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Overview
Pill maker operators tend pill-making machines, supply materials, control material flow and monitor automated equipment used for pharmaceutical products.
In job descriptions, look for pill or tablet machines, pharmaceutical products, temperature control, valves, medication storage conditions, machine supply, protective equipment and health and safety standards.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Pill maker operators work around automated pill or tablet machines. The role focuses on feeding the machine, controlling valves, regulating temperature, watching product flow and keeping pharmaceutical materials under suitable conditions.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes pill-making machines, pharmaceutical products, temperature control, valve monitoring, machine supply, automated equipment, protective gear, medication storage conditions and health and safety standards.
Salary context
Salary context depends on production line responsibility, pharmaceutical product sensitivity, temperature and valve control, documentation duties, storage requirements, machine setup, shift pattern and how much quality checking is included.
Career paths
Paths can move toward senior machine operator, pharmaceutical production technician, packaging or inventory control, line coordination, medicine manufacturing support, quality checks or training operators on tablet equipment.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name pill or tablet machines, material feeding, valves, temperature control, automated monitoring, medication storage, protective equipment, product expiry checks and production records.
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This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
21.2Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations
Alternative labels
pillmaker operator
piling machine operative
tablet making machine tender
tablet making machine operative
pill production operative
pill production process worker
tablet production operative
pill production worker
pill maker
tablet production process worker
tablet production operator
piling machine operator
tablet making machine operator
tablet production worker
piling machine tender
pill production operator
Occupation group
Chemical products plant and machine operators (8131)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c93d58bd-3aa6-4de4-812d-010542f1dec8 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8131.17 |
| ISCO group | 8131 |
| Concept type | Occupation |