Pharma Production Technician
Also known as: Production Operator (Pharma) · Technical Assistant – Production
Operates and records manufacturing steps for tablets, capsules, liquids or injectables in a pharma plant.
Starting salary: not added yet.
What you’d do
A pharma production technician runs and records the steps that turn raw materials into medicines — mixing, granulating, compressing, filling and packing. Pharmaceutical manufacturing plants hire them, typically in shift work. Every step follows written procedures and good manufacturing practice (GMP) rules.
- Run granulation, compression or filling machines
- Follow batch manufacturing records
- Maintain clean-room and GMP practices
- Record in-process checks
How you get in
Freshers usually join through walk-in or campus drives at pharma plants as a trainee or production operator, with GMP and machine training on the job. Plants are often in industrial clusters, so relocation may be needed.
Salary in India
Salary data isn’t added for this role yet. When it is, every figure points to its source.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Operating production equipment
- Following SOPs and batch records
- GMP and clean-room discipline
- In-process quality checks
- Shift and safety practices
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition3
How many graduates enter each year?
D.Pharm graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field3
Is it diverse?
Share of women among D.Pharm graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Common next roles: senior operator, shift supervisor, or moves to packing or quality roles.
- Shift work, including nights, is common in plants.
- A B.Pharm through lateral entry can open officer-level roles later.
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