Packaging Technician I - 2nd Shift
About The Position
Opella Consumer Healthcare is seeking a Packaging Technician for its 2nd shift operations. This role is crucial for ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of diverse packaging machinery, including tube fillers, bottle fillers, and cappers. The Packaging Technician will be responsible for the equipment's set-up, cleaning, and maintenance, playing a vital part in the production process. The job involves operating and maintaining production lines with a focus on safety, quality, and output, troubleshooting issues, and proposing solutions. The role offers training and opportunities for skill development, with a focus on how the work supports sustainability goals and protects people and the planet. The position is part of a 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.
- Capable of standing or walking for extended periods.
- Demonstrate exceptional coordination, manual dexterity, and mechanical aptitude.
- Required to comply with dress code regulations.
- Willing to undergo necessary training.
- Willing to 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.
- Use tools to efficiently disassemble and reassemble machinery as needed.
Benefits
- Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
