General Assistant (Aspen Office In South Africa)
Posted Date: 2023/07/27
Reference Number: GAJune23
Description
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.
- Related administrative tasks.
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 Handling
- 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. ·
- Assist with sorting of defected products and discard/ minimize waste.
- Provide information to assist with campaign preparation. ·
- Identify and report on operational problems out of specification.
Requirements
Requirements
Background/experience
- National Certification (N3 Engineering) with 0-2 years’ related experience
- Manufacturing experience
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
Work Level
Junior
Job Type
Permanent
Salary
Market Related
EE Position
Yes
Location
Aspen Office In South Africa
Apply Here: https://aspen.mcidirecthire.com