General Assistant (Port Elizabeth)

General Assistant (Port Elizabeth)

Reference Number: GAU1M

Description

  • Prepare, clean, and inspect work areas and equipment.
  • Handle and stage raw materials.
  • Sample work area(s) and equipment for contamination.
  • Sanitize drains and pipes to avoid contamination.
  • Related administrative tasks.

Requirements

Operational Support

  • Execute production activities within established policies, practices, and guidelines, as well as established quality and safety standards
  • Optimize 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/ minimize 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 (N4) or Matric 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

  • Finalizing outputs
  • Following procedures
  • Taking action
  • Information gathering

Work Level
Skilled
Job Type
Permanent
Salary
Market Related
EE Position
Yes
Location
Port Elizabeth

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