Production Technologist- Pharmaceuticals
- Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
The focus will be on troubleshooting, process optimisation, and continuous improvement, ensuring operational efficiency, product quality, and compliance with internal standards and GMP principles. You will work closely R&D, Quality, and Validation to investigate issues, implement process enhancements, and support new product introductions. The role involves both laboratory investigate work and production floor activities.Responsibilities
- Lead the identification, prevention, and resolution of production process issues to support on-time delivery targets.
- Develop and execute reprocessing documentation and deviation reports, performing experimental work where necessary.
- Facilitate investigations into process variability, root cause analysis, and corrective actions with the goal of reducing or eliminating recurring issues.
- Create, review, and update manufacturing documentation (SOPs, work instructions) to enhance process reliability and standardisation.
- Develop and implement change controls to formalise improvements and maintain compliance.
- Collaborate with Production Technicians to capture best practices and deliver training where needed.
- Analyse the impact of raw material variability on product quality and yield.
- Optimise processes to accommodate raw material differences and minimise the risk of out-of-specification results.
- Drive process improvements
- Be the point of call for New Product Introductions (NPI), overseeing validation and pilot-scale production activities.
- Ensure thorough communication of validation outcomes and process needs to stakeholders.
- Support execution of the Site Validation Master Plan and qualification (IQ, OQ, PQ) activities.
- Ordering production-related consumables when required.
- Educated to degree level in Chemistry or similar
- Experience of process development and manufacturing systems.
- GMP experience is essential, biochemistry or chemistry knowledge will be needed and food/pharma exposure if required.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and drive process improvements.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams.
- Knowledge of technology transfer from lab to production scale.
- Familiarity with validation protocols in a manufacturing environment.
- Exposure to problem-solving methodologies such as Fishbone, 5 Whys etc