Job 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.

Essential Job Functions and 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.
• Performs other tasks as assigned by management.

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.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, including applicable physical and environmental requirements.

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.

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee must regularly lift or move up to 20 pounds and is frequently required to stand, walk, bend, and perform repetitive hand and arm movements. The employee is regularly required to communicate verbally and hear. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, the ability to adjust focus, and the ability to distinguish differences in color, shade, and brightness. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Work schedules and hours worked vary by location and position. The duties and responsibilities described in this job description are not a comprehensive list. Additional tasks may be assigned, and the scope of the position may change as reasonably necessary to meet business, operational, regulatory, or patient-care needs. This job description does not create a contract of employment or alter the at-will employment relationship where applicable.