Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technologist

The global pharmaceuticals market is rapidly increasing and is expected to reach $1170 billion in 2021*, assuring a promising career outlook for aspiring Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technologists. If you are precise, good at following instructions, and have a knack for operating equipment, consider career training for this expanding field.

As a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technologist, you would be responsible for the oversight, production, documentation, and quality control for making pharmaceutical drugs. It would be up to you to create and follow strict processes when producing dose-sensitive medication. Maintaining good manufacturing practices, troubleshooting equipment, and ensuring sanitary conditions are also a big part of this role.

The best way to see if Oxford College is the right fit for you is to come in and visit the school. You can tour our facilities, and meet with both students and instructors.

Become Qualified in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology

The pharmaceutical sector is exploding, with demand for skilled labour never being higher. So much so that employers are coming straight to Oxford College’s program to recruit our graduates.

Oxford College’s intensive Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technologist program is specifically designed to bring you complete, hands-on training. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of pharmaceutical drug development and manufacturing.

During the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technologist program, you’ll learn how to:

• Operate electronic or computerized control panels from a central control room to monitor and optimize physical and chemical processes for several processing units
• Control processes start-up, shutdown, and troubleshooting
• Monitor outside process equipment
• Adjust equipment, valves, pumps, and controls, and process equipment
• Authorize or co-sign maintenance work orders
• Shut down, isolate, and prepare process units or production equipment for maintenance
• Sample products, perform tests, record data, carry out statistical process control on process operations, and write production logs
• Develop operator procedures for normal operation, start-up, or shutdown of unit
• Participate in safety audits and programs, and provide emergency response when required
• Ensure adherence to safety and environmental regulations

You may also be called upon to rotate between different processing units during shift cycles as well as train other workers and co-lead with supervisory responsibilities.

Train on State-of-the-Art Facilities (Yes, Really!)

The term “state-of-the-art” gets thrown around a lot, but we really mean it! Our modern facilities are truly clinical-grade. Here, you’ll train on laboratory equipment, the same technology you’ll encounter when you enter the field. Learning in a professional environment on this machinery gives you the first-hand experience and confidence that you need to excel when you enter an actual workplace lab.

Countless Career Opportunities

Graduates are employed in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical devices, food, cosmetics, natural product, and nutraceutical industries.

Upon completion of the program, you may find employment as:

• Pharmaceutical Production Technician
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technician
• Process Validation Technician
• Compounding Technician