Central Fill - Technician - Full Time - PM Shift

About the Company

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. With a focus on raising the bar through innovation and building belonging through our culture, our team is rallying around a unique purpose: to create joy around each table and inspire a healthier tomorrow for every community. Albertsons Companies is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with over 2,200 stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, Carr’s, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci's Food Lovers Market. We support our stores with 22 distribution centers and 19 manufacturing plants.

About the Role

The Pharmacy Technician at the Central Fulfillment Center is responsible for working in a closed-door, fast-paced pharmacy facility on a production line, filling prescriptions under the direct supervision of a pharmacist. The role involves working with prescription filling automation technologies and semi-manual/manual workstations to ensure accuracy and completeness of orders while maintaining a continuous workflow to meet team goals. The position is based in Ridgefield, WA.

Schedule

The shift arrangement is typically a 40-hour workweek with occasional overtime. Shifts are either 1st shift (6:30 AM to 3:00 PM) or 2nd shift (2:30 PM to 11:00 PM).

Responsibilities

• Follow and promote proper Pharmacy, general safety, and security procedures and processes of the company.
• Use scanning and counting technologies to identify and select appropriate pharmaceutical products and quantities for filling prescription orders.
• Ensure medication counting devices are continuously replenished.
• Assist with maintaining the pharmacy system and technologies that facilitate proper counting, conveyance, packaging, and shipping of prescriptions.
• Monitor inventory and supply levels at responsible stations, calibrate machines, and perform general troubleshooting (jams, blockages) within conveyance, counting, and packaging machines.
• Escalate technical issues and work as a team to reach team goals.
• Monitor and maintain uptime of automated counting, collating, packaging, and sorting devices, ensuring continuous operation through basic troubleshooting of routine errors.
• Create and maintain documentation as requested.
• Manually fill prescriptions as needed.
• Verify attributes of the product such as size, strength, quantity, etc., before processing orders.
• Enter or scan expiration date and lot numbers.
• Ensure labels on prescriptions are correct.
• Prepare packages, sort, and manifest prescription orders if needed.
• Stock and rotate merchandise and supplies to limit shrinkage if needed.
• Assist Inventory Technicians as requested.
• Participate in Inventory Audits as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned concurrent with all applicable laws and regulations.

Requirements

• Must be committed to contributing to a culture of safety, looking out for yourself and others.
• Must be committed to achieving optimal productivity and efficiency and be self-motivated, energetic, and detail-oriented.
• Act as a highly organized, flexible, adaptable subject matter expert who can prioritize.
• Work well with others and motivate people you work with.
• Able to be a role model and lead by example.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Professional image with proper grooming.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including evening and weekend hours as needed.

Qualifications

• Required:
  • Pharmacy Technician License in Washington.
  • Ability to preserve confidentiality of patient information.
• Preferred:
  • A national Pharmacy Technician Certification.
  • Central Fulfillment Pharmacy Technician experience.
  • Preference to work in a closed-door environment (no adjudication, customer interaction, phone work).
  • Good computer skills.
  • Good math skills.

Physical Requirements

• Willing and able to stand/walk at least 8 hours with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Willing and able to perform tasks which include pushing, pulling, grasping, bending, stooping, rotating, and reaching, and lifting/carrying up to 40 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Visual focus such as counting, observing, etc., is required consistently.
• Performing repetitive tasks up to 100% of the time.

Work Environment

Our 290,000 associates have a passion for great service and building lasting relationships with our customers. Through a companywide focus on innovation, we continually enhance our digital and product offerings, making it easy for customers to get what they need, wherever they are.