Senior Compounding Unit Operator

The Compounding Unit Senior Operator is a position where quality truly matters — every action directly impacts patient safety, product integrity and regulatory compliance. As a senior operator, you will be instrumental in maintaining aseptic standards, ensuring uninterrupted production flow, and supporting both colleagues and supervisors to deliver medicines that patients rely on every single day.

This role is essential to keeping the compounding unit running safely, efficiently and compliantly, while also driving continuous improvement and setting the standard for GMP and aseptic practice across the team.

What you’ll be doing:

• Preparing, assembling and aseptically manufacturing medicinal products in line with GMP and departmental procedures.
• Generating and checking batch manufacturing and packing records, formulations and labels to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Leading by example on aseptic technique, carrying out in‑person observation, coaching and feedback to maintain the highest standards.
• Ensuring a constant, uninterrupted flow of product through the cleanroom environment.
• Supporting planning and organisation of prescriptions and operators alongside supervisors and senior operators.
• Deputising for Production Supervisors when required, helping to keep operations running smoothly.
• Managing stock availability, ordering materials, and resolving discrepancies efficiently.
• Completing documentation clearly, accurately and in real time.
• Supporting SOP training, suggesting improvements to quality and productivity.
• Contributing to audits, Gemba walks, 5S activities, NCRs and CAPAs.
• Monitoring environmental conditions and supporting validation activities.

Who we’re looking for:

• Proven experience working in a regulated production or GMP environment.
• Hands-on aseptic manufacturing or preparation experience.
• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to “right first time” working.
• Confident working independently while also supporting and guiding others.
• Organised, proactive and comfortable taking ownership in a senior role.
• Experience in pharmaceutical or hospital pharmacy settings is desirable.
• GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician or equivalent GMP experience is desirable.

What’s in it for you:

• A critical, highly trusted role with real impact on patient outcomes.
• The opportunity to act as a technical and quality role model within the compounding unit.
• Regular involvement in continuous improvement and operational decision‑making.
• Exposure to leadership responsibilities, including deputising and mentoring.
• A chance to further develop your GMP, aseptic and leadership expertise.
• Being part of a team driven by patient safety, quality and professional pride.

At Sciensus, we are committed to developing and engaging a diverse workforce representative of the customers and communities we serve, to maintain our status as a leader in pharma services and deliver to the best possible health outcomes for patients.