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Saoka David Mmutlana

Production Pharmacist
Johannesburg

Summary

Offering strong foundation in pharmaceutical sciences and passion for learning and developing in production environment. Brings understanding of GMP guidelines and quality control processes. Ready to use and develop skills in pharmaceutical production and quality assurance for Production Pharmacist role.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Production Pharmacist

SunPharma Pharmaceutical industries Ltd
JOHANNESBURG
08.2024 - 02.2025
  • Weighing and verification of raw materials
  • Line clearance and line opening for production of pharmaceutical product
  • Monitoring of scheduled substances
  • Ensuring compliance with GXP in the production area
  • Daily planning of production activities
  • Daily update of production outputs to management
  • Managed a team of technicians responsible for executing daily production tasks efficiently and effectively.
  • Optimized inventory management strategies, reducing waste and ensuring timely delivery of raw materials for production needs.
  • Coordinated with supply chain partners to ensure uninterrupted availability of critical materials required for the manufacturing process.
  • Reviewed batch records for accuracy and completeness before releasing products for distribution, maintaining a high level of accountability throughout the entire process lifecycle.

Community Service Pharmacist (Shift Worker)

St Ritas Hospital Pharmacy
05.2023 - 04.2024
  • Responsible for outreach programmes to fourteen clinics for control and issuing of emergency orders for medicines.
  • Ensuring availability of medicines in clinics by issuing orders to depot
  • Ensuring compliance of clinics with Good pharmacy practice
  • Analysing, issuing and preparations of prescribed medicines to patients
  • Issuing of emergency ordered medicines to wards
  • Issuing of high scheduled (Schedule 5 and 6) medicines to the wards on an emergency basis
  • Counselling of patients on the proper use of medicines and a healthy lifestyle

Pharmacist Intern

Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital Pharmacy
01.2022 - 01.2023
  • Outpatient dispensary
  • Analyzing, preparing and issuing of prescribed medicines to patients
  • Ordering of schedule medicines from the store room
  • Store room
  • Capturing and issuing of orders from other sections
  • Ordering, receiving and capturing of received stock from suppliers
  • Issuing of medicines to the wards
  • Appeared as guest speaker at a radio station to commemorate pharmacy month.
  • Guest speaker at a pharmacy event in the hospital to speak about gender based violence
  • Worked as part of team of pharmacy interns.

Education

Grade 12 - Biology, Geography, Mathematics, Physical science, Afrikaans, English, Sepedi

Kopano Senior Secondary School
01.2006 - 12.2006

Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry and Microbiology

University of The Witwatersrand
Johannesburg
01.2009 - 01.2012

Bachelor of Pharmacy - undefined

Tshwane University of Technology

Quality assurance in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry certificate - undefined

North-West university

Skills

  • Decision making

  • Problem solving skills

  • Communication skills

  • Strong analytical skills

  • Leadership skills

First Names

Saoka David

Personal Information

  • Ethnicity: Black
  • Health Status: Good
  • Criminal Record: None
  • Date of Birth: 06/13/88
  • Gender: Male
  • Driving License: Yes (Code 10)
  • Marital Status: Single

References

Name   Ms Lebogang Phasha

Relationship Manager at St Ritas hospital pharmacy

Contacts   082 576 2834


Name   Emmanuel Mudau

Relationship   Former Colleague at Kalafong Hosital

Contacts 076 615 9293


Name Ms.Kholofelo Maponya

Relationship Tutor at Kalafong Hospital

Contacts 083 454 1120


Name:  Mandla Ubisi

Relationship:  Senior  pharmacist at Sunpharma

Contacts 081 013 1178


Name:  Sudhakar Kuppireddy

Relationship:  Senior pharmacist at Sunpharma

Contacts 062 713 8736

Timeline

Production Pharmacist

SunPharma Pharmaceutical industries Ltd
08.2024 - 02.2025

Community Service Pharmacist (Shift Worker)

St Ritas Hospital Pharmacy
05.2023 - 04.2024

Pharmacist Intern

Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital Pharmacy
01.2022 - 01.2023

Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry and Microbiology

University of The Witwatersrand
01.2009 - 01.2012

Grade 12 - Biology, Geography, Mathematics, Physical science, Afrikaans, English, Sepedi

Kopano Senior Secondary School
01.2006 - 12.2006

Bachelor of Pharmacy - undefined

Tshwane University of Technology

Quality assurance in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry certificate - undefined

North-West university
Saoka David MmutlanaProduction Pharmacist