Production Assistant

**Job no**: 501552
**Work type**: Permanent
**Location**: South Brisbane
**Categories**: Pharmacy

Mater Pharmacy has an exciting opportunity for a **Production Assistant** to join the team at South Brisbane on a **permanent basis **either** full-time or** **part-time (2-3 days per week)**.

Mater Health Services, South East Queensland comprises a unique collection of two public and four private hospitals caring for over 500,000 patients each year. Mater Pharmacy services all inpatient areas, so this represents a fantastic opportunity to make a positive contribution to the health and wellbeing of this community and to contribute to a strong, unified, inter-professional Clinical Services team at Mater.

Mater Pharmacy, Production Services are responsible for the timely manufacture and delivery of a diverse range of high quality, specialised sterile (including cytotoxic) and non-sterile pharmaceutical products for Mater Health Services and other Queensland institutions, utilising our purpose-built on-site production facility.

**What you’ll be doing**

In this role you will be:

- Preparing and manufacturing sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical products
- Maintaining up to date knowledge of the Code of Good Manufacturing Practice and compliance with established policy and procedures for maintaining a safe, secure and efficient production service.
- Maintaining required aseptic production competencies by successfully performing annual aseptic technique validation and completion of Chemo Check
- Participating in quality assurance and quality improvement activities to ensure the highest standard of product quality for all clients
- Performing other duties as directed by the Team Leader Production Services
- Participating in the on-call roster to supply urgent medications on weekends and evenings when required

Mater Pharmacy is dedicated to the exceptional care and service of all our customers. We provide a comprehensive pharmacy service and strive to maintain the highest level of professionalism in all our services. In addition to clinical pharmacy services, we provide traditional community pharmacy medicines and retail products to patients, visitors and staff.

**Salary range: $30.48 - $34.67 per hour (Operational Level 2 - 3) plus superannuation as per Mater Operational Employees' Enterprise Agreement.**

**About you**

To be successful in this role, applicants must have:

- Professional, hardworking attitude and willing to work cooperatively and effectively with all team members
- A professional attitude, effective communication skills and a high level of attention to detail
- Previous experience in pharmaceutical compounding and working in clean room environment will be highly regarded

**Why join us?**

In return for your skills, effort and enthusiastic commitment you will have the opportunity to work for an Australian leader in the field of Health, Education and Research and work with a team who make a real difference to the lives of our patients, consumers and community.

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. **#MAKEYOURMATERMOVE**
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

For further information specific to the role, please contact Mater Pharmacy Administration on 07 3163 8220.

**Advertised**: 12 Sep 2024 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 09 Oct 2024 E. Australia Standard Time