Packaging Technician - 3rd Shift

Opella•Chattanooga, TN

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Packaging Technician role at Opella Consumer Healthcare is crucial for ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of diverse packaging machinery, including tube fillers, bottle fillers, and cappers. This position involves the set-up, cleaning, and maintenance of equipment, playing a vital part in the production process. The job emphasizes safety, quality, and output, encouraging employees to troubleshoot and propose improvements. It offers training and ownership opportunities to build skills and confidence, and highlights how the work supports sustainability goals. The role is part of a radically simple, supportive, and outcome-focused team.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Experience in manufacturing, production, including operating high-speed packaging or assembly equipment, start-ups, shutdowns, and changeovers.
Proficient in operating various packaging machinery and tools, including electric and manual lift trucks, tape machines, and equipment like fillers, cappers, labelers, and bundlers.
Capable of lifting 25-60 pounds.
Able to stand or walk for extended periods.
Demonstrate exceptional coordination, manual dexterity, and mechanical aptitude.
Comply with dress code regulations.
Willing to undergo necessary training.
Work in conditions with exposure to product, dust, grease, and packing machinery hazards.

Responsibilities

Operate and maintain production lines, ensuring safety, quality and output.
Troubleshoot and propose smarter, simpler ways to keep things running.
Prepare packaging lines for various products, ensuring components and equipment are set up correctly.
Provide packaging supplies and bulk products as required to maintain smooth operations.
Monitor product quality and reject any materials or packages not meeting FDA-cGMP standards.
Document and maintain proper fill levels according to product specifications.
Operate packaging lines following Set-Up Sheets, SPIs (Standard Packaging Instructions), SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), and other procedures.
Ensure a safe work environment, report any hazards, and continuously develop your skills to comply with FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) requirements.