Packaging/Labeling Technician

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Middletown, VA

2d • 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 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: Middletown, Virginia 22645 / Clinical Diagnostic Division How Will You Make an Impact?: As a Label Room Operator, you will play an important role in ensuring product labels are accurate, properly controlled, and available to support manufacturing operations. Your attention to detail and commitment to quality and cGMP requirements will help ensure our products meet established standards and ultimately support our customers and patients around the world.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 1 year of work experience in a manufacturing, operations, production, lab setting or related field
• Strong attention to detail and ability to accurately review labels, documentation, product information, lot numbers, expiration dates, and other critical information to prevent labeling errors.
• Ability to follow written procedures, work instructions, safety requirements, and cGMP practices while maintaining accurate and complete documentation.
• Basic computer skills and ability to learn and use label printing, inventory, and manufacturing systems required to perform daily responsibilities.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and support production schedules in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Basic math skills and ability to perform label counts, reconciliation, inventory transactions, and other routine calculations accurately.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively with Manufacturing, Quality, Warehouse, and other support functions.
• Ability to identify discrepancies, escalate quality or labeling concerns appropriately, and follow established procedures for resolving issues.
• Ability to maintain an organized, clean, and controlled work area while handling labeling materials in accordance with established quality and traceability requirements.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision after completing required training while also contributing effectively as part of a team.
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, bend, reach, and perform repetitive hand and arm movements for extended periods during the workday.
• Ability to frequently handle labels, paperwork, materials, and equipment requiring manual dexterity and attention to detail.
• Ability to lift and/or move materials weighing up to 25 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to visually inspect labels, printed information, lot numbers, expiration dates, barcodes, and other detailed information for accuracy.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment and comply with all applicable safety, quality, cGMP, and gowning requirements.
• Required to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including hair nets and gloves, as required by the work area and established procedures.
• Ability to perform computer-based and label-printing activities and work at a workstation for portions of the shift.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a cGMP environment

Responsibilities

• Prepare, print, inspect, and issue product labels and related labeling materials according to approved procedures, production schedules, and work orders, ensuring accuracy of product information, lot numbers, expiration dates, and other required details.
• Perform label reconciliation and maintain accurate documentation and inventory records to ensure all labels are accounted for and traceable.
• Follow cGMP, quality, safety, and departmental procedures to prevent labeling errors and product mix-ups.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, and other support teams to meet production needs, resolve labeling or documentation issues, and maintain an organized, clean, and inspection-ready Label Room.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Performance Related Bonus
• Annual merit performance-based increase
• Medical benefits
• Paid Time Off/Annual Leave
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

What This Job Offers

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