General Assistant (Port Elizabeth) at Aspen Pharma Group Jobs

Job Description

Overview

• Prepare, clean, and inspect work areas and equipment.
• Handle and stage raw materials.
• Sample work areas and equipment for contamination.
• Sanitise drains and pipes to avoid contamination.
• Perform related administrative tasks.

Responsibilities

Operational Support

• Execute production activities following established policies, practices, guidelines, quality standards, and safety standards.
• Optimize own work processes.
• Identify gaps in current policies and procedures.
• Facilitate the implementation of processes in own work area.

Inspections & Verifications

• Perform visual inspections of production areas and equipment.
• Perform pre-production checks including environmental checks, scale checks, and equipment pre-checks as per BMR, SOP, and product specifications.
• Verify scale and measuring equipment performance.

Material Handling

• Dispense, transfer, weigh, and collect raw materials for processing.
• Ensure raw materials are staged for processing as required.

Production Preparation

• Set up the room and Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) for production activities.
• Prepare solutions for production activities as per Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

Routine Support Tasks

• Clean work areas and equipment before and after processing materials as per SOP and cleaning checklist.
• Perform routine equipment checks and transfer of equipment.
• Collect samples of production area and equipment for testing.
• Control contamination by flushing drains and pipes.
• Assist with sorting defected products and discard/minimise waste.
• Provide information to assist with campaign preparation.
• Identify and report on operational problems out of specification.

Reporting & Record Keeping

• Complete batch record labels.
• Complete Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) sheets.
• Perform half-hourly inspections of production areas.
• Attend shift meetings.
• Provide information for completion of reports.
• Complete and consolidate standard documents.
• Maintain and update records and systems as required.

Requirements

Background/Experience

• National Certification N3/ Matric/ National Senior Certificate NSc/ NQF 4 with 0-2 years of related experience.
• Manufacturing experience is advantageous.

Specific Job Skills

• Basic technical knowledge of pharmaceutical production processes, procedures, systems, and equipment.
• Basic understanding of pharmaceutical standards and compliance requirements.

Competencies

• Finalising outputs.
• Following procedures.
• Taking action.
• Information gathering.