How to keep your operators happy AND boost production efficiency

Consultancy   Critical cleaning   Equipment cleaning  

In the competitive landscape of the pharma and biotech industry, finding competent production operators can be challenging. Once you've found them, you shouldn’t waste their time or talent on repetitive tasks like equipment cleaning. Instead, consider outsourcing these activities to an experienced partner so that your employees can focus on their core tasks and you can boost production capacity. How? Keep reading to find out!

Afbeelding over How to keep your operators happy AND boost production efficiency

Take a moment to reflect on the non-essential aspects of your job; the tasks that drain your energy and the activities you outsource because they don’t align with your core competences. Now imagine having to perform these tasks every day, simply because they’re part of your job. This would have a huge impact on your job satisfaction and your productivity.

Squandering talent

Fact: 30% of an operator’s working hours are spent on simple, repetitive tasks. The nature of a production operator’s work involves quickly switching between different pharmaceuticals. As a result, equipment cleaning becomes a more prominent task.

What does it mean for production operators if a company decides to rigidly adhere to a conservative approach instead of outsourcing these activities to a trusted partner? The answer, unfortunately, is a decline in both job satisfaction and productivity. Having 30% of your technical and scientific staff squander their talent is no laughing matter.

Maximizing job satisfaction

Good employment conditions, a coherent corporate vision, and a healthy work atmosphere have a major impact on job satisfaction. When operators can focus on tasks that align with their strengths, their job satisfaction increases. Satisfied employees are more productive, and the higher their productivity, the happier you are as a manager.

Slowing production capacity

By outsourcing repetitive and less challenging tasks to a partner that specializes in cleaning as their core activity, you can remove obstacles that slow down your production capacity. A good example of this is TRU.

Avoiding cross-contamination

Mobile tanks, filters, centrifuges, reactors: partnering with TRU guarantees meticulous equipment and devices. We clean both the product side and the outside of equipment according to stringent industry standards. When you collaborate with an external partner that specializes in equipment cleaning, you are safeguarding yourself against cross-contamination during the pharmaceutical production process.

There are several benefits of partnering with an equipment cleaning expert:

  • If equipment is not cleaned meticulously, cleanroom samples may exceed contamination limits, which may only come to light several weeks after the samples were collected. External specialists follow a standardized protocol for guaranteed continuity, quality, and peace of mind.
  • Cleanroom cleaners are specifically selected based on their profile. Following an intensive training process both within and outside the cleanroom, the cleaners possess the necessary skills to ensure hygiene and continuity.

TRU trains its staff to meet the stringent standards of the pharma and biotech industry with its Training Within Industry approach. 

Are you looking to partner with an external equipment cleaning expert? Do you want to increase your production capacity by 30%? Contact TRU. We would be happy to create a targeted plan to help you with this transition.