Senior Dispensary Technician - £Competitive

Shift details: Late shift, 9DF, 2pm-10.30pm (Mon-Thurs), every other Friday 12pm-8.30pm

Based at our Skipton, North Yorkshire manufacturing site.

We are Dechra a growing, global specialist within the world of veterinary pharmaceuticals. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high-quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide.

The role

To manage the workflow through the dispensary, conducting and coordinating dispensary activities to ensure tasks are completed safely, to a high-quality standard on time to the plan.

•Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for day-to-day dispensing operations within the department.

•Support dispensing process across paperwork, picking, dispensing, and Oracle, ensuring adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards.

•Support and guide the team. Make routine decisions regarding safety and GMP, notifying the Manufacturing Supervisor or Manager, as a matter of urgency, if there has been any serious failure of safety or GMP which could affect staff safety or product quality.

•Train technicians on procedures, best practices, and GMP expectations.

•Deliver shift briefings and ensure effective communication both ways with the shopfloor.

•Advocate on shopfloor for employee engagement and people plan initiatives to create a positive working culture.

•Support onboarding of new team members.

•Promote and uphold site safety culture — actively participate in safety walks, risk assessments, and incident reviews.

•Ensure all dispensing activities are performed in accordance with EHS policies and permit conditions.

•Drive strong housekeeping standards to maintain a safe working environment.

•Ensure team’s adherence to risk assessments and input to updates where required.

•Promote active participation in hazard identification and resolution of open hazards.

•Prepare and review batch documentation, logbooks, and electronic records to ensure data integrity.

•Assisting in updating and completion of GMP documentation such as SOP’s and BMR’S.

•Escalate any non-conformances whilst ensuring they are documented appropriately and contributing to the investigation where required.

•Drive right first time (RFT) execution through technician coaching and real-time support on the shop floor.

•Review dispensary telemetry alarms and escalate issues to supervisor.

•Troubleshoot equipment issues to minimize downtime and maintain schedule adherence.

•Support plan delivery through effective resource and process management,

KPIs

•RFT and deviation closure rates.

•Compliance with GMP and EHS standards.

•Plan schedule adherence.

•Training completion and competency verification.

You

Essential

• Experience of low to medium volume production, manual/semi-automated processes.

• Good knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety compliance.

• Proven industry experience from a highly regulated GMP production facility,

• A working knowledge and practical experience of pharmaceutical manufacture and ability to manage time and workload effectively.

• Ability to communicate effectively, both within the production team and cross functionally.

Desirable

• Knowledge of computerised systems such as Oracle.

• Proven ability to lead projects and teams.

Reward

•Competitive basic salary depending on the shift

•Free onsite parking

•Average 36 hour working week

•22 days annual holiday + Bank Holidays

•Option to buy a week’s holiday each year

•8% Employer Pension Contribution

We look forward to receiving your application.