# Blister Machine Operator and Technician

- **Employer**: Dizpharm Nigeria Limited (NAFDAC-certified pharmaceutical manufacturer, founded 1986)
- **Location**: KM 10, Ibusa-Asaba Expressway, Ibusa, Delta State, Nigeria
- **Employment type**: Full-time
- **Department**: Manufacturing & Engineering
- **Status**: Open — accepting applications
- **Apply**: email your CV to recruitment@dizpharm.org with the role title in the subject line
- **URL**: https://www.dizpharm.org/careers/blister-machine-operator-technician

Dizpharm Nigeria Limited runs automated tablet, capsule and packaging lines at its NAFDAC-certified plant in Ibusa, Delta State. We need a Blister Machine Operator and Technician who can both run the blister packaging line day to day and keep it mechanically healthy — minimising downtime and reject rates while holding GMP standards.

## Responsibilities

- Set up, operate and changeover blister packaging machines for different products and pack sizes.
- Carry out routine and preventive maintenance, lubrication and minor mechanical/electrical repairs on the line.
- Diagnose and fix faults quickly to keep downtime and reject rates low.
- Monitor pack quality — sealing, foil/film registration, batch coding and fill accuracy — throughout each run.
- Maintain line clearance, cleaning and GMP documentation for every batch.
- Manage the changeover of forming film, lidding foil and tooling, and track spares and consumables.
- Work with the production pharmacist and engineers to plan maintenance and changeovers.
- Follow all safety, hygiene and good-documentation procedures on the floor.

## Requirements

- Hands-on experience operating and maintaining blister, sachet or comparable packaging machines.
- Practical mechanical and basic electrical troubleshooting ability.
- OND, Trade Test, SSCE (technical) or equivalent practical training.
- Understanding of, or willingness to learn, GMP and clean-room discipline.
- Reliability, attention to detail and the ability to work shifts.
- Willingness to be based in or relocate to the Ibusa / Asaba axis of Delta State.

## Nice to have

- Experience in a pharmaceutical or food/beverage manufacturing plant.
- Familiarity with specific blister-pack machine brands and their tooling.
- Basic pneumatics and PLC awareness.

## What we offer

- A steady, skilled role in an established manufacturing plant.
- Hands-on technical work with real ownership of the line’s uptime.
- On-the-job GMP training and a path to senior technician roles.
- Competitive pay commensurate with experience.

## Questions & answers

**Who is this role for?**

This role suits a practical, mechanically-minded operator-technician who enjoys both running a packaging line and keeping it healthy — reliable on shifts, quick at troubleshooting, and comfortable with (or eager to learn) GMP and clean-room discipline.

**What qualifications and experience do I need?**

OND/Trade Test/SSCE with a technical bias, or equivalent hands-on experience with packaging or processing machinery. Hands-on experience operating and maintaining blister, sachet or similar automated packaging machinery in a manufacturing plant.

**Where is the role based? Is it remote?**

This is a full-time, on-site role at Dizpharm’s plant at KM 10, Ibusa-Asaba Expressway, Ibusa, Delta State, Nigeria. It is not a remote position — you’ll need to be based on the Ibusa/Asaba axis of Delta State or willing to relocate.

**What is the pay range for this role?**

Dizpharm offers a competitive salary for this role, benchmarked against pay for comparable pharmaceutical-manufacturing roles in Delta State and the wider Nigerian market and scaled to your qualifications and years of experience. Exact figures are discussed at the interview and offer stage.

**How do I apply?**

Email your CV to recruitment@dizpharm.org with “Blister Machine Operator and Technician” in the subject line. Include your phone number and current location. Shortlisted candidates are contacted directly.


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