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Are you ready to join a growing, global drug development and manufacturing organization that puts people first? Come to Adare! We work closely with our pharmaceutical industry partners during all phases of drug development and commercial manufacturing with a mission of improving the lives of patients and medicines essential to people all over the world. Each role and every department within Adare offer you a unique, customized experience with a chance to make a real impact, and is critical to our success. With the help of people like you dedicated to our mission, Adare is transforming lives by transforming drug delivery!

Join our mission at Adare!

We are seeking to hire a Machine Operator to join our Production Team(link removed)>

If any of the below describes you, we would love to meet you!

Job Summary

The Machine Operator reports to the Shift Supervisor and is responsible for learning and performing various pharmaceutical manufacturing techniques including dispensing, blending and granulation, compression, encapsulation, and coating. Cross-training is provided, as needed, upon the mastering of each technique. The Operator is expected to complete all tasks by adhering to GMP and Safety guidelines at all times, including following proper documentation and gowning procedures.

Responsibilities and Learning Opportunities

** Duties listed below may include one or several of the manufacturing techniques (i.e. granulation, blending, compression, encapsulation, coating etc.) depending on knowledge and experience level**

• Cleaning of product rooms and equipment such as mills, mixers, ovens, granulators etc.
• Operation of granulation equipment
• Operate all Coating equipment i.e., Coating Pans (Accela Cota, Compulab) dust collector, air handling unit and delivery apparatus.
• Check and document weight of all powder blends when received from Blending Department

• Copress/Encapsulate product as specified in the batch Manufacturing Records.
• Document process as specified in BMR
• Operate all Encapsulation equipment i.e., IMA Matic 90, IMatic 150, Adapta encapsulators, Precisa 12, 120 weight sorters, scales and metals detectors.
• Clean all equipment in the Encapsulation and Tablet Compression department
• Operate all tablet compression equipment i.e. Kilian S520, Syntheses 500, tablet presses, drum lifters, deduster, metal detectors, scales, micrometers, hardness testers, printers, and inspection machines
• Will assure the Department and work areas are kept clean and orderly. Clean equipment as specified by SOPs and Department Supervisor.
• Will constantly observe and practice all cGMP policies and procedures in all work performed.
• Observe and adhere to Department Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Safety Polices in all work performed. Adhere to work schedule, and perform other duties as assigned.
• Must participate and successfully complete all training as required by the company.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent GED.
• Minimum 2+ years experience in a GMP environment, preferably in Oral Solid Dose manufacturing or working in a similar capacity
• Good computer skills as well as communications, both oral and written
• Ability to add, subtracts, multiply, and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to speak effectively before small groups of customers or employees of the company.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to use a computer for completing training and interfacing with mechanical systems and/or control systems.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hand and fingers, to manipulate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25/65 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color, peripheral, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet conditions and moving mechanical parts of equipment.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.