Blending Operator

About the role

This role is responsible for blending ingredients according to batch record procedures, ensuring product quality and safety, and maintaining a clean work environment.

Responsibilities

• Pull raw materials from warehouse for stage product accountability.
• Blends ingredients following explicit directions on batch record procedures and discharges into super sacks (up to 1,000 kilos).
• Weighs to ensure correct weight/volume and uses forklift to transport sacks to compressing area.
• Applies Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to Stage, Charge, and Yield products.
• Makes appropriate entries onto batch records, labels, and logbooks ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Ensures cleanliness of blending equipment and blending room to required standards.
• Operates sieve analysis machine to test particle size and tests moisture level in product.
• Subdivides bulk product for outside sales in accordance with instructions.
• Maintains a variety of written records on cleaning, checking, and product batches as required by the FDA and Pharmavite procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or GED.
• Requires forklift certification within six months of attaining position.
• Requires three years of manufacturing experience.
• Prior experience as a production machine operator or utility worker or similar work is preferred.
• A complete working knowledge of the blending operation is preferred.
• Stand and often walk up and down stairs for the full shift, with little/no flexibility to move from the work station.
• Perform repetitive job duties for long periods of time.
• Push/pull/lift/carry heavy containers of product regularly throughout shift of up to 50lbs.
• Safely operate a fork lift and pallet jack in congested areas.
• Constant exposure to noise levels loud enough to require employees wear hearing protection.
• Warm to hot temperature levels, fumes, vibration, dust, etc., sufficient to cause minor to major discomfort.

Benefits

Competitive compensation programs, medical, dental and vision benefits, 401K match, and other wellness benefits. Compensation for all overtime hours worked by non-exempt (hourly) employees in accordance with state and federal law. The need to work overtime hours will be determined by management, based on customer and business necessity. Pharmavite provides compensation for all overtime hours worked by non-exempt (hourly) employees in accordance with state and federal law. The need to work overtime hours will be determined by management, based on customer and business necessity to meet the needs of our business. Pharmavite may require employees to work overtime. Pharmavite provides compensation for all overtime hours worked by non-exempt (hourly) employees in accordance with state and federal law. The need to work overtime hours will be determined by management, based on customer and business necessity to meet the needs of our business.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $37,000.00 - $60,000.00. Actual compensation will take into account a wide range of factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to geographic location, education, experience, qualifications and job-related skills. It is not typical for an individual to be hired above the midpoint of the range for their role and compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case.

Schedule

Day Shift 4