Packaging Technician Level II

Role Headline 

As a Packaging Technician (Level II), you will be part of a team responsible for the processing, inspecting, labelling and packing of pharmaceutical products whilst ensuring compliance with manufacturing SOPs and batch records whilst ensuring cGMP standards are always upheld. 

About Torbay Pharmaceuticals 

At TP we have our own special kind of chemistry. Our heritage spans over 50 years with a track record of manufacturing essential medicines across the UK and beyond. With backing from an investment partner are now forging a new path in the private sector. 

We are a growing and ambitious business and with this comes opportunities for our people. At TP, we are going places. A career with us means a career helping save lives. We bring skills of all levels and experiences together; not all of our people begin their working lives in pharma. Together we can make lives better.

About the Role 

Reporting into the Manufacturing Leader, you will play a key role in the Manufacturing Team ensuring adherence to cGMP and working standards.

First things first - Health & Safety

Every role within our business carries responsibility for:

• Putting Health & Safety first in how you work, making sure your own actions and decisions support a safe working environment
• Identifying and promptly reporting Health & Safety hazards and incidents
• Following all Health & Safety procedures and challenging or escalating anything that could present a risk to people, product or site operations.

What you can expect in the Packaging Senior Technician role at TP:

• Continually maintain a safe working environment for colleagues and self. Proactively challenge unsafe working practices and behaviours where observed and promote the identification of hazards.
• Inspection, labelling and packing of pharmaceutical products according to SOP's including manual inspection. 
• Ensuring line activities are performed according to cGMP to meet regulatory, customer and commercial expectations.
• Setup and operation of equipment as set out in SOP's ensuring a first time right approach meeting standard times.
• Perform start and end of batch Line clearance, critical for ensuring GMP compliance and preventing cross-contamination.
• Performing reconciliation / accountability reviews of batches according to cGMP.
• Movement of packaging components and products from designated storage locations to the line with the use of pallet trucks
• Read and understand all applicable SOP's and batch records written in English, to understand the importance of all activities and processes.
• Interact with electronic packaging monitoring equipment. 
• Complete all documentation in a clear, precise, contemporaneous and legible manner meeting cGMP standards.
• Ensure high standards of cleanliness in all areas at all times.
• Undertake other reasonable duties that may be required to support the business.
• Documenting product quality incidents and supporting investigations.
• Providing effective training and mentoring of packaging colleagues.

This role is based on-site.

What are we looking for:

• Able to follow the principles of team working
• Able to undertake physical work which will involve lifting, pushing and pulling as defined by the Health and Safety Executive.
• Able to walk/stand for the majority of the shift
• Minimum GCSE grade c (or equivalent) in English Language, Maths and Science 
• Previous experience in manufacturing including the operating of HMI interfaces (GMP Pharmaceutical preferrable)
• Willing to demonstrate consistently the company core values
• Able to stay focused on repetitive tasks
• Flexible and able to work overtime when necessary 

What we offer in return

At the heart of Torbay, we offer roles and career opportunities on your doorstep that you won't find elsewhere. With defined career pathways, and the chance to move between roles and different departments, we support your career journey at every stage. TP is going places. International expansion means growth and new opportunities.

Our benefits set us apart. With 27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays as standard, group life assurance, pension and more - we reward our people for getting the job done.