
Validation Technician
- Epping, Cape Town
- Permanent
- Part-time
Validation Technician for our Engineering Department.Overview
- The Validation Technician plays a critical role in supporting the Validation Department by ensuring equipment qualifications are executed, documented, and maintained in compliance with regulatory and company standards.
- This position involves both technical and administrative responsibilities across various validation activities.
- To provide technical support and control for the Validation Section responsible for equipment qualifications.
- Subordinate to validation engineers
- Draft, complete, capture, and file/archive qualification documentation.
- Maintain various engineering and validation qualification related databases.
- Liaising and co-ordinating with various departments, suppliers, and external contracts regarding validation qualification activities.
- Witness / execute qualification trials/tests (IQ/OQ/PQ/ FAT/SAT etc.), including environmental monitoring.
- Generate qualification reports, maintain qualification matrices/ execution plans and contribute to project tracking and status updates
- Assist with closure of equipment change controls relating to projects worked on.
- Prepare validation qualification documentation for audits, internal and external
- Perform an administrative function when required
- N-Dip Engineering (Mechanical or Chemical Engineering).
- 1-3 years’ experience in cGMP environment preferably pharma industry.
- Technical experience would be an advantage, in chemical processing equipment and systems and in mechanical equipment/systems (reactors, heat exchangers, dryers, centrifuges, CIP systems, etc.).
- Excellent verbal & written communication skills.
- Must have the ability to work under pressure.
- Must be numerate and show attention to accuracy.
- Good organizational skills hands-on and honest.
- Good interpersonal and people skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft office and excel.
- Ability to work at heights and confined spaces.
- Proficient report writing skills.
- Technically minded individual.