Pharmaceutical Compounding Technician

PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDING TECHNICIAN - FULL TRAINING PROVIDED - NO DEGREE REQUIRED

Looking to start a meaningful career in pharmaceutical manufacturing? Join ITH Pharma as a Pharmaceutical Compounding Technician, with full training provided and no degree required.

At ITH Pharma, you will help produce vital medicines for the patients we support. You will join a collaborative team and follow a structured training plan through which you can earn up to an additional £4,400 within your first year. These are among the reasons our employees tell us they enjoy working here.

We now have a number of exciting opportunities in our production clean rooms for Pharmaceutical Compounding Technicians based at our head office in North West London (NW10).

Role at a glance: £27,618 starting salary, rising to £30,073 after training; full training provided; fixed hours with no rotating shifts or regular weekend working; North West London (NW10).

Your main duties will be:

Measuring, mixing and compounding products.

Adhering to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) at all times.

Adopting disinfection techniques such as spraying, cleaning and wiping down.

Assisting our Manufacturing Technicians in the clean room

Preparing equipment and supplies ready for compounding of products in our aseptic unit.

Reading, understanding and following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's).

Completing documentation in line with company policies and procedures.

Everything we do is centred around providing the highest standard of products for the patients we support by delivering critical services, normally within same day timelines. Therefore, to ensure success in the role, you must possess the following attributes:

Accuracy and ability to concentrate for significant lengths of time.

Good hand to eye co-ordination.

Ability to follow detailed operating procedures and understand technical processes, meaning excellent written and spoken English is required.

A keen interest in science is a must, we also require you to have strong GCSE and A levels or equivalent experience, work experience in a regulated environment would be an advantage but is by no means essential. You will receive full and comprehensive training, qualifying you to work with our fantastic and friendly team based across our Chemotherapy, CIVAS, and Parenteral Nutrition clean room manufacturing units.

Our manufacturing site operates from 6.30am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday with 6 Saturdays across the year for cleaning and extra production. You may be pleased to know we don't work rotating shifts or regular weekend working. After you have completed your training, you may have the opportunity to move onto our 4-day working week shift pattern giving you a better work life balance and time off to do those jobs you can't do at weekends.

You will start your role working on our 9:30am to 6.00pm shift. Your working hours are fixed, however we do have to finish all our daily orders as we have patients waiting for our life saving medicines. This may mean some minimal overtime to finish off the day. After that, the evening is yours, no work to take home, you can relax in the knowledge you have touched many lives that day.

We offer a very competitive starting salary of £26,618.50 a year rising to £30,073 on completion of your training with added growth potential across the organisation. Key benefits are:

22 days holiday + Bank holidays.

Healthcare cash plan scheme.

Pension & long service awards.

Annual £50 company pharmacy shop allowance.

Subsidised canteen.

Regular company celebrations including on-site street food.

High street discount scheme.

Wellbeing programme for all staff including free access to our on-site company Doctor and Physiotherapist, and access to medical and eye tests.

Interested? Apply now for a chance to start your career with us at ITH Pharma

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About us

ITH Pharma specialises in the provision of Parenteral Nutrition, Chemotherapy, and CIVAS, specialising in same day service. Our team provides flexible services with batch and bespoke items for adults, paediatrics and neonates to both NHS and Private Hospitals.

Because of the volume of applicants we receive, we cannot reply to all applications, if you have not heard from us within 28 days, please assume you have been unsuccessful in your application to ITH Pharma and we wish you all the best in your future endeavours