Compounding Technician

The Role: Compounding Technician – Pharmaceutical 

This is a fantastic opportunity for a special person who is enthusiastic about making a difference and doing something that really matters. We are looking for a great team player, positive attitude, flexible and adaptable. You’ll welcome coaching and feedback and are always looking at ways to further develop yourself as well as the service we offer. 

A great opportunity has become available for a Compounding Technician to join our team in Christchurch facility in a Full-time permanent position, our operational hours are 08:00 am to 17:30 pm, there will be two shifts available in between those times (08:00 am to 16:30 pm and 09:00 am to 17:30 pm), with flexibility to perform overtime as required. In this role you will be responsible for the aseptic production process- manufacturing Chemotherapy, Antibiotics and Nutritional products for our hospitals and patients. This includes preparing and compounding sterile medications and solutions according to established protocols, ensuring accuracy, safety, and quality. 

Candidates who are looking to start their career in pharmaceuticals are encouraged to apply as full training will be provided.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Picking and preparing raw materials 

• Aseptically compounding (mixing) sterile solutions 

• Packing of finished units for each order including final inspection of products 

• Labelling and dispatching of prepared products 

• Ensuring documentation is completed in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) 

• Adhering to Baxter’s Standard Operating Procedures 

• Contribute to Baxter’s full inclusion and diversity culture 

• Other duties as required 

Essential skills & qualifications 

• Enjoy work that requires a high attention to detail 

• Willingness to learn new skills 

• Adapting to shift work schedules as needed 

• Providing assistance in environments with defined procedures and protocols 

• Knowledge of safety protocols and procedures to maintain a safe and efficient work environment 

• Be comfortable working within a cleanroom environment for most of your working day 

• Executing repetitive results in a consistent and accurate manner 

• Demonstrate a good understanding of basic mathematics 

• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing 

• Experience in pharmacy, manufacturing or warehousing would be an advantage 

• Tasks involve manual repetitive handling and dexterity 

• Previous manual compounding experience highly regarded 

This role is subject to the following:

• A pre -employment medical including stringent vision screening (GMP requirement), background and reference checks. 

Note: Training/orientation will require flexibility for approx. 3-5 months with shift times ranging between 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.

Why Baxter?

At Baxter ANZ, we are focused on being a Best Place to Work where our people can be their authentic self, feel valued and respected.  We are committed to a culture where all employees can collaborate and work together effectively.  Relationships are a key component in how we operate in Baxter and we share the common traits of being reliable, ethical, caring, having empathy, actively listening to our colleagues as well as being open minded to new ideas and perspectives. 

We are proud to be recognized among the top 120 companies for the seventh consecutive year as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality for delivering support structures for working families; stronger actions to address pay inequalities; and strategic recruitment and promotion practices that help to encourage the full participation of women at work. We are also pleased to be the winner of the 2021 & 2019 Women in MedTech Champion Company Award.   

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by law.