Production Operator

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Job Description

W elcome to AbbVie!

We are a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company that combines the focus and passion of leading-edge biotech with the expertise and capability of an established pharmaceutical leader. Redefining what is possible is our business and our passion. Our goal is to help patients live healthier lives and we are proud to be a Great Place to Work.

We are now recruiting a  Production Operator (18 months FTC)  to  join our diverse team in  Cork.  To carry out the range of process operations linked to operating process equipment ie. supply, start-up, sampling, running checks, first level troubleshooting, dismantling and cleaning. Manufacture to GMP standard.

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Responsibilities:

 

Respect the rules of Quality Assessment

• Know GMP
• Know and apply the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the equipment and the plant.

 

Production operations

• Know which operation to carry out from the Production Schedule:

- Manufacture Order

- Instructions

• Prepare the work area:

- Check the coherence of the production schedule.

- Carry out or check the work place readiness

- Check the supplies (codes, lots, expiry date, FIFO)

• Carry out Preparatory operations:

- Pre-production handling: supplying, Batch paperwork

- The process operation

- Identification

- Post-production handling,

- Sealing the containers

 

· Operate the process machine:

- Nano Mill

- Niro Granulation

- Sifting & Blending

- Tabletting

- Coating

- Sorting/Metal Detection

- Inspection (100%)

- Dispensing Equipment

- Gral/Niro

- Fitzmill and Sweco Sieve

- Glatt Coating

- Encapsulation

 

• Adhere to OEE targets for cycle times and changeover times for all processes

 

• Fill in the Master Batch Paperwork in step with Production:

- Complete process operation steps in the paperwork - and ensure checks completed prior to continuing.

 

• Carry out in-process testing during Processing

- Take Samples

- Compare to quality standard

- Complete in-process tests

- Analyse any deviations

- Notify a Team Leader/Supervisor

- Carry out necessary corrections

- Fill in the quality control documents

 

• Take samples as instructed by the Quality Control Lab

- Fill in the documents

- Identify the samples

- Remove the samples

 

• Contribute to the safety of persons and goods

- Abide by safety regulations

- Notify superiors in event of accidents.

- Highlight any concerns on safety to Team Leader/Supervisor.

 

•  Continually improve the activities and systems of production, and be attentive to good brand image.
• Survey personal behaviour

- Guarantee hygiene in each operation

- Report any dysfunction

- Pass on useful instructions to others

- Keep the work place clean and tidy at all times

- Be neatly dressed and behave responsibly.

Qualifications

· Minimum requirement is Leaving Certificate.

· Knowledge/Interest in process Equipment and manufacturing.

· MS Word, MS Excel, Mail

· Interest in Process Equipment.

· Good communication skills and good problem-solving skills

· English Fluent written & oral.

 

Additional Information

AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.