Operator Technician - All Shifts

Major Duties

• Operate equipment in accordance to Safety, Quality, cGMP and Standard Work guidelines.
• Conduct in-process quality checks; take necessary actions for non-compliance.
• Conduct changeover activities per daily schedule to include: geometric, shade and cleaning and sanitization.
• Continuously improve the process.
• Complete daily Autonomous Maintenance (AM) activities including cleaning, inspection and lubrication (CIL).
• Achieve 5S standards for equipment and line area.
• Conduct root cause problem solving and action planning as required.
• Take ownership of KPIs and process, drive improvement within, and coordinate activities within/across line teams.
• Eliminate Lean (8 forms) waste; develop standard work instructions and OPLs as required.
• Conduct systematic troubleshooting and basic maintenance on packaging lines to maximize uptime.
• Document work requests in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to facilitate short and medium range maintenance plans.
• Complete all documentation per requirements.
• Ability to coach/train other employees.
• Ability to work in a team-based environment (shared ownership and responsibility).
• Ability to take ownership of critical KPIs and develop action plans to improve.
• Ability to stand/walk for 8 hours a day and regularly lift/carry up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to climb a ladder and/or steps.
• Ability to push/pull objects weighting up to 50 lbs., and maneuver bulk drums weighing up to 400 lbs.
• Ability to understand Statistical Process Control – translating product specifications to finished goods.
• Interpretation of equipment and product data (i.e. run charts, bar charts, paretos).

Key Performance Indicators

• Safety - Zero unsafe acts and conditions
• 5S Compliance (Daily Checklist, Weekly Audit)
• In-Process Scrap/MU (%)
• Defects (ppm)
• First Pass Yield (%)
• Changeover Time Targets (Shade and Format - min)
• Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF - min)
• Overall Equipment Effectiveness (%)
• Schedule Compliance (%)