Job Description:

• 1) Seals ampoules filled with liquid drug products, preparatory to packaging: Rotates neck of ampoule in flame of bunsen burner to melt glass.

• 2) Grips tip of ampoule, using tweezers, and draws tip away from neck to seal ampoule as glass hardens.

• 3) Places sealed ampoule in basket for sterilization and inspection.

• 4) May hold unsealed ampoule against jet of inert gas to displace air.

• 5) May immerse sealed ampoules in dye bath to test for leaks.

• 6) May tend machines that steam-wash and fill ampoules.