Compounder Assistant
- Job Title
- Compounder Assistant
- Job ID
- 27746746
- Location
- Lakewood, NJ, 08701
- Other Location
- Description
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Basic Job Functions:
Responsible for assisting the Manufacturing Compounders with routine tasks associated with the manufacture of bulk products and with the housekeeping of the Manufacturing Department. The Manufacturing operation is performed in a manner that complies with Accupac's SOP and the FDA's Good Manufacturing Practices regulations.
Essential Functions of the Job:- Stage pre-weighed raw materials in designated manufacturing areas.
- Set-up manufacturing equipment to support a specific manufacturing operation.
- Assist the Compounders in the addition of raw materials to products being manufactured.
- Remove empty raw material containers (bags, drums, gaylords, super sacks, etc.) from the manufacturing area.
- Weigh drums of finished bulk product.
- Barcode ticket weighed drums of finished bulk product.
- Assist in the changeover of the manufacturing equipment.
- Assist in the cleaning and painting of the manufacturing area and equipment.
- Receive bulk deliveries of raw materials or bulk products.
- Clean and sanitize manufacturing related equipment and utensils.
- Verify that the manufacturing equipment is suitable for its intended use and that it has been cleaned & sanitized.
- Scan all labor activities into the central computer system.
- Document all relative activities associated to the batch in respective equipment logbooks.
- Verify the information on the raw material Barcode Tickets and the manufacturing batch card are in agreement and have not expired.
- Advise direct supervisor of any raw material information nonconformance and set the material aside for final disposition.
- Advise the Quality Assurance Group when they can sample the completed bulk product.
- Prepare bulk storage tanks for new product receipts. Participate in the unloading process of the receipt.
- Able to drive a forklift — have current forklift certification.
- Interface promptly and courteously with all Accupac employees and visitors.
- Perform all jobs in a safe and efficient manner.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
- Knowledge of written and spoken English sufficient for internal communication
- Ability to follow instructions. • Ability to understand Standard Operating Procedures, cGMP's and communicate their requirements to others
- Ability to judge when equipment has been thoroughly cleaned and sanitized.
- Working knowledge of tools, hardware and basic machinery operation with ability to perceive different size and shape parts, and fit them together, correctly.
- Ability to work around solvents and chemicals needed for compounding tasks.
- Ability to work with hot water (+/- 180 degrees F) safely.
- Able to work different scheduled hours/shifts/days and overtime to meet the manufacturing schedule.
- Able to sustain a minimum of one (1) hour of strenuous activity.
- Able to lift 50 lbs. from the floor to waist level.
- Able to carry a container weighing up to 50 lbs. up a flight of stairs.
- Able to push or pull weights up to 50 pounds.
- Able to push a 55 gallon drum full of bulk product up to six feet
- Able to work in confined spaces.
- Possess the ability to stand on concrete floors for full shift period
- Able to perform repetitive movements.
- Able to move physically containers "off of" and "on to" pallets.
- Able to work with a pallet jack.
- Possess the physical mobility to reach overhead and bend at and below waist level
- Able to work at heights up to 20 feet.
- Possess manual dexterity to unfasten and fasten large and small parts using hand tools
- Possess the ability to hear speech and/or alarms through plant noise
- Possess peripheral vision
- Possess eyesight with or without corrective lenses to discern differences in small type characters for coder set ups
- Possess the ability to recognize colors and shades of color
- Able to wear a half-face negative pressure air-purifying respirator.
- Able to pass the PFT test and physical examination.
- Able to work in a "dusty" environment.
- Able to work outside for up to 20% of the workday.
- Able to work with chemicals and solvents used for sanitizations. Must not be allergic to chemicals and solvents used for sanitizations
Travel: None
Education and/or Experience: Must have a high school diploma or GED. Prefer experience working in a manufacturing environment specifically with chemical handling experience.
- Required Skills
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• Knowledge of written and spoken English sufficient for internal communication
• Ability to follow instructions. • Ability to understand Standard Operating Procedures, cGMP's and communicate their requirements to others
• Ability to judge when equipment has been thoroughly cleaned and sanitized.
• Working knowledge of tools, hardware and basic machinery operation with ability to perceive different size and shape parts, and fit them together, correctly.
• Ability to work around solvents and chemicals needed for compounding tasks.
• Ability to work with hot water (+/- 180 degrees F) safely.
• Able to work different scheduled hours/shifts/days and overtime to meet the manufacturing schedule.
Physical Requirements:
• Able to sustain a minimum of one (1) hour of strenuous activity.
• Able to lift 50 lbs. from the floor to waist level.
• Able to carry a container weighing up to 50 lbs. up a flight of stairs.
• Able to push or pull weights up to 50 pounds.
• Able to push a 55 gallon drum full of bulk product up to six feet
• Able to work in confined spaces.
• Possess the ability to stand on concrete floors for full shift period
• Able to perform repetitive movements.
• Able to move physically containers "off of" and "on to" pallets.
• Able to work with a pallet jack.
• Possess the physical mobility to reach overhead and bend at and below waist level
• Able to work at heights up to 20 feet.
• Possess manual dexterity to unfasten and fasten large and small parts using hand tools
• Possess the ability to hear speech and/or alarms through plant noise
• Possess peripheral vision
• Possess eyesight with or without corrective lenses to discern differences in small type characters for coder set ups
• Possess the ability to recognize colors and shades of color
• Able to wear a half-face negative pressure air-purifying respirator.
• Able to pass the PFT test and physical examination.
• Able to work in a "dusty" environment.
• Able to work outside for up to 20% of the workday.
• Able to work with chemicals and solvents used for sanitizations. Must not be allergic to chemicals and solvents used for sanitizations
- Optional Skills
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• Stage pre-weighed raw materials in designated manufacturing areas.
• Set-up manufacturing equipment to support a specific manufacturing operation.
• Assist the Compounders in the addition of raw materials to products being manufactured.
• Remove empty raw material containers (bags, drums, gaylords, super sacks, etc.) from the manufacturing area.
• Weigh drums of finished bulk product.
• Barcode ticket weighed drums of finished bulk product.
• Assist in the changeover of the manufacturing equipment.
• Assist in the cleaning and painting of the manufacturing area and equipment.
• Receive bulk deliveries of raw materials or bulk products.
• Clean and sanitize manufacturing related equipment and utensils.
• Verify that the manufacturing equipment is suitable for its intended use and that it has been cleaned & sanitized.
• Scan all labor activities into the central computer system.
• Document all relative activities associated to the batch in respective equipment logbooks.
• Verify the information on the raw material Barcode Tickets and the manufacturing batch card are in agreement and have not expired.
• Advise direct supervisor of any raw material information nonconformance and set the material aside for final disposition.
• Advise the Quality Assurance Group when they can sample the completed bulk product.
• Prepare bulk storage tanks for new product receipts. Participate in the unloading process of the receipt.
• Able to drive a forklift — have current forklift certification.
• Interface promptly and courteously with all Accupac employees and visitors.
• Perform all jobs in a safe and efficient manner.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.
