Dispensary Technician, Earlies

Vacancies

Dispensary Technician, Earlies

Early shift, 0530 - 1400 hrs, Mon-Fri (with every second Friday off)

Site-based, Skipton

Dechra are a growing, global specialist within the world of veterinary pharmaceuticals. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high-quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide. It's a great time to join our modern Skipton facility, and further investment for the Skipton site means that we're in an exciting period of positive change for the business.

Here at Dechra, our values are embedded within our culture and thrive within our family of almost 2000 colleagues globally. From manufacturing to marketing, (D) edication, (E) njoyment, (C) ourage, (H) onesty, (R) elationships and (A) mbition are at the heart of our everyday operations and the way we do business.

We provide veterinary professionals with the tools to support the welfare of animals worldwide. A true career with real purpose, that's something you can proudly shout about.

We work across a 9-day fortnight at our Skipton site. This means every second Friday will be your day off, allowing for those longer weekends so you can spend more time with family and friends, offering a great work-life balance.

We also care deeply about our employees, you'll have full access to our Employee Assistance programme (EAP) which ensures you have confidential emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support 24/7 365. This ensures that you are well-equipped to deal with life's many challenges. In addition to this, we also offer:

• Healthcare Cash plan (covers the cost of dental, prescriptions, therapies)
• Headspace App (positive mental wellbeing app, up to 5 users per account)
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discount on pet food
• Free fruit on Mondays
• Free on-site parking (including free electric charging)
• 22.5 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Option to buy a week's holiday each year
• 8% Employer pension contribution

As a Dispensary Technician, you'll play a vital role in achieving planned production for the site on a daily basis. You're at the very start of the production process, dispensing raw materials, both solid dose and liquid format, allowing the rest of Manufacturing to have what they need to create the products for our vets and pets.

Think of it like baking a cake, you're following a set recipe of work instructions and what we call standard operating procedures or SOPs. The raw materials are the ingredients, and we need to make sure they're the correct weight, volume, etc.

We work to a high standard and in what we call 'Right First Time' culture. If we get things wrong at the start of the process, then everything else after is negatively impacted, so it's key that we don't deviate or go out of process. The Dispensary Team sit within the Manufacturing arm of the Skipton site and is located within our goods‑in warehouse.

You'll be joining a team of 6, including 2 senior staff members. Working in teams of two, you'll be tasked with initial prep of the dispensing bay, which includes full clean downs to ensure the equipment is fit for purpose.

You will work from batch documentation, picking anywhere from 5 to 20 different raw materials. Weighing out specific amounts for various types of batches and dispensing, safely securing solid dose and liquid form materials in tamper‑proof cages, ready for manufacturing to use ahead of their shift.

Some of the raw materials used to create our products can be hazardous, so you'll need to be comfortable wearing the correct PPE, which includes full overalls/suit, air hood and filtration pack.

You will be required to cross‑check your colleagues' work and vice versa to ensure a 'Right First Time' approach is consistently achieved. We have digital processes in some areas of the business, but still have a lot of paper‑based manual processes when it comes to batch documentation. Attention to detail and confidence to raise any issues or concerns are a key part of what makes this function run smoothly.