tablets for both condition treatments and animal health. The site is regulated by the Veterinary Medicines Board and complies to cGMP.   Having established some exciting NPD development the business has invested in a new aerosol line to further support its growth and add to the product portfolio.  This is an exciting time to join the business as we have multiple projects being worked on and have invested heavily into the facility to support the delivery of these. 

We are looking for Production Operators to join our teams to work across several production areas including dispensing, mixing and tabletting, you will get the opportunity to build varied production experience in a GMP setting.  Ideally having experience in a regulated manufacturing environment you will be able to contribute your knowledge to the team in order to support our continued growth.

As a tablet process operator within our Production team, you will be involved in a wide range of manufacturing activities for solid oral dose veterinary pharmaceuticals.

These activities include:

• Dispensing: Weighing of raw materials as per batch record
• Granulation: Wet granulation
• Blending: Mixing of the materials as per batch record
• Compression: Compression of tablets
• Coating: Coating of tablets
• Tablet testing: In-process tablet tests
• Cleaning: Cleaning of the rooms and equipment to GMP standard

Please note the company is not offering any sponsorship for this role and therefore candidates must have the legal right to live and work in the UK and must live a commutable distance from Yatton, Somerset to be considered for this role.

Main Responsibilities:

• Working as part of a team to ensure the smooth efficient running of the production processes
• Manufacturing activities relating to the production of pharmaceuticals
• Ensure products meet the right specifications and quality standards
• Dispensing and weighing of materials following batch records
• Mixing materials
• Testing materials and quality checks
• Complete cleaning of production area and machinery
• Ensure all processing and non-processing areas are maintained to a high level of cleanliness
• Partake in the manufacturing machine set up and changeovers
• Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Ensure batch documentation is completed accurately and timely
• Escalate any concerns to the supervisor / manager
• Work in accordance to GMP and EHS requirements
• Take on additional training and be actively engaged with training as required
• Be an active participant in continuous improvement activities to promote efficiency and effectiveness in the manufacturing area

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.

About you:

Skills, experience and qualifications required:

Essential:

• Experience in pharmaceutical production environment
• Team player
• Willing to learn and take on additional training
• Ability to read, write and understand the English language
• Attention to detail

Desirable:

• Experienced production operative within food or pharmaceutical manufacturing

Benefits:

• Staff discount on Pets Choice products
• Good team environment within a fast growing and well established business that is continuing to invest in the company and people

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