Packaging Technician - 3rd Shift

Opella•Chattanooga, TN

20h•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 early ownership to build skills and confidence, and you will see how your work supports sustainability goals and helps protect people and the planet. You will work as part of a team that is radically simple, supportive, and outcome-focused. This is a 3rd Shift position, Monday - Friday, 10:30pm - 6:30am.

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

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 your skills to comply with FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) requirements.
Troubleshoot and propose smarter, simpler ways to keep things running.
See how your work supports our sustainability goals and helps protect people and the planet.