Pharmaceutical Packaging Technician

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions® is a global, award-winning insourcing solution. We place our skilled team directly at the client site, managing operations seamlessly and eliminating complexities. We ensure a strategic, long-term service commitment that delivers value directly at the client’ site, utilising their facilities, equipment, and methodologies, while maintaining the same service, expertise, and cGMP compliance available at the Eurofins facility. If you're an employee seeking an exceptional career journey, Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions® is your gateway to a future where innovation, collaboration, and success converge. Join us in a world where excellence knows no boundaries!

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This is a fulltime, permanent position working 35 hours per week either of the below Shift Patterns:

Shift Pattern 1: Monday – Thursday 07:00 – 15:00 & Friday 07:00 – 12:00.

Shift Pattern 2: Monday – Thursday 08:30 – 16:45 & Friday 08:30 – 12:30.

As an Pharmaceutical Packaging Technician you will support the Clinical Supplies Operation (CSO) Packaging team and work in close collaboration with Quality and EHS as required.

Job Responsibilities that you be covering:

• As a Packaging Technician, you will perform start up, operation, and close down of primary, secondary, and clinical kit production activities in accordance with approved SOPs, ensuring all equipment and rooms meet required cleanliness and compliance standards.
• You will construct clinical trial kits in line with strict protocols, maintaining blinding integrity, carrying out in process checks, and supporting equipment set up, strip down, and cleaning.
• You will be responsible for accurately documenting data through electronic batch records, equipment logs, and other controlled documents, while supporting the maintenance of GMP compliant processes across packaging and labelling operations.
• You will liaise with client representatives and Quality teams, addressing queries, confirming product and label accountability, and supporting audits, system testing, and validation activities.
• You will monitor and control production processes and equipment, undertake basic troubleshooting, escalate issues appropriately, and ensure adherence to regulatory and client standards.
• You will work flexibly across multiple packaging operations, stay up to date with process or regulatory changes, revise SOPs when needed, and contribute ideas that support continuous improvement.

 

What skills, qualifications and experiences you will hold as an Pharmaceutical Packaging Technician:

• To succeed in this role, you will have previous experience working as a Packaging Technician within a regulated pharmaceutical environment, with relevant experience considered in lieu of formal qualifications.
• You will have a sound understanding of pharmaceutical packaging processes, strong knowledge of blinding principles, and clear awareness of regulatory expectations for clinical trial materials.
• You will have proven experience constructing clinical trial kits, maintaining blinding integrity, and supporting packaging operations in line with GMP requirements.
• You will be experienced in working within a GMP environment, completing documentation accurately, troubleshooting operational or process issues, and supporting regulatory or client audits.
• You will be capable of working with electronic systems such as SAP, temperature monitoring systems, and electronic batch records, as well as standard MS Office applications.
• You will also be flexible in your approach, able to switch priorities at short notice, communicate effectively with colleagues and clients, and motivated to contribute ideas that improve existing processes

Additional information

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

• Being part of a Reward and Recognition Scheme, recognising great work across our teams.
• Holiday entitlement increases with service.
• The option to opt into our Health Cash Plan, designed to help look after your everyday health and wellbeing. This allows you to claim back the cost of routine healthcare expenses such as dental check-ups, eye tests, glasses or contact lenses and other everyday medical treatments.
• Life Assurance from day one, providing cover of four times your annual salary.
• Automatic enrolment into our Company Pension Plan after three months (with the flexibility to opt out if you choose)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, offering 24/7 confidential support for both personal and work-related matters.
• Being able to register your interest in volunteering days, which are designed to support employees who wish to do voluntary work during working hours as part of a wider strategy to contribute positively to the local community.
• Free on-site car parking.
• The opportunity to explore worldwide opportunities.
• Everyone who joins our team also gets access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether its supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday – there’s something to suit everyone’s lifestyle.

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths.

Your data

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We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

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