Vacancy Description
Location: -Hertfordshire
Salary:-Competitive starting salary
Shifts:-Mon-Fridays (08.30-17:00pm)
Russell Taylor Group are recruiting for a Production Technologist on behalf of a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing business in Hertfordshire. The role is part of the production team, consisting of 11 Production Technicians.
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.
The Person
• 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
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