Pharmacy Production Technician

The Pharmacy Production Technician performs core medication production activities across filling, pre-pack, tote, and related workflows to ensure medications are prepared, tracked, packaged, and staged accurately for pharmacist verification and delivery.

Job Responsibilities:

• Print medication labels and match them to prescription orders.
• Fill and hand-pack medications according to procedures and safety standards.
• Submit prepared medications for pharmacist verification and quality assurance.
• Operate approved pre-pack automation and monitor packaging accuracy.
• Troubleshoot routine equipment issues within established authority and escalate as needed.
• Verify, scan, tote, and stage medications in the correct facility receptacles and delivery sequence.
• Maintain organized workstations, replenish supplies, and support production targets.

Basic Qualifications:

•  High school diploma, GED, or equivalent capability. 
•  Pharmacy technician registration, license, or authorization as required by the work location. 
•  Ability to accurately handle, prepare, label, document, and track medications within established technician scope and procedures. 
•  Working proficiency with pharmacy systems/technology and basic medication-related math. 
•  Strong attention to detail, communication, prioritization, and ability to work in a fast-paced pharmacy environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

•  1–3 years of pharmacy technician, medication-production, or comparable regulated-work experience. 
•  PTCB/CPhT certification where not required. 
•  Long-term care, closed-door, institutional, or high-volume pharmacy experience. 
•  Automated packaging, blister-card, tote, or high-volume closed-door pharmacy experience.