Certified Pharmacy Technician Jobs in Maine
Certified Pharmacy Technician jobs in Maine are steadily active, concentrated in retail pharmacy chains, hospital systems, and long-term care facilities, with openings at every level from new technicians to lead and specialty roles. The busiest hiring markets are Portland, Bangor, and Augusta, where employers like MaineHealth, Hannaford, and CVS Health maintain consistent technician staffing needs. Compounding pharmacy support, oncology pharmacy, and medication therapy management assistance are among the most in-demand specialties statewide. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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- Opens and closes the store in the absence of store management, including all required systems start-ups, required cash handling, and ensuring the floor and stock room are ready for the business day. Responsible for opening back door of store for deliveries.
- Completes product returns, order voids, customer refunds, cash drops to the safe, and provides change as requested to cash registers.
- Models and delivers a distinctive and delightful customer experience.
Customer Experience
- Engages customers and patients by greeting them and offering assistance with products and services. Resolves customer issues and answers questions to ensure a positive customer experience.
- Models and shares customer service best practices with all team members to deliver a distinctive and delightful customer experience, including interpersonal habits (e.g., greeting, eye contact, courtesy, etc.) and Walgreens service traits (e.g., offering help proactively, identifying needs, servicing until satisfied, etc.).
- Responsible for holding store keys to open and close without management as necessary.
- Assists with and coaches other team members to work with warehouse and vendor ordering process as the orders are created, reviewed, and received, including opening the backdoor for vendor deliveries.
- Responsible and accountable for registering all related sales on assigned cash register, including records of scanning errors, price verifications, items not on file, price modifications, and voids.
- Assists manager or assistant store manager in reviewing order exceptions on order release day and assists in reverse logistics (e.g., 1506, returns, empty package).
- Assists manager or assistant store manager in evaluating and developing displays, including promotional, seasonal, super structures, and sale merchandise. Completes resets and revisions.
- Maintains accurate inventory counts; maintains the accuracy of on-hand quantities including, but not limited to, basic departments, stockroom, and overstock locations.
- Assist with ensuring the Outdate program is followed with team members.
- Responsible for basic department pricing and making daily price changes; ensures proper signage is displayed at the store to support accurate pricing of products. Ensures any additional pricing tasks related to local regulations and/or regulatory compliance programs are completed accurately and within the required time frame.
- Assist with bookkeeping activities, including cash report, cash counts, ledgers, and bill payment as necessary or as requested.
- Assists with exterior and interior maintenance by ensuring clean, neat, orderly store condition and appearance, including requesting store or system repairs as required in manager absence, or as requested by manager.
- Assists with separation of food items (e.g., raw foods from pre-cooked) and product placement as specified by policies/procedures (e.g., raw and frozen meats on bottom shelves). For consumable items, assists in stock rotation, using the first in, first out method and restock outs.
- Has working knowledge of store systems and store equipment.
- Assist at Pharmacy out window as requested.
- Ensures compliance with state and local laws regarding regulated products (e.g., alcoholic beverages and tobacco products).
- Responsible for bag checks of team members before leaving the store.
- Complies with all company policies and procedures; maintains respectful relationships with coworkers.
- Completes special assignments and other tasks as assigned.
- Attends training and completes PPLs requested by Manager.
- Serves as a liaison between management and non-management team members by communicating assigned tasks to team members when store management is not present.
- Reports disciplinary issues and customer complaints to management.
Basic Qualifications
- One year of prior leadership, supervisory, or retail key holder work experience.
- Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English. (Except in Puerto Rico)
Preferred Qualifications
- Prefer the knowledge of store inventory control.
- We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
- Obtains and maintains valid PTCB certification or pharmacy license as required by state.
An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.
The actual compensation that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/benefits
Salary Range: $17 - $20 / Hourly
Benefits
Health, dental and vision*
Prescription coverage
Retirement Savings Plan (401(k))
Employee discount
Work & life resources
Career development programs
- with a 30-hour work week
- Opens and closes the store in the absence of store management, including all required systems start-ups, required cash handling, and ensuring the floor and stock room are ready for the business day. Responsible for opening back door of store for deliveries.
- Completes product returns, order voids, customer refunds, cash drops to the safe, and provides change as requested to cash registers.
- Models and delivers a distinctive and delightful customer experience.
Customer Experience
- Engages customers and patients by greeting them and offering assistance with products and services. Resolves customer issues and answers questions to ensure a positive customer experience.
- Models and shares customer service best practices with all team members to deliver a distinctive and delightful customer experience, including interpersonal habits (e.g., greeting, eye contact, courtesy, etc.) and Walgreens service traits (e.g., offering help proactively, identifying needs, servicing until satisfied, etc.).
- Responsible for holding store keys to open and close without management as necessary.
- Assists with and coaches other team members to work with warehouse and vendor ordering process as the orders are created, reviewed, and received, including opening the backdoor for vendor deliveries.
