Manufacturing Technician
Summary
About the Role
Major Accountabilities
Execution of the production process for radiopharmaceutical products:
- Prepare and execute the production process of pharmaceutical products by operating equipment and performing manual tasks.
- Execute chemical processes such as electrolysis and chromatography as part of the production process and responsibilities.
- Prepare chromatography columns for the production process.
- Prepare and execute the recycle line process including target ampoule preparation.
- Clear and clean production line and equipment.
- Identify unexpected incidents, condition or detail and escalate to production shift lead.
- Remedying first line failures.
- keep up to date with training requirements.
- May act as trainer to train colleagues.
Radiation safety:
- Ensure a safe working environment by carefully handling radioactive materials.
- Ensuring finished products are free from radioactive contamination.
Compliance:
- Maintain batch documentation.
- Making sure all manufacturing operations comply to GMP and internal standards.
Improvement activities:
- Identify process improvements.
- Work in project teams to optimize production process.
Key Performance Indicators
- Timely execution of production plans.
- Ensuring the production complies to GMP, GdocP and internal standards.
- Show safe behaviour, be a role model.
Specific Professional Competencies
- (be able to) Work in shifts
- Analytical skills
- work structured and accurate
- good communication skills
- team player, collaboration skills
- be able to deal with work related stress
Education
- Knowledge of a pharmaceutical or control production environment.
- MBO or HBO degree (engineering, biology, medical lab research, chemical analyst), MTS or MLO), VAPRO A/B
Languages
- Good communication skills (verbal and written) in English.
Experiences:
- Experience with production or GMP – PRE
- Certification at TMS-D level is a pre
- Experience as trainer is a pre
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