Job Description

Job Details
Closing Date 2023/12/15
Reference Number SHO231208-4
Job Title Production Pharmacist - Transpharm Pretoria
Job Type Permanent
Location - Country South Africa
Location - Province Gauteng
Location - Town or City Hermanstad, Pretoria
Purpose of the Job

To assist in the effective management of the warehouse and distribution functions in order to supply goods (schedule 6 medicines, high value, cytostatic and cold chain products, FMCG and CAMS lines (for human and animal use)). Management of damaged and expired stock and service to customers whilst conforming to statutory requirements (SAHPRA and SA Pharmacy Council).

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Job Category Pharmaceutical
Job Objectives

Effective Management of Pharmaceutical wholesale Production operations within legal requirements

Assist to ensure safe and effective storage and keeping of medicine or scheduled substances

Ensure that good housekeeping standards are met, as well as that occupational health and safety regulations are followed.

Assist to take corrective measures regarding deficiencies with regards to inspections

Ensure that access to warehouses are controlled

Open and close warehouse on a daily basis.

Perform call-out assistance and take corrective measures when required

Serve as a Deputy Responsible Pharmacist when needed

Ensure good housekeeping standards are met

Manage the workforce and supervisory team to ensure customer cut offs are adhered to

Collaborate with receiving, stock, dispatch and fleet department to facilitate order processing within set timelines

Schedule employees and supervisors to ensure continues production during day time processing hours

Wholistic monitoring and planning of all warehouse operations to meet predetermined production dealines

Ensure adherence to occupational health and safety regulations

Ensure correct and effective record keeping of all legally required products, purchases, sales, possessions, storage, safekeeping and returns

Accurately and timeously place orders for schedule 6 drugs when required and send to suppliers

Ensure compliance with all legal requirements regarding the issuing of schedule substances

Ensure that the quality and integrity of products stored,

returned and sold are maintained

Ensure the correct and timeous receipt, picking, packing and despatch of goods

Ensure cold chain maintenance

Ensure batch traceability

Ensure the correct handling of goods near expiry, removal and destruction of expired stock according to legal requirements

Ensure that all product complaints and customer queries are investigated, followed up, resolved and recorded within specified timelines

Ensure that medicine withdrawals or recalls are performed timeously, that batches are traceable and invoices reflect batch numbers

Ensure that goods returned to the wholesale pharmacy from the retailer and goods due to be rejected are handled as per the policies and procedures

Decide on accepting and rejecting of goods returned and ensure that necessary actions are taken

Implement cost control measures regarding breakages, spoilages, mistakes

Managing expenditure in operations department, with the DC managerxe2x80x99s guidance

Ensure accurate and timeous filing of acceptable schedule 6 order forms

Ensure good housekeeping standards are met

Ensure adherence to occupational health and safety regulations
Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist (BPharm or B.Sc. Pharm or Dip Pharm) and Registered as Pharmacist with the Pharmacy Council.

• 5 yearsxe2x80x99 experience as a pharmacist of which 2-3 years consist of Warehousing and/or Production and/or Manufacturing experience (advantageous).

• Proven history of managing large workforce over different shifts

• Internal relations management experience

• Internal company procedures and policies

• Legal and statutory requirements

• Sound understanding of Warehouse management

• Pharmaceutical knowledge

• People management

• Computer literacy

• Pharmaceutical warehousing or production background

• People management

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent numerical skills

• Ability to work well under pressure

• Analytical and reporting skills

• Strong accuracy and attention to detail skills

• Leading and Supervising

• Adhering to Principles and Values

• Applying Expertise and Technology

• Coping with Pressure and Setbacks

• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations

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