- Responsible and accountable for registering all related sales on assigned cash register, including records of scanning errors, price verifications, items not on file, price modifications, and voids.
- Assists manager or assistant store manager in reviewing order exceptions on order release day and assists in reverse logistics (e.g., 1506, returns, empty package).
- Assists manager or assistant store manager in evaluating and developing displays, including promotional, seasonal, super structures, and sale merchandise. Completes resets and revisions.
- Maintains accurate inventory counts; maintains the accuracy of on-hand quantities including, but not limited to, basic departments, stockroom, and overstock locations.
- Assist with ensuring the Outdate program is followed with team members.
- Responsible for basic department pricing and making daily price changes; ensures proper signage is displayed at the store to support accurate pricing of products. Ensures any additional pricing tasks related to local regulations and/or regulatory compliance programs are completed accurately and within the required time frame.
- Assist with bookkeeping activities, including cash report, cash counts, ledgers, and bill payment as necessary or as requested.
- Assists with exterior and interior maintenance by ensuring clean, neat, orderly store condition and appearance, including requesting store or system repairs as required in manager absence, or as requested by manager.
- Assists with separation of food items (e.g., raw foods from pre-cooked) and product placement as specified by policies/procedures (e.g., raw and frozen meats on bottom shelves). For consumable items, assists in stock rotation, using the first in, first out method and restock outs.
- Has working knowledge of store systems and store equipment.
- Assist at Pharmacy out window as requested.
- Ensures compliance with state and local laws regarding regulated products (e.g., alcoholic beverages and tobacco products).
- Responsible for bag checks of team members before leaving the store.
- Complies with all company policies and procedures; maintains respectful relationships with coworkers.
- Completes special assignments and other tasks as assigned.
- Attends training and completes PPLs requested by Manager.
- Serves as a liaison between management and non-management team members by communicating assigned tasks to team members when store management is not present.
- Reports disciplinary issues and customer complaints to management.
Basic Qualifications
- One year of prior leadership, supervisory, or retail key holder work experience.
- Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English. (Except in Puerto Rico)
Preferred Qualifications
- Prefer the knowledge of store inventory control.
- We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
- Obtains and maintains valid PTCB certification or pharmacy license as required by state.
An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.
The actual compensation that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/benefits
Salary Range: $17 - $20 / Hourly
Benefits
Health, dental and vision*
Prescription coverage
Retirement Savings Plan (401(k))
Employee discount
Work & life resources
Career development programs
- with a 30-hour work week
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What Maine Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in certified pharmacy technician jobs across Maine.
- Active Maine pharmacy technician registration through the Maine Board of Pharmacy required
- National certification as a CPhT through PTCB or NHA strongly preferred or required
- High school diploma or GED with completed pharmacy technician training program
- Experience processing prescriptions and managing pharmacy inventory accurately
- Familiarity with pharmacy management software such as QS/1 or Rx30
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced dispensing environment
Certified Pharmacy Technician Jobs in Maine: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a certified pharmacy technician in Maine?
To become a certified pharmacy technician in Maine, you must register with the Maine Board of Pharmacy, which requires completing a board-approved training program or equivalent work experience. Most employers also require or prefer national certification through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or the National Healthcareer Association (NHA). A high school diploma or GED is the minimum education requirement, and registered technicians must complete continuing education to renew.
Which companies hire certified pharmacy technicians in Maine?
Companies currently hiring certified pharmacy technicians in Maine include Hannaford, Walgreens, and MaineHealth, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Hospital-based employers like MaineHealth also hire technicians regularly across inpatient and outpatient pharmacy settings throughout the state.
Which Maine cities have the most certified pharmacy technician jobs?
Portland, Saco, and Boothbay Harbor have the most certified pharmacy technician openings in Maine. Portland leads due to its concentration of MaineHealth facilities, retail pharmacy locations, and specialty pharmacy operations, while Bangor and Augusta generate steady demand from regional hospital systems, long-term care networks, and high-traffic retail pharmacy locations serving central and northern Maine.
Are there remote certified pharmacy technician jobs in Maine?
Yes, but they're rare. Pharmacy technician work is largely hands-on and requires on-site dispensing, inventory management, and direct patient support, which limits remote options significantly. About 100% of certified pharmacy technician openings tied to Maine are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, and most of those involve prior authorization processing, pharmacy benefit management, or administrative coordination rather than direct dispensing.
How can I get hired as a certified pharmacy technician in Maine with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is completing a Maine Board of Pharmacy-approved technician training program, then applying to retail pharmacy chains or hospital systems that hire entry-level technicians. MaineHealth and large retail employers in Portland and Bangor regularly bring on technicians in training roles. Candidates moving from cashier, healthcare aide, or medical office roles have a strong foundation, and obtaining PTCB certification before applying gives a meaningful competitive edge even without prior pharmacy experience.
Where can I find and apply to certified pharmacy technician jobs in Maine?
You can find and apply to certified pharmacy technician jobs in Maine on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state. Search for roles that match your experience level and credentials, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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