Formulation Equipment Specialist at Nephron Pharmaceuticals – West Columbia, South Carolina

Job Purpose:

• Responsible for coordinating with other departments including Calibration and Maintenance to ensure completion of required activities for implementation and maintenance of Formulation equipment.
• Coordinate and/or contribute to the completion of projects involving Formulation equipment.
• Implement new initiatives to improve formulation production equipment.
• Participate in Dispensing and Formulation activities as needed by the Formulation department.
• Assist with additional work duties or responsibilities as evident or required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Proper communication with applicable departments such as Calibration and Maintenance.
• Operate and navigate software systems including but not limited to: LabVantage, PIMS, FactoryTalk, Trackwise, and EBR.
• Adherence to Good Documentation Practices and Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations.
• Administrative responsibilities (Technical writing, reviewing documentation, copying, scanning, and pushing documents for approval, stocking/ordering office supplies).
• Proper time management, including arriving on time, observing appropriate breaks – including lunches – as well as minimizing overtime unless authorized by management.
• Maintain all required certifications for the performance of Dispensing and Formulation activities.
• Adherence to safety protocols and proper use of PPE.
• Maintain balances, hoods, tanks, mixers, and other equipment to ensure operational readiness and compliance with applicable procedures and standards.

Supplemental Functions:

• Perform any other tasks as assigned by management or senior leadership.
• Performs other similar duties as required.

Job Specifications and Qualifications:

Knowledge:

• Prior pharmaceutical industry or formulations experience preferred.

Skills:

• Continuously demonstrate a strong and efficient performance in all aspects of activities; including but not limited to, showing initiative in completing projects, assist with support tasks without additional prompting, and helping others when available.
• Strong attention to detail, and math skills.
• Knowledge of the metric system and applicable NIST standards.

Abilities:

• Ability to work individually and as part of a team in order to create and contribute to an environment that values people and encourages trust, teamwork, and open communication.
• Ability to effectively manage oneself, demonstrate integrity, be productive under pressure, and achieve developmental goals.
• Ability to communicate effectively to team members and superiors.
• Strong ability for technical writing.
• Ability and willingness to change direction and focus promptly to meet shifting organizational and business demands Position requires bending, typing, climbing, lifting, reaching, vision, standing, sitting, walking, and hearing.
• Ability to pass required medical screenings to ensure safe handling of pharmaceutical raw materials used within the manufacturing process.

Education/Experience:

• Minimum of High School Diploma or equivalent with relevant experience.
• Associate’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree highly preferred

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

• This position requires bending, typing, lifting (up to 20 1bs.), standing, sitting and walking throughout the facility.