Packaging Technician I 1st Shift 1

Grifols•Clayton, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Packaging Technician I inspects manufactured products and final-container products for defects, identifies defect trends, and selects product samples for routine and non-routine quality and stability testing. The technician performs packaging and labeling activities and verifies the accuracy of product and diluent vial labels used for biological products. The role also includes documenting work in batch production records, standard operating procedures, or other approved forms; maintaining department housekeeping; and following company safety and cGMP policies and practices. The technician may set up, operate, and troubleshoot packaging equipment; manually package products; inspect packaged and pre-packaged products; count products before and after packaging; and load or unload products from cages, carts, and boxes. Material-handling equipment such as pallet jacks or forklifts may be used. The posting also describes additional equipment responsibilities, including operating label-verification systems, vial labelers, cartoners, and shrink-banding machines, and conducting periodic system challenges. Work takes place in a manufacturing environment. The role involves exposure to biological fluids, potentially infectious organisms, chemicals, electrical manufacturing equipment, hand tools, moving machinery, high noise levels, and extreme cold. Personal protective equipment is required. Work includes prolonged standing and walking, repetitive hand movements, lifting and carrying, and occasional entry into confined spaces.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Ability to work effectively as a member of a team.
Must pass annual near-vision and colorblindness testing.
Must pass initial visual-inspection certification within 90 days of hire.
Ability to identify product defects according to the PDA Lexicon for glass defects and applicable SOPs.
Ability to maintain continuous, concentrated focus during packaging activities.
Packaging operator or inspector experience is preferred.
Ability to perform paced inspections and accurately document work.
Ability to meet the physical and sensory demands described, including standing and walking for extended periods, repetitive hand movements, lifting and carrying, and adequate hearing, color perception, and corrected near and far vision.

Nice To Haves

Packaging operator or inspector experience.
For Packaging Technician II duties: one year of Packaging Inspector or Label Verification Technician experience, preferably in a pharmaceutical or biotech environment.

Responsibilities

Inspect final-container products at a paced rate for multiple categories of defects and identify defect trends.
Select and inspect product samples for routine and non-routine quality and stability testing.
Perform labeling activities and verify product and diluent vial labels for accuracy.
Document job tasks in Batch Production Records, Standard Operating Procedures, or other approved forms.
Maintain department housekeeping and follow company safety and cGMP policies and practices.
Meet and maintain visual-inspection recertification requirements, including knowledge of the PDA Lexicon for glass defects and in-house standards.
Set up, operate, and troubleshoot packaging equipment; manually package products; and inspect packaged and pre-packaged products for defects.
Accurately count products before and after packaging.
Load and unload products from cages, carts, and boxes, and operate material-handling equipment such as pallet jacks or forklifts as needed.
Set up and operate label-verification vision systems, vial labelers, cartoners, shrink-banding machines, and related equipment as applicable.
Conduct periodic challenges for packaging systems as applicable.