• TGA licenced sterile pharmaceutical facility
• Successful and growing business
• Permanent full-time role

Slade Health is a provider of sterile compounding services from its TGA licenced manufacturing facilities based in South Australia, Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales and New Zealand.  As a well-established and respected industry name, Slade has been producing aseptically compounded pharmaceutical products including chemotherapy, analgesic, nutrition and antibiotic drugs for use by patients in hospitals for over 50 years.

Our focus on quality, service and productivity has enabled opportunities for Slade to expand significantly.  This is evidenced by our first international facility opening in New Zealand and most recently, the opening of our new facility in Woodville.

The role of Facilities & Maintenance Coordinator has overall responsibility for the management and coordination of all site-based preventative and breakdown maintenance programs and ensuring this sterile manufacturing facility remains in an operational and compliant state. This role may also be required to provide facility and maintenance support after hours and will have a very strong focus on quality and compliance.

You will be responsible for overseeing the building management, mechanical, electrical, fire, security and environmental monitoring systems.

You will exhibit a strong understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice and be familiar with requirements of change management, quality risk management and good documentation practices.

The role requires flexibility to schedule maintenance works around operational hours and does require attendance to out of hours’ excursions as required. Working days include Saturdays as a standard day, with the flexibility to choose the non-working weekday in consultation with the ANZ Facilities Engineer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure all engineering activities are performed in accordance with requirement of the Quality Management System, regulation and policies
• Manage general facility and systems
• Maintain the plant and equipment register
• Plan, organise, schedule and supervise contractors performing preventative maintenance, certifications and calibrations on systems and the general facility
• Diagnose and attend to breakdown maintenance to maintain facility uptime; perseverance in attending to breakdowns in order to minimise downtime
• Attend to day to day ad hoc repairs
• Identify improvement opportunities to facilitate productivity gains
• Attendance to out of hours’ excursions

What we are looking for: 

• Diploma or degree in technical field including, but not limited to mechanical or electrical
• Demonstrated knowledge of the requirements of Code of cGMP
• 5+ years of industry experience, preferably in Pharmaceutical sterile manufacturing
• Knowledge of cleanrooms, HVAC and electrical systems
• Experience in change management, quality risk management and good documentation practices
• Ability to communicate and negotiate effectively
• Advanced computer literacy combined with sound keyboarding skills
• Electrical licence would be considered favourably but is not essential.

How to apply:
Have you ticked all of the above boxes? Are you ready for a new challenge? If you think you have the qualities we are looking for, then we want to hear from you! Please apply by clicking on the Apply link below – a covering letter and resume must be attached.

Further information on our business can be found on our website www.sladehealth.com.au