Manufacturing Operator - Night Shift

GSK • Saint Louis, MO

22h • Onsite

About The Position

Serve as primary operator and “owner” of assigned work center responsible for operating manufacturing equipment in order to meet short and long-term safety, quality, and production targets; oversee and perform set up, adjustments, troubleshooting, operation, and cleaning of manufacturing equipment to routinely achieve production and quality standards while following GMPs, SOPs and standard work documentation for work center; identify, drive, maintain detailed documentation.

Requirements

• High school degree or equivalent
• Minimum of two years’ experience in production, mechanical troubleshooting, or related field.
• Current associates must meet requirements from Operator Career Path Job Ladder.
• Computer skills: word processing, spreadsheets, and data entry.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with cGMP documentation or other highly regulated industry.
• Prior work experience in manufacturing performing equipment set up and change-overs, or similar demonstrated experience in multi system mechanical troubleshooting.
• Experience with a lean organization or other prior exposure to lean concepts, tools and techniques.
• Knowledge of PAS-X, SAP, ProFicient, and/or FT_Batch computer systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and operate manufacturing equipment at various work stations on assigned work center.
• Perform basic measures; weigh, process and inspect product/materials.
• Maintain adequate material/supply levels.
• Monitor product variables and attributes throughout preparation to ensure designated parameters and quality attributes are met.
• Perform the cleaning, change over, set up, troubleshooting, and maintenance of equipment in support of effective operations in accordance with required timeframes and cGMP documents, standard work documents, and other instructional materials.
• Perform the execution of basic equipment adjustments and minor repairs during production runs.
• Perform independently all tasks and duties that require intermediate mechanical or technical skills to include replacing worn or non functioning parts.
• Coordinate and schedule preventative and predictive maintenance and repair activities.
• Escalate issues to technical teams appropriately.
• Continuously monitor equipment and staging areas to identify and resolve equipment and/or material issues that could slow production or affect quality or safety.
• Continuously monitor supplies and materials for supplier quality issues.
• Use transporting equipment safely.
• Assist in maintaining inventory to ensure that supplies are used wisely and within parameters.
• Continually seek to reduce waste and unnecessary costs associated with misuse or waste of consumables, supplies and other items.
• Accurately maintain documentation related production batch records to equipment operations, cleanings, calibrations, adjustments and troubleshooting for GMP documents, equipment logs, cleaning logs, and all other required records used to track equipment/parts activity and status for activities performed.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of record keeping by monitoring entries.
• Perform all assigned ERP/SAP transactions for the work center.
• Ensure proper escalation of issues to management for resolution.
• Maintain training compliance in the Learning Management System.
• Own and actively participate with skill development driving to ability to independently operate and perform work in three distinct work centers as outlined in the Operators Career Path.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Generous 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Time off programs
• 6 months paid parental leave
• Healthcare programs where the company pays for the majority of your medical coverage for you and your family
• Discretionary bonus based on the achievement of key business performance
• Other incentive/recognition programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED