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Production Pharmacist
About this role
A production pharmacist role based in Lagos for Aquatix Pharmaceutical Industry. The position involves supervising daily pharmaceutical manufacturing activities, ensuring operations follow approved SOPs, batch instructions and GMP standards. The role requires collaboration with Quality Assurance and Quality Control to maintain product quality, manage documentation, and address production deviations. It targets a registered pharmacist with GMP knowledge and practical experience in core manufacturing processes. The employer is a Nigeria-based pharmaceutical company operating from Ikeja, Lagos, serving the Nigerian market since 2008.
What you would do
- Supervise daily manufacturing activities according to approved production schedules.
- Ensure operations follow SOPs, batch manufacturing instructions and GMP requirements.
- Monitor processes such as dispensing, granulation, drying, milling, compression, coating, capsule filling and packing.
- Check line clearance and equipment cleanliness before production starts.
- Review production documentation including BMRs, equipment logs and cleaning records.
- Collaborate with QA and QC to ensure product quality during production.
- Identify, handle and document raw materials, packaging materials and finished products.
- Investigate production deviations and implement corrective actions with relevant departments.
- Ensure safety, hygiene and environmental compliance in the production area.
- Prepare production reports and escalate operational challenges to the Production Manager.
What they are asking for
- Bachelor of Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy from a recognised institution.
- Registered with the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria and hold a valid practising licence.
- Good knowledge of GMP and pharmaceutical manufacturing procedures.
- Practical experience in granulation, tablet compression, coating, capsule filling or pharmaceutical packing.
- Familiarity with SOPs, BMRs and BPRs; understanding of in-process quality control and line clearance.
- Ability to identify, report and document production deviations and non-conformances.
- Good communication, organisational, problem-solving and team-management skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
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