Sterile Prep Technician ; 1st Shift

Position: Sterile Prep Technician 503A (1st Shift)
Location: Houston, TX

Posted: June 02, 2026

Req# 6151

Compounding

Empower Pharmacy is a visionary healthcare company dedicated to making quality, affordable medication accessible to millions of patients nationwide. As the nation's most advanced 503A compounding pharmacy and FDA-registered 503B outsourcing facility, we're redefining what's possible in personalized medicine and pharmaceutical manufacturing. We're proud to be recognized as one of Houston's fastest-growing private companies and ranked #116 in Healthcare & Medical on the Inc.

5000 List for 2025.

Our strength is built on four core values:
People, Quality, Service, and Innovation. Guided by these principles, we've created a uniquely integrated healthcare platform powered by advanced technology, operational excellence, and a relentless commitment to patient care. From manufacturing and quality control to distribution and customer experience, our teams work together to raise industry standards, expand access to critical medications, and improve outcomes for patients and providers across the country.

At Empower, joining our team means more than starting a new role. It means becoming part of a mission-driven organization that's transforming healthcare  invest deeply in our people, encourage bold thinking, and create opportunities for growth, leadership, and innovation at every level. Your ideas matter here, your development is supported, and the work you do has a direct impact on the lives of millions.

If you thrive in a fast-moving, purpose-driven environment where innovation, collaboration, and ambition come together, Empower Pharmacy is the place for you. Let's transform healthcare together.

Responsibilities:

Sterile Operations

• Cleanroom Execution:
  Operate within ISO 7 and ISO 8 clean rooms using AI-enabled manufacturing systems, digital batch records, and standardized procedures to prepare sterile materials accurately, maintain production continuity, and support scalable pharmaceutical operations while consistently meeting cGMP, safety, quality, and throughput expectations across dynamic manufacturing schedules.
• Material Sterilization:
  Perform cleaning, disinfecting, sterilization, and autoclave preparation activities while leveraging automated tracking systems, digital monitoring tools, and inspection protocols to ensure materials, components, and equipment consistently satisfy contamination control standards, audit requirements, and operational readiness expectations within Empower's highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Process Accuracy:
  Execute calculations, verify preparation data, and document production activities through validated digital workflows that improve traceability, reduce deviations, strengthen quality outcomes, and accelerate manufacturing readiness while supporting enterprise objectives focused on operational scalability, compliance discipline, and continuous process improvement across sterile production operations.

Operational Excellence

• Inventory Coordination:
  Manage inventory availability, staging activities, and supply replenishment using AI-supported planning systems and operational dashboards to maintain uninterrupted production flow, optimize material utilization, and strengthen manufacturing responsiveness while ensuring alignment with production schedules, quality requirements, and evolving business priorities in high-growth operations.
• Workflow Optimization:
  Support LEAN manufacturing initiatives including 6S, Gemba, and Kaizen activities while identifying process inefficiencies, recommending data-driven improvements, and implementing standardized operational practices that increase productivity, improve execution consistency, and enhance manufacturing quality, speed, and reliability within complex pharmaceutical production environments.
• Equipment Readiness:
  Prepare workstations, tools, and manufacturing equipment according to validated procedures and operational standards while using digital checklists, automated monitoring systems, and structured escalation protocols to minimize downtime, strengthen production reliability, and maintain consistent readiness supporting efficient sterile manufacturing and compliance-focused operational performance.

Team Collaboration

• Training Support:
  Coach new team members on cleanroom procedures, gowning requirements, safety protocols, and operational standards while reinforcing accountability, quality discipline, and continuous learning behaviors that strengthen workforce capability, accelerate onboarding effectiveness, and sustain high-performance execution expectations within Empower's rapidly scaling manufacturing organization.
• Schedule Flexibility:
  Provide dependable operational support across shifting production schedules, overtime assignments, and evolving manufacturing priorities while maintaining composure, execution accuracy, and collaborative engagement in fast-paced regulated environments where responsiveness, adaptability, and disciplined decision-making directly influence…