Profession pill maker operator

Pill maker operators tend the pilling machine that create pills in various sizes and shapes. They also fill the machine with necessary materials, open valves to control the flow of the materials, and regulate the temperature of the machine.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Personal protective equipment

  Types of protective materials and equipment foreseen for various types of tasks such as general or specialised cleaning activities.

• Pharmacy law

  The legal and other requirements associated with the pursuit of pharmacy activities.

• Pharmaceutical products

  The offered pharmaceutical products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.

Skills

• Maintain adequate medication storage conditions

  Maintain proper storage and security conditions for medication.

• Prepare prescription labels

  Prepare prescription labels, select the type of prescription container and attach the prescription labels to the container.

• Monitor automated machines

  Continuously check up on the automated machine's set-up and execution or make regular control rounds. If necessary, record and interpret data on the operating conditions of installations and equipment in order to identify abnormalities.

• Apply health and safety standards

  Adhere to standards of hygiene and safety established by respective authorities.

• Supply machine

  Ensure the machine is fed the necessary and adequate materials and control the placement or automatic feed and retrieval of work pieces in the machines or machine tools on the production line.

• Monitor valves

  Monitor and accordingly adjust the valves in order to allow a specific amount of liquids (such as ammonia sulfuric acid or viscous soap) or steam into the mixer or machine.

• Control temperature

  Measure and adjust temperature of a given space or object.

• Operate pill making machine

  Operate machines to create pills for medicinal purposes.

• Manage medical supply chains

  Ensure that medicines are stored in appropriate facilities and environmental conditions to ensure stability, quality and safety of the medicinal product over its shelf life, storing medicines in a safe, organised, systematic and secure manner and working with documented policies and procedures to implement an effective stock management and rotation system.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB