Compounding Technician

About the business:

We're a manufacturing business based near Windsor, who produces goods for the animal healthcare industry. We make a range of different products based on contract manufacturing work, as well as our own range of products under the brand VETSENSE.

About the Role:

The Compounding Technician plays a critical role in daily production activities and also during the scale up and optimisation of existing and new veterinary formulations (liquids, gels and pastes).

Key responsibilities include:

• Manufacture daily production batches (liquids and pastes) in line with the production schedule.
• Support product specific ramp-ups, or changes for new raw materials, new compounds or new mixing production processes.
• Create and update Plant Recipes for newly developed products, or standardise compounding procedures for exiting products.
• Updating of product process FMEA according to local conditions and standards
• Identify and implement product optimization potential (e.g. raw material replacement, mixing times, temperatures, pH) in running products in alignment with R&D and production
• Proactively solving quality issues (in close cooperation with QA and operations)
• Identify and implement technical production processes, and optimising potential procedures regarding quality, efficiency and capability.

The ideal candidate:

• Professional experience in the Pharma or chemical industry
• Cross functional experience, preferred
• Strength in basic mathematics
• Team player with strong work ethic
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to work through complex issues and propose workable solutions to problems.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong safety focus
• You will need to be physically strong and fit to fulfil the position

*Day shift only, Monday to Friday.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $38.00 – $41.00 per hour

Experience:

• Compounding medications: 1 year (Required)

Work Authorisation:

• Australia (Required)

Work Location: In person