Pre-weigh Associate

Responsibilities

• Enforce Hazardous Material Handling Procedures
• Follows set Manufacturing Instructions, SOPs and GMP
• Provides pre-weigh tasks and actions of chemicals for batch compounding or raw material preparation
• Ensures all specified material types and quantities of liquid or solid raw ingredients are measured using manual scales or automated systems (if available)
• Documents measurements and as assigned according to formula varying from 1-gram to 3,000-pounds
• Extracts bulk samples for laboratory analysis
• May assist in the handling, dispensing and sampling of hazardous raw materials
• Affords assistance in the daily cleaning/sanitization of equipment: Scoops, spoons, buckets, drums, kettles, mixers, pumps, utensils and compounding rooms
• Performs daily environmental monitoring according to schedule and SOP
• Records activity in database system
• Moves chemical or material by hand or forklift
• May assist in the weighing/mixing of sanitizing agents
• Reviews orders for accuracy and completeness
• Completes required batch documentation records
• Keeps work area clean
• Follows all safety protocols: protective gear and equipment
• Affords assistance in the tending mixing tanks, compounding kettles, various mills and mixers, pumps, etc. that compound and mill raw materials used in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products, transferring raw materials from staging areas or compounding areas, transferring bulk product from compounding to storage areas and transferring completed batches via pump or gravity drop into proper containers for movement to storage or other production departments

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Hazmat or emergency training or certificates, a plus
• Previous job specific experience with pre weigh duties, preferred
• Compounding experience preferred
• Demonstrates attention to detail
• Comfortable taking work direction and applying self-initiative to follow through
• Able to recognize safety situations and apply smart action to resolve
• Prior use of forklift or pallet jack
• Competency around hazardous chemicals and signage
• Able to compute basic math calculations; familiarity with weight units preferred (kg., pounds, grams, etc.)
• Basic Computer knowledge
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Comprehensive ability using the English language: understand detailed SOP’s, formulas and manufacturing instructions
• Able to read and interpret documents and reports
• Familiarity with reading and writing
• Strength: Lift 50-lbs, repetitive motion, back-bending
• Movement: Standing, walking
• Hearing: Load work area, receive work direction
• Vision: Read signs, computer work, identify details