Categories: Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Animal Health

Job Description

Senior Production Technician

• Permanent, full-time role with competitive remuneration and benefits
• Location: Wellington, Upper Hutt, New Zealand, based on-site with a supportive, collaborative team
• Career growth: Expand your expertise in a growing, successful industry
• Professional development: Gain valuable experience in a dynamic, evolving role

Join our Animal Health manufacturing team as a Senior Production Technician. In this role, you’ll work on the filling line as a gown-validated operator in a graded environment, ensuring the highest standards of safety and quality.

What You Will Do

Responsibilities include, however not limited to:

• Operate and monitor filling line equipment performing aseptic tasks ensuring product safety and compliance
• Work as a gown-validated operator in a graded environment
• Maintain accurate documentation in line with Good Documentation Practice (GDP)
• Support production schedules and continuous improvement initiatives
• Identify and implement process improvements
• Review and update technical documents and act as owner for complex deviation events

What You Must have

• Experience in a highly regulated manufacturing environment (GMP or pharmaceutical manufacturing experience preferred)
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow strict protocols
• Comfortable with the physical demands of aseptic gowning and material handling
• Strong team player with excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills

What You Can Expect 

• Work autonomously whilst being supported, encouraged and being part of a trusted Global leading Animal Health organisation
• Competitive remuneration and benefits
• Professional development and career progression
• Work in a collaborative, supportive team
• Flexibility and opening doors to other opportunities and skillsets

Apply today and help us deliver safe, high-quality products that make a difference.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Required Skills:

Accountability, Animal Biotechnology, Chemistry, Cleanroom Gowning, Computer Literacy, Customer Loyalty, GMP Compliance, GMP Documentation, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Manufacturing Environments, Master Batch Records, Mechanical Equipment Maintenance, Operations Management, Project Documentation, Safety Compliance, Teamwork, Technical Writing, Veterinary Medicine

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

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Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

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Job Posting End Date:

02/20/2026

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