Manufacturing/Production Background
Potential Job Roles and Salaries
What kind of roles would I be suitable for in the pharma industry based on my manufacturing/production background?
If you have a MANUFACTURING/PRODUCTION background, you could retrain to perform the SAME or SIMILAR job within the pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing industry.
Here are some of the typical roles and the expected salaries:
Process Technician
Operates equipment, monitors processes and documents results in strict adherence to protocols. They are involved in all stages of the manufacturing process and in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, their role often occurs within a clean-room environment.
Some companies might call this role:
- Chemical Process Technician
- BioProcess Technician
- Cleanroom Operator
- Starting Salary: €30,000 to €35,000
- After 2 Years: €35,000 to €40,000
- After 5 Years: €40,000 to €50,000
- Starting Salary: $37,480
- After 2 Years: $46,850
- After 5 Years: $56,220
Manufacturing Technician
Work in a discrete manufacturing environment, run and maintain factory equipment and assembly processes, monitor and check the product quality and document results in strict adherence to protocols.
Some companies might call this role:
- Manufacturing Operator
- Production Operator
- Production Technician
- Assembler
- Starting Salary: €30,000 to €35,000
- After 2 Years: €35,000 to €40,000
- After 5 Years: €40,000 to €50,000
- Starting Salary: $24,728
- After 2 Years: $30,910
- After 5 Years: $37,092
Packaging Operator
Responsible for taking the finished product of a manufacturing process and ensuring that it is packaged in line with company and industry standards, making it ready for sale or distribution.
Some companies might call this role:
- Packaging Technician
- Starting Salary: €28,000 to €32,000
- After 2 Years: €32,000 to €38,000
- After 5 Years: €38,000 to €42,000
- Starting Salary: $24,728
- After 2 Years: $30,910
- After 5 Years: $37,092
And with a few years experience,
Production Supervisor
Directly responsible for overseeing and organising the equipment, staff and processes on a production floor. They will oversee scheduling and routine production activities as well as acting as first-line troubleshooting should problems arise.
Some companies might call this role:
- Process Supervisor
- Manufacturing Supervisor
- Starting Salary: €44,640
- After 2 Years: €55,800
- After 5 Years: €66,960
- Average US Salary: $55,800
What Courses do I Need to Take?
STEP 1: Take our 15-Week Online Conversion Course into Pharma Manufacturing to retrain for the above Manufacturing Roles within the Pharma Industry such as;
- Process Technician Some companies call this role: Chemical Process Technician, BioProcess Technician
- Manufacturing Technician, Some companies call this role: Production Technician Manufacturing Operator, Production Operator
- Packaging Operators, Some companies call this role: Packaging Technician
STEP 2: Then take our award-winning Certificate in eBioPharmachem (DT 698) program to get a university qualification and get better jobs with a higher salary. Typical Roles;
And with a few years experience:
Available Jobs
Irish Pharmaceutical Jobs Board
Check out the Irelands largest pharma jobs board and see what manufacturing/production jobs are available.
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UK Pharma Jobs Board
Check out the UK’s largest jobs board focused exclusively on the pharmaceutical and medical device sector and see what jobs are available.
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References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#15-0000 - Career Builder
https://www.careerbuilder.com/insights
Salaries calculated as 80%, 100% and 120% of BLS averages.