Packaging Technician - 12hr Day Shift - Weekends

Opella•Chattanooga, TN

1d•$20 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

As a Packaging Technician at Opella, you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of diverse packaging machinery, including tube fillers, bottle fillers, and cappers. This role involves the equipment's set-up, cleaning, and maintenance, playing a vital part in the production process. You will operate and maintain production lines, ensuring safety, quality, and output. The position offers training and opportunities for skill development, allowing you to see how your work supports sustainability goals and protects people and the planet. You will work as part of a team that is simple, supportive, and outcome-focused.

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.
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.
Receive training and gain early ownership to build skills and confidence.
Understand how your work supports sustainability goals and helps protect people and the planet.
Work as part of a team that’s radically simple, supportive and outcome-focused.
Use tools to efficiently disassemble and reassemble machinery as needed.
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 skills to comply with FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) requirements.