Pharmacy Production Technician

Description

The Pharmacy Production Technician performs core medication production activities across filling, pre-pack, tote, and related workflows to ensure medications are prepared, tracked, packaged, and staged accurately for pharmacist verification and delivery. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Print medication labels and match them to prescription orders. 
• Fill and hand-pack medications according to procedures and safety standards. 
• Submit prepared medications for pharmacist verification and quality assurance. 
• Operate approved pre-pack automation and monitor packaging accuracy. 
• Troubleshoot routine equipment issues within established authority and escalate as needed. 
• Verify, scan, tote, and stage medications in the correct facility receptacles and delivery sequence. 
• Maintain organized workstations, replenish supplies, and support production targets. 

Requirements

 Basic Qualifications:

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent capability. 
• Pharmacy technician registration, license, or authorization as required by the work location. 
• Ability to accurately handle, prepare, label, document, and track medications within established technician scope and procedures. 
• Working proficiency with pharmacy systems/technology and basic medication-related math. 
• Strong attention to detail, communication, prioritization, and ability to work in a fast-paced pharmacy environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1–3 years of pharmacy technician, medication-production, or comparable regulated-work experience. 
• PTCB/CPhT certification where not required. 
• Long-term care, closed-door, institutional, or high-volume pharmacy experience. 
• Automated packaging, blister-card, tote, or high-volume closed-door pharmacy experience.