Packager I

About the role

Assemble and package products in a fast-paced production line environment, using automated and manual equipment, while maintaining quality and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Operate various packing and filling stations according to quality and safety standards and production needs.
• Ensuring cups, pouches, packages are properly filled with materials
• Sealing cups, pouches and/or boxes
• Ensure proper weights per specifications
• Placing product in packaging
• Labeling boxes
• Visually inspecting product including lids, seals, lot codes, expiration dates etc. and finished product
• Maintaining information to track lot numbers rejected parts and machine setting information
• Ensure safe operation at all times by wearing proper PPE, reporting or correcting safety concerns, and recommending changes or improvements.
• Identifies need for equipment maintenance and completes work requests for the maintenance department.
• Reject non-conforming material using proper procedures
• Operate electric/manual pallet lift, and restock materials as needed
• Pays close attention to detail, accuracy and completeness.
• Pays attention to processes or steps leading to the accomplishment of results, and looks for ways to improve quality, safety, efficiency and/or effectiveness
• Effectively copes with change, and changing priorities, staying focused on achieving key priorities related to safety, quality and delivery/customer needs
• Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team environment to achieve individual and team goals and overall deliverables.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED Required
• Previous experience working in an assembly, packaging, chemical environment, manufacturing or relevant fast paced environment. 6‑mos‑1 yr

Skills

• Ability to read and understand instructions, diagrams and quality check sheets.
• Ability to interpret and follow written procedures to ensure product and packaging meets required specifications.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment with shifting priorities
• Detail oriented with ability to identify items against specifications
• Must be able to run electric/manual pallet lift, and restock materials

Benefits

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio.

Pay

Starting pay rate for this opportunity is $17.00. This position is eligible for bonus participation. Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed. Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.