Manufacturing Technician in Skipton

Early shift 5.30 am - 2.00 pm, Monday - Friday, with every other Friday off.

Based at our Skipton, North Yorkshire manufacturing site.

A little about us: Dechra is a growing, global specialist in veterinary pharmaceuticals. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high-quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide. It’s a great time to join our modern Skipton facility, and further investment for the Skipton site means that we’re in an exciting period of positive change for the business.

Here at Dechra, our values are embedded within our culture and thrive within our family of almost 2000 colleagues globally. From manufacturing to marketing, (D)edication, (E)njoyment, (C)ourage, (H)onesty, (R)elationships and (A)mbition are at the heart of our everyday operations and the way we do business.

So, what will you be doing? This role has a broad and varied remit, and the successful candidate will have responsibility for duties including:

• Manufacture products to a high standard, ensuring they meet the set GMP standards and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Ensure compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Attend and comply with any planned in-house training or on-the-job training.
• Capable and willing to train others in the team.
• To ensure the efficient and safe use of plant and equipment.
• To keep strictly to manufacturing methods as laid down in the documentation and raise any issues or errors with the Manufacturing Supervisors or Manager.
• To ensure all equipment is clean and maintained in good working order, and where deficiencies are found, escalating to a supervisor.
• Maintain the highest standards of housekeeping, cleanliness and personal hygiene within the department.
• To notify the Manufacturing Manager, Supervisor or Senior Manufacturing Technicians, as a matter of urgency, if there has been any serious failure of safety or GMP which could affect staff safety, product quality or operational efficiency.
• To identify any issues, attempt to resolve them and escalate if they cannot be resolved.
• To support Operational Excellence incentives to drive and improve efficiency.

What makes you awesome: A self-motivated, enthusiastic individual who can work well within a team environment performing manufacturing activities, including the operation and cleaning of equipment, whilst being able to complete associated documentation accurately and promptly, in line with strict procedures. A person with a positive attitude who can constructively challenge others as well as give and receive feedback respectfully and professionally, whilst demonstrating the Dechra values.

Essential:

• Good knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety compliance.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both peers and senior members of staff.
• Ability to work in a manual role with good dexterity.
• A positive attitude.
• Local to our Skipton site.

Desirable:

• Experience in low to medium volume manufacturing/packaging, manual/semi-automated manufacturing processes.
• Proven industry experience from a highly regulated GMP manufacturing/packing facility, either from the Pharmaceutical or similarly regulated industry/environment.
• A working knowledge and practical experience of pharmaceutical manufacture, continuous improvement activities and the ability to manage time and workload effectively.

Why you’ll love it here: We provide veterinary professionals with the tools to support the welfare of animals worldwide. A true career with real purpose, that’s something you can proudly shout about.

We work across a 9-day fortnight at our Skipton site. This means every second Friday will be your day off, allowing for those longer weekends so you can spend more time with family and friends, offering a great work-life balance.

We also care deeply about our employees, you’ll have full access to our Employee Assistance programme (EAP) which ensures you have confidential emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support 24/7 365. This ensures that you are well-equipped to deal with life’s many challenges. In addition to this, we also offer:

• Healthcare Cash plan (covers the cost of dental, prescriptions, therapies).
• Headspace App (positive mental wellbeing app, up to 5 users per account).
• Discounted Gym Membership.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discount on pet food.
• Free fruit on Mondays.
• Free on-site parking (including free electric charging).
• 22.5 days annual leave + Bank Holidays.
• Option to buy a week’s holiday each year.
• 8% Employer pension contribution.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Our Recruitment Process: We understand applying for roles isn’t always a great experience! From this point, we want you to have a positive experience with our recruitment process. We will review your application and CV and notify you promptly if you will be progressing to the next stage. If you are selected, we will arrange a brief informal call to discuss the role.

If, after that call, both agree the position is a good match, we will arrange a face-to-face interview at our Skipton site, at the earliest mutually convenient date and time. We will provide you with speedy feedback following your interview.

All applications received are reviewed by our internal talent acquisition team, and we will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. Should you not hear back from us within 28 days, please don’t be too disappointed - we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies which may be suitable, and we encourage you to keep an eye on our careers site.