Pharmaceutical production jobs involve a variety of responsibilities including:
Manufacturing: Producing pharmaceutical products such as liquids tablets and drug devices
Equipment operation: Setting up maintaining and cleaning equipment
Sterilization: Following established sterilization procedures
Documentation: Completing documentation including logbooks and batch production and control records
Compliance: Ensuring compliance with Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations and other company and industry policies and procedures
Quality assurance: Collaborating with the quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) teams
Supervision: Supervising production teams and training production personnel
Production schedules: Ensuring production schedules are met within budget
Change management: Leading change management for system improvements
Some examples of pharmaceutical production jobs include:
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technician
Responsible for producing pharmaceutical products and equipment and for ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines
Production Officer
Responsible for supervising production teams ensuring compliance with GMP and maintaining manpower levels
Production Manager
Responsible for overseeing production activities for a manufacturing site and for ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory requirements
Senior Officer
May have supervisory responsibilities over a larger team of production and packing personnel