Dispensary Operative
Location: Swindon
Pay Rate: £13.79 + 22% shift allowance
Shift Pattern: Monday-Friday Hours: Early shift 7:00 - 15:00 or late shift 15:00 - 22:45
As part of a team, an operator works in an assigned operating area on the shift to help deliver organizational and production results in line with the site strategy and specific objectives for the department/team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Comply with GMP requirements and company rules, policies and procedures.
- To ensure that all Health and Safety procedures are adhered to with respect to personal duties and duties of others.
- Ensure the dispensary is maintained to the highest standards in terms of organisation, tidiness and compliance.
- Day to day running of the dispensary to ensure the best possible service is maintained to both internal and external customers.
- Dispensing of raw materials and associated documentation to high standard of data integrity.
- Ensuring that Dispensary lead times are adhered to.
- Initial assembly of materials prior to movement into production.
- Checking of materials for returns.
- Assembling, checking & recording of goods for disposal.
- Use of SAP and other Computer systems regarding material movements.
- Use of temperature monitoring systems.
- Managing levels of storage for ambient and cold storage materials within the dispensary footprint.
- Movement of materials by use of High Bay cranes and SAP.
- Movement of materials by forklift / hand trucks.
- Use of pallet inverters and pallet wrappers.
- To communicate with others on site. This will include internal and customers, Clients & Regulatory & Compliance bodies.
- To carry out any other tasks including general Warehouse duties including Material Receipt, Fork-lift operation, shipping activities etc.
- To ensure completion of Cycle Counts and Client stocktakes, assisting in resolving any issues raised.
- Support of KPI's, and other performance indicators.
- Deviation reporting, Temperature Monitoring, Data Integrity, EHS etc.
- To train others as required.
EH&S:
- Understand emergency procedures and comply with safe systems of work.
- Capable of working in clean room environment and the wearing of PPE (including respiratory equipment) is a requirement of the role.
- Ensure compliance with environment, health and safety rules, signage and instructions always.
- Ensure prompt reporting and investigation of all accidents, near misses and breaches of rules.
Qualifications/Experience:
- Minimum 2-year experience within dispensary or warehouse operations linked to production / manufacturing activity.
- Preferable but not essential to have previous pharmaceutical experience, cold chain experience would be beneficial.
- Numerate & Computer literate (SAP, MRP, Word, Excel, Facility monitoring systems etc.).
- Experience of the participation in external audits and working face-to-face with Clients would be beneficial.
- Fork-lift license would be beneficial, although full training will be provided.
- A criminal record check will be required on appointment
