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Pharmaceutical production supervisor
Description
Pharmaceutical companies require staff to cover the supervision of the different operations carried out in production plants. These plants tend to be small to medium-sized and usually operate according to batch-based processes. The duties of the pharmaceutical production technician include the organisation of all process and control operations involved in the different stages of the manufacture of pharmaceutical product or similar in a production line, supervising the operation of equipment, and its turning on and off, ensuring compliance with good manufacturing, quality, environmental and safety regulations, and monitoring operators, workers and handlers. These workers carry out their occupations in companies which manufacture basic pharmaceutical products, pharmaceutical specialities, pesticides, dyes, perfume oils and other health and beauty products. In large companies, this position provides a number of opportunities for professional development, to shift or product manager, or career opportunities in other departments such as a logistics, pharmaceutical licensing or development, or even quality management, production process inspection or similar. In the case of small businesses, tasks of this kind tend to be readily integrated in the job description, with a highly versatile profile.
Tasks
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Centre per al desenvolupament professional Porta22
Barcelona Treball (Porta22)
Llacuna, 156-162, 08018 Barcelona
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Monday to Friday from 9 to 18 h