Production Operator

About the role

The role is responsible for operating and supporting manufacturing processes while ensuring safety, compliance with cGMP requirements, and achievement of production schedules. The position includes equipment operation, process monitoring, documentation, and coordination with maintenance and other departments to ensure efficient plant operations.

Schedule

Night shift 12-hour 2-2-3 shift rotation schedule.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Follows operating procedures, rules and instructions to work in a safe fashion; is familiar with and understands all relevant procedures
• Participates in 5S and SFTI in the Manufacturing department
• Assists in troubleshooting automation and operational issues
• Enter SAP data in real time on all production processes
• Submit work orders and coordinate work with Maintenance
• Report alarms and take appropriate action
• Achieve manufacturing schedule and production goals
• Responsible for producing manufacturing batch records that are completed and accurate utilizing both electronic and manually recorded data
• Ensure manufacturing area and control systems are audit ready at all times with up-to-date documentation and a clean and organized environment
• Cooperates with management and colleagues on site to provide a safe and healthy working environment
• Reports all personal injuries, near misses, and accidents, however minor, to their supervisor and reports each in WSO
• Understands and performs work activities in accordance with Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) (21 CFR 210 & 211) in all areas of business where the cGMPs apply
• Runs reactors, distillation columns, filters, and molecular sieves
• Reads meters and gauges or automatic recording devices at specified intervals to verify operating conditions
• Operates and controls electric motors, pumps and valves to regulate flow of chemicals
• Handles highly hazardous chemicals in drums, totes, trucks, cylinders, or bulk tanks
• Adjusts manual controls or overrides automatic controls (when directed) to bring equipment into recommended or prescribed operating ranges, switch to backup equipment or systems, or to shut down equipment
• Takes samples and submits to Quality Control for analysis
• Adjusts the pH of discharged water as required
• Visually inspects equipment at periodic intervals to detect malfunctions or need for repair, adjustments or lubrication
• Records operations and maintenance actions taken on production records
• