Pharmacy Technician

About the Company

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. With a fixation on raising the bar with innovation and building belonging through our culture, our team is rallying our company 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. They fill prescriptions under the direct supervision of a pharmacist, using prescription filling automation technologies and semi-manual/manual workstations to ensure accuracy and completeness of orders. The position is based in Irving, TX, and requires a full-time schedule of Sunday - Thursday 6:15 AM to 2:45 PM, with a Saturday rotation once a month from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM.

Responsibilities

• Follow and promote proper pharmacy, general safety, and security procedures and processes.
• Use scanning and counting technologies to identify and select appropriate pharmaceutical products and quantities for filling prescription orders, ensuring 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, calibrate machines, and perform general troubleshooting (jams, blockages) within conveyance, counting, and packaging machines.
• Escalate technical issues and work as a team to reach goals, ensuring continuous operation of automated devices through basic troubleshooting.
• Create and maintain documentation as requested.
• Manually fill prescriptions as needed, verifying product attributes such as size, strength, and quantity.
• Enter or scan expiration dates and lot numbers, ensure correct labels on prescriptions, and prepare packages for shipping.
• Stock and rotate merchandise and supplies to limit shrinkage, and assist Inventory Technicians as requested.
• Participate in Inventory Audits and perform other duties as assigned, in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Requirements

• Pharmacy Technician License in Texas.
• Ability to preserve confidentiality of patient information.

Qualifications

• Preferred: National Pharmacy Technician Certification.
• Technical Experience: Central Fulfillment Pharmacy Technician experience, preference for closed-door environments (no adjudication, customer interaction, or phone work).
• Good computer and math skills.

Skills

• Committed to a culture of safety and optimal productivity, self-motivated, energetic, and detail-oriented.
• Highly organized, flexible, and adaptable, with strong prioritization skills.
• Works well with others, motivates team members, and leads by example.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal, with a professional image.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends.

Physical Requirements

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