Packaging Technician

Tate recruitment is working in partnership with a well know pharmaceutical company based in Sandwich. We are looking for an experienced Packaging Technician who would like an opportunity to work for an established organisation.

You will be required to package clinical trial supplies, utilising packaging batch records and diagrams to primary pack solid dosage forms, and label them, prior to assembly into patient/treatment packs.

Set-up and operate packaging equipment to bottle-fill supplies and work to current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) guidelines.

**Responsibilities**:

- Set up and operate equipment to bottle-fill or hand-fill solid dosage forms into primary containers.
- Label finished dosage forms, e.g. pre-packs, vials, devices, etc and assemble into patient / treatment packs, whilst maintaining the blind of the study.
- Engage with the PC to develop practical and efficient packaging designs of Clinical Supplies to support studies.
- Engage with PC to ensure the Packaging Diagram contains sufficient detail regarding the packaging to be completed.
- Using modules within the currently approved inventory system, fulfil Packaging Requests following the completion of primary and/or secondary packaging operations.
- Accurately complete packaging documentation and associated forms to support packaging operations.
- Update the local planning schedule with the progress of work and immediately raise issues with the PC / Group lead that may result in failure to meet timelines.
- Work with Inventory Management and Quality Assurance to co-ordinate and drive the progress of the packaging operation to ensure timelines are met.
- Carry out a completion review of packaging documentation before submission to a PC.
- Support the packaging of stability packaging requests.
- Inspect printed labels that have been produced in the CAIS

Person Specification
- Experience of Good Manufacturing Practice standards and compliance with Standard Operating Procedures desirable
- Strong IT skills
- Strong attention to detail and accurate
- Excellent communication skills
- Working to deadlines

Tate is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.