Manufacturing Operator III

AbbVie•Waco, TX

10d•$16 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for the UD Fill - B1 Shift, working 7am-7:30pm on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and every other Wednesday. The position requires the ability to become and maintain aseptic gown certification. The operator must adhere to all aseptic practices and procedures, as well as Environmental, Health and Safety procedures and guidelines, fostering a proactive safety culture. Responsibilities include performing housekeeping cleans on finishing lines, completing line clearances for lot and list changes, and blowing down finishing lines/equipment. The role also involves assisting in the setup of automated equipment in primary or secondary packaging areas, servicing and operating automated and semi-automated manufacturing equipment to produce finished product, and performing quality-impactful tasks such as challenges, parameter checks, sample pulling, in-process checks, and bulk/commodity accountability. Additionally, the operator will sustain 6S of parts and tooling, escalate issues to appropriate groups, and communicate improvement opportunities. The role requires working closely with the production schedule, understanding line priorities, troubleshooting minor equipment issues, and performing minor adjustments to improve equipment efficiencies, all with minimal supervision.

Requirements

Must have the ability to become aseptic gown certified.
High school education or equivalent.
Demonstrated focus and understanding of the importance of maintaining the highest level of quality and ensuring compliance to site level policies and procedures.
Ability to communicate issues to appropriate engineering and mechanical team required.
Basic computer skills and ability to learn new programs and applications required.
Requires standing up to 8-12hs per day and lifting up to 25 pounds.
Work 40 to 48 hours per week and may work as many as 60 hours depending on manufacturing demands.

Nice To Haves

Technical experience and troubleshooting aptitude preferred.
Technical certificate or degree preferred.
Understanding and experience with systems such as POMs, SAP, and MAXIMO preferred.
Knowledge of related cGMP requirements and procedures is preferred.

Responsibilities

Become aseptic gown certified and adhere to all aseptic practices and procedures.
Adhere to Environmental, Health and Safety procedures and guidelines, and facilitate a proactive safety culture.
Use Abbvie approved tools for the job to minimize the introduction of extraneous matter into the packaging process.
Perform all housekeeping cleans on the finishing lines.
Complete line clearances for lot and list changes and perform blowing of the finishing line/equipment on 1-2 value stream(s).
Assist in setup of automated equipment in primary or secondary packaging area within 1-2 value stream(s).
Service and operate automated and semi-automated manufacturing equipment to produce finished product on value stream(s) with the ability to complete assigned tasks with minimal supervision.
Perform Quality impactful tasks throughout the production run, including but not limited to challenges, parameters, pulling samples, in-process checks and bulk/commodity accountability.
Sustain 6S of parts and tooling across the production floor.
Escalate higher level safety, quality, technical and operating issues in a timely manner to the appropriate groups.
Communicate and drive improvement opportunities through cross functional teams.
Works closely with the production schedule and understands line priorities while working with minimal/limited supervision.
Troubleshoot minor equipment related issues and performs minor adjustments to improve equipment efficiencies.