Packaging Operator I - Thurs - Sat Days

Thermo Fisher Scientific•Cincinnati, OH

9d•$19•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: 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 Packaging Operator is responsible for operating, troubleshooting, and assisting with packaging equipment setup and startup while keeping safety and quality at the forefront of everything they do. Assist with ensuring the packaging line is performing at an acceptable production rate, GMP documentation, in-process testing, breakdown investigations, and repairs related to packaging production.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
No previous work experience required
Basic knowledge of manufacturing equipment
Ability to communicate effectively and work well with others in a team setting
Ability to read work instructions and procedures/manuals/diagrams
Operate a walk behind forklift (walkie stacker)
Position requires wearing personal protective equipment, including, but not limited to, various styles of dust masks or respirators, safety glasses, safety shoes, and scrubs or modified gowning
Ability to hand scoop 5 lbs. intermittently throughout the workday
Ability to manipulate/handle drums weighing up to 60kg and lift containers and/or tooling weighing up to 20kg intermittently throughout the workday
Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance
Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards
Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed
Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)
Standing for full shift
Warehouse

Nice To Haves

Previous work experience in manufacturing, operations, production or lab setting or related field
Experience in a cGMP environment
Experience in pharmaceutical production and/or packaging
Mechanical aptitude/proficiency

Responsibilities

Perform packaging line operations, including operating/monitoring equipment, in-process testing, filling, capping, labeling, cartoning, palletizing, equipment setup/cleanup, hopper filling, hand cartoning or packing, and other duties as required
Observe packaging equipment in operation and follow troubleshooting practices, based on training, to continuously improve and optimize performance
Operate, recognize, and remedy quality problems, and perform changeovers and cleanups as required to maintain patient safety and uphold cGMP standards