Packaging Line Technician

Responsibilities

• Sets up and operates: ISIDA Weigher, MS Filling system, Unscrambler, NJM Capper/Sealer/Retorque, NJM Labeler/Optel Vision System, Marburg Neck Bander/Sleeve Bander, and Twin pack/Orienteer.
• Inspects, packs, and palletizes finished products in accordance with standard procedures; and continuously monitors work activities to ensure results meet quality, production, and safety goals.
• Supports and maintains an environment that fosters communication and teamwork within Packaging.
• Performs in-process quality checks, pulls in-process and retains samples as needed, inspects tablets, capsules and bottles for defects as they are being packaged, and pulls defective ones as necessary without slowing down line or disrupting production.
• Notifies Line Lead or Supervisor of problems that disrupts production as soon as possible.
• Assembles and reviews product batch records for cGMP compliance to facilitate timely approval of finished product for commercial distribution.
• Maintains routine logs and records of cleaning and production activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with procedures.
• Trains and cross-trains other operators in all functions of production line.
• Maintains work area in a clean and orderly fashion, using rags, broom, and dustpan as appropriate.
• Disassembles and sanitizes equipment at closeout of products; washes parts and machinery with water and cleansing/sanitizing agents; dries as necessary.
• Performs all duties in compliance with cGMP’s, SOP’s, and safety procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: A High School diploma, or GED, or 5 years work history or its equivalent is required.
• Experience: Requires 6 months manufacturing and/or warehousing experience.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Requires: Reading English sufficiently to understand standard operating procedures regarding good manufacturing practices, packaging standards for correct product count, and labels to ensure correct one is being used. Ability to communicate in English to receive and follow verbal instructions. Basic addition, multiplication, and division skills to calculate and adjust equipment to fill containers according to requirements. Demonstrated proficiency in the operation of manufacturing type machinery.

Physical Requirements

• Stands/walks for the full work shift, with little/no flexibility to move from their stations unless relieved by others.
• Perform repetitive job duties for long periods of time.
• Intermittently lifts and or move loads of up to 50 lbs with the use of pallet jacks and or other mechanical aids.
• Pulls/pushes boxes of product on/offline and/or pallets using pallet jack, hoists etc.
• Manual dexterity to manipulate filling and labeling equipment controls, small production containers on a production line, and hand tools to assemble/disassemble parts of equipment.