Packaging Utility Operator - Night Shift

About the role

This position is based in Altavista, VA, within Abbott Nutrition’s manufacturing plant. The Nutrition business develops science‑based nutrition products for people of all ages, including brands such as Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna®.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance of product level and ensure proper operating parameters for the filler, seamer, and can washer.
• Conduct preventative maintenance and maintain the downtime report.
• Ensure commodities are released prior to usage.
• Perform CIL on equipment and visual equipment inspections.
• Conduct fill weight checks.
• Perform preventative maintenance checks on filler valves and pistons; use proper cleaning methods during wash jobs and clean filler valves, pistons, screens, bowl, seamer product filters, and filler room floors and walls.
• Ensure proper FP tank hook‑up to filling lines and that product can weights are within the desired range.
• Meet all safety and housekeeping GMP requirements.
• Coordinate pre‑ and post‑shift meetings.
• Run reports and execute data analysis as needed (e.g., TPR reports on failed retort loads).
• Coordinate isolation and line‑separation events.
• Set up batches and communicate in EBR, as well as execute line operations.
• Distribute work orders and manage reprints.
• Communicate with QA for batch release.
• Drive ideas and continuous improvement.
• Identify bottlenecks and provide risk‑mitigation solutions.
• Act as liaison between operations and support groups.
• Accountable for meeting compliance standards, including FDA, OSHA, and Abbott policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical troubleshooting, and multitasking abilities.
• Prior plant experience preferred (approximately 24 months).
• Experience with tools and equipment such as hand tools, seamer, filler, sterilizer system, can washer, product filters, forklift, palletizer/depalletizer, labelers, tray wrapper, and Hi‑Cone is desired.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities with an international company.
• Free medical coverage through the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan.
• Generous retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, Freedom 2 Save student‑debt program, and FreeU education benefit for obtaining a bachelor’s degree.
• Recognition as a great place to work worldwide and as one of the most admired companies by Fortune.
• Strong focus on diversity, working‑mothers, female executives, and scientists.
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits (see www.abbottbenefits.com).

Pay

$20.85 – $41.75 per hour (pay range may vary by location).