General Assistant - Aspen Pharma Group

Overview

Prepare, clean and inspect work areas and equipment. Handle and stage raw materials. Sample work area(s) and equipment for contamination. Sanitise drains and pipes to avoid contamination and perform all related administrative tasks.

Responsibilities

Operational Support

• Execute production activities within established policies, practices and guidelines, as well as established quality and safety standards
• Optimise own work processes
• Identify gaps in current policies and procedures
• Facilitate implementation of processes in own area of work

Inspections & Verifications

• Perform visual inspections of production area(s) and equipment
• Perform pre production checks such as environmental checks, scale checks, and equipment pre checks as per BMR, SOP and product specifications
• Verify scale and measuring equipment performance

Material Handler

• Dispense, transfer, weigh and collect raw materials for processing
• Ensure raw materials are staged for processing, in line with requirements

Production Preparation

• Set up the room and IBCs for production activities
• Prepare solutions for production activities as per SOP

Routine Support Tasks

• Clean work area(s) and equipment before and after processing of 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 in area by flushing drains and pipes
• Assist with sorting of 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 area(s)
• Attend shift meetings
• Provide information for completion of reports
• Complete and consolidate standard documents
• Maintain and update records and systems as required

Skills Required

Background/experience

• National Certification (N3) with 0-2 years’ related experience
• Manufacturing experience would be an advantage

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