Lead Packaging/Labeling Technician

Thermo Fisher Scientific•Cincinnati, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer. Location/Division Specific Information: The Cincinnati, OH site is a Center of Excellence for specialized oral solid dose manufacturing and drug development within the Pharma Services Group (PSG). How Will You Make an Impact? The Lead Packaging/Labeling Technician is responsible for ensuring that the packaging department has all materials and commodities needed to produce the required batches scheduled daily. You will be responsible for staging materials and commodities for packaging and for moving finished product into and out of airlocks and through warehouse areas. You will also be a part of maintaining inventory accuracy and performing systematic transactions so that the packaging of future batches can be planned accurately. A Day in the Life: Operate stand-up and sit-down forklifts to transfer batches and their associated materials/commodities from the staging areas to the packaging area and from the packaging area to the proper storage locations upon completion Perform systematic material transactions within the company Enterprise Resource Planning system to maintain inventory accuracy and support accurate planning Ensure safety is maintained by operating equipment as trained and by keeping the packaging and warehouse areas free of unused or unneeded materials Ensure quality is maintained by keeping accurate records and issuing the correct product and commodities to the packaging area Ensure productivity is maintained by always having packaging materials ready to reduce time lost due to material readiness

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Minimum of 1 year of work experience in distribution, warehouse or supply chain or related field
Warehouse/Operations Lead or equivalent experience in a similar role
Experience with powered industrial trucks
Ability to operate a stand-up and sit-down forklift
Ability to work independently and manage time effectively in a fast-paced environment
Ability to read work instructions and procedures/manuals/diagrams/schematics
Ability to evaluate various options and make sound decisions to address unexpected challenges
Strong attention to detail for inventory, label printing, & staging
Operate several types of forklifts (stand-up, sit-down, walk-behind)
Position requires wearing personal protective equipment, including, but not limited to, safety glasses, safety shoes, hearing protection, and scrubs or modified gowning
Ability to maneuver totes and / or pallets weighing up to 350 kg on a forklift
Ability to manipulate/handle containers weighing up to 60 kg and lift containers weighing up to 20 kg intermittently throughout the workday
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, now or in the future.
Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a CGMP Environment Preferred
Certified forklift operator Preferred
Equivalent combinations of education, training, and meaningful work experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

Operate stand-up and sit-down forklifts to transfer batches and their associated materials/commodities from the staging areas to the packaging area and from the packaging area to the proper storage locations upon completion
Perform systematic material transactions within the company Enterprise Resource Planning system to maintain inventory accuracy and support accurate planning
Ensure safety is maintained by operating equipment as trained and by keeping the packaging and warehouse areas free of unused or unneeded materials
Ensure quality is maintained by keeping accurate records and issuing the correct product and commodities to the packaging area
Ensure productivity is maintained by always having packaging materials ready to reduce time lost due to material readiness