What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Operator position at Planet Pharma?
Pay range: 24-25/hr
Operator I Functions
High School Diploma or GED
Experience
Technical Skills/Knowledge
- depending on experience
Operator I Functions
- Perform entry-level micronization and milling of both hazardous and non-hazardous pharmaceutical actives and excipients.
- Set up, operate equipment, and monitor production processes.
- Report production on batch records following good documentation procedures (GDPs).
- Work in a regulated environment with adherence to standard operating procedures and policies.
- Adhere to cGMP standards.
- Identify and communicate non-routine events, deviations, and GMP deficiencies to supervisor promptly.
- Clean the entire processing area and processing equipment.
- Produce thorough, clear, and consistent documentation in compliance with Quality Standards (Attributable, Legible, Contemporaneous, Original, and Accurate).
- Demonstrate willingness to accept change, learn, and work with new processes.
- Stop and ask questions or suggest improvements when something is unclear.
- Participate in shift change meetings, site/team meetings, sending/receiving emails, offering suggestions for improvements, and participating in projects.
- This is a site-based position.
- Strive to achieve First Time Right (FTR) as a key performance indicator (KPI) in order to meet our yearly targets.
- Adherence to safety and quality procedures
- Product quality, throughput and final yields
- Excellent attendance, punctuality, and dependability
- Operators’ work ethic and general attitude as it pertains to the daily operations of the facility
High School Diploma or GED
Experience
- Must be dependable, ready/eager to learn and able to meet the physical requirements of the job.
- Prior manufacturing experience and work in a regulated environment preferred.
- Ability to work weekday and weekend OT a plus.
Technical Skills/Knowledge
- Communication Skills Oral and Written
- Basic Math Skills, interpretation
- Potential limited exposure to heath & physically hazardous chemicals.
- Personal protective equipment, including gloves, a respirator hood, safety glasses, safety shoes and other Personal Protective Equipment is provided and is required to be worn in designated areas.
- Prior Production Experience preferred
- Physical strength, stamina and dexterity while wearing fully enclosed air suite
- Employees be able to lift or move items up to 44 lbs. (20kg) individually, or with a two-person lift between 45 lbs and 76 lbs. (35kg). 77 lbs and over with a lift assistance device.
- Ability to work safely with high potency active pharmaceutical ingredients (HPAPI) as well as novel compounds of unknown potency and toxicity
- Ability to perform moderate physical labor including:
- lifting, climbing, bending,
- crouching, reaching and twisting
- Ability to stand or walk for up to 8 hours per day.
- Ability to climb steps/ladders and occasionally work from elevated platforms.
- Ability to wear a respirator hood and pass the required respiratory medical exam.
- Ability to work in loud environments and wear various types of hearing protection
- Ability to work with chemicals, health/physical hazardous material safely and in compliance with the site safety program