Production Technician

We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world. Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity and reliability.

SGS’s Life Sciences services support the pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare sectors with expert testing, clinical research, auditing, and certification—ensuring product safety, quality, and regulatory compliance from development to market.

• Job Title: Production Technician 
• Job Type: Permanent
• Location: Deeside
• Hours: Shift work, 6am- 2pm + 2pm-10pm (rotating shift pattern)
• Salary: From £24,000, including £3,812.94 shift allowance
• Industry: Life Sciences- Pharmaceutical drug development (GMP)

Join SGS and be part of a friendly, supportive team helping to make and pack important medicines. This role is hands on and varied, working in a clean and safe environment where accuracy and teamwork are key. You don’t need a scientific background, as long as your eager to learn, we’ll provide full training.

What You’ll Do

• Help with the safe making and packing of medicines.
• Carefully measure, mix, and check materials, following step-by-step instructions.
• Pack products using machines or by hand, keeping everything consistent.
• Take samples and record information to help keep quality high.
• Work as part of a team to meet daily production targets.
• Always follow safety and quality rules to keep the workplace safe and products reliable.

• Experience working in production, manufacturing, or a similar hands on role is helpful, but it's not essential.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to carefully follow instructions.
• Good timekeeping and organisational skills.
• A team player with a positive attitude.

There are excellent opportunities for progression within this role at SGS, allowing you to grow your skills and advance your career within a global leader in testing, inspection, and certification.

At SGS, we believe in rewarding our employees for their hard work and commitment. As part of our team, you would be eligible for:

• Performance related bonus (discretionary and subject to eligibility criteria)
• Private medical cover (subject to eligibility criteria)
• Competitive pension scheme + Life Assurance
• Generous Annual Leave allowance (increasing with service) plus bank holidays
• Retailer Discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption pay
• Length of Service Awards
• Christmas Vouchers
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives
• An additional day off for your birthday
• Discounted Gym Membership

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.

APPLY NOW for full consideration, if you are selected for an interview, or further consideration, we will be in touch with you directly.