Operations Technician Level 1

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the purpose of this role is to provide operating level functions to the operation team to include manufacturing, dispensing, product filling, product packaging, operations and maintenance activities within the Dublin facility, in line with company targets and ensuring compliance with cGMP and Company policies and procedures. This role will work closely with the auxiliary teams, including Supply Chain, Maintenance, Quality, Sales and R&D, to achieve agreed business goals in line with the company strategy.

Key Role Specific Requirements:

• Ensuring current Good Manufacturing Practices are always adhered to in the production and warehouse areas in line with legislation and industry standards.


• Ensure Health and Safety is given a high priority within all areas and all activities are carried out in a safe manner.


• Record, display and report on all Key Performance Indicators in a timely manner.


• Report deviations from batch records, SOP’s and validated parameters in an efficient in a timely manner.


• Participate in continuous improvement projects and activities to enhance compliance, productivity, or costs.


• Participate in all training requested by management.


• Forklift Driving Duties


• Checking and issuing of packaging /Raw Materials for each production batch


• Perform Packing operations in all facilities to include line clearances, line setups and in process checks as assigned by Area Management.


• Perform dispatch order picking duties as assigned.


• Driving truck between adjacent Company plants and loading/unloading stock onto the shuttle truck


• Perform cleaning duties in all facilities.


• Review and update SOPs as assigned.

Please note that this job description is not exhaustive, and the role holder may be required to undertake other relevant duties commensurate with the grading of the post. Activities may be subject to amendment over time as the role develops and/or priorities and requirements evolve.

Competencies required for the role:

• ANALYTICAL THINKING/PROBLEM SOLVING - is the ability to identify the information needed to clarify a situation, seek that information from various sources and then tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.  Ability to identify and separate the key components of problems and situations.  Ability to interpret information from a range of sources to spot patterns and trends in information and to deduce cause and effect from this


• EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION - Is the ability to convey information to another effectively and efficiently, to listen – help facilitate sharing of information between people.  It is about understanding the emotional intention behind the information. The ability to express oneself clearly in conversations, confirm understanding, communicate using data and facts whilst adapting to one’s audience.  Exhibit willingness to listen, and show respect for oneself and others in interactions with others.   express oneself clearly in verbal and business writing.


• FLEXIBILITY/OPENMINDEDNESS -The ability to be open to different and new ways of doing things; willingness to modify one’s preferred way of doing things. Is able to see the merits of perspectives of others than his/her own


• INTEGRITY/PERSONAL CREDIBILITY – Demonstrated ability and concern that one be perceived as responsible, reliable and trustworthy. 

Other Requirements:

Essential:

·       Leaving Cert or equivalent

·       Good understanding of both spoken and written English.

·       1+ years factory/warehouse experience.

·       An understanding of compliance, warehousing and production operations

·       Ability to multitask and prioritize

·       Self-motivation and initiative with energy and enthusiasm to develop the role

·       Ability to take ownership of issues and follow through to resolution

·       Good Interpersonal skills, building strong working with relationships with stakeholders both internal and external

·       Strong people skills with the ability to work in a cross functional team

Desirable:

·       Experience working in non-sterile manufacturing environment would be an advantage

·       Experience working in the pharmaceutical, chemical, food industries or similar industry

·       Experience in a Liquid and Tableting, manufacturing/filling/dispensing environment would be advantage

·       CI exposure would be beneficial

·       Green or Yellow Belt qualified and project completion experience desirable

·       Experience driving both Counter Balance and Narrow Aisle Forklifts