Technical Manufacturer

3 weeks ago


Port Elizabeth, South Africa Aspen Pharma Group Full time

**Overview**
- Set up, open and change over the production line for processing
- Monitor production performance to ensure optimal performance and conformance to standards and specifications
- Perform first line maintenance on production equipment
- Problem solving and troubleshooting
- Provide on-the-floor system expertise
- Ensure data integrity compliance to BMR for on time batch release

**Responsibilities**:
**Planning and Operational Support**
- Oversee work or serves as a lead technical expert
- Optimise and facilitate implementation of current processes
- Identify gaps in current policies and procedures
- Propose changes/improvements to processes, tools and techniques

**Production Preparation**
- Perform strip down, set up, adjustment, start-up of production line
- Perform Type A and Type B changeovers according to SOPs
- Assist Validation on new projects (run speeds, equipment, etc.)
- Order change parts, tools and spares to meet production plan

**Production Processing**
- Attend to mechanical and electrical breakdowns/ repairs as needed
- Monitor line performance and make electrical/ mechanical adjustments where needed
- Perform planned preventive maintenance as per plan/ schedule
- Verify measuring equipment according to SOP and standards

**Routine Support Tasks**
- Perform equipment pre-checks according to SOP
- Assist with campaign preparation
- Perform equipment transfers according to SOPs and standards
- Train new Technical Manufacturers

**Troubleshooting**
- Perform root cause analysis to identify root cause of failures
- Perform equipment adjustments to limit downtime; escalate major breakdowns to Engineering
- Raise downtime notification with Production Leader
- Isolate and lock out machines to be set/maintained per SOP
- Assist Engineering in the correction of equipment problems

**Process and System Improvements**
- Perform product and method improvement investigations
- Identify and execute improvement opportunities to reduce overall downtime and increase operational performance

**Admin and Record keeping**
- Perform half-hourly inspections
- Attend shift meetings
- Complete OEE reports
- Consolidate and analyze information; compile detailed reports
- Monitor and control access to and set-up of electronic databases

**Skills Required**:
**Background/experience**
- Trade Tested Artisan with 2 to 4 years’ post Apprenticeship experience or National Diploma with 1 to 3 years’ related experience
- Experience in production processes and operation or first line maintenance of production equipment

**Specific job skills**
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of setting up and running high speed PLC operated production equipment, process flow and associated critical control parameters
- Advanced understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing, standards and compliance requirements
- Ability to interpret and implement policies, processes and objectives

**Competencies**
- Finalising outputs
- Following procedures
- Taking action
- Information gathering



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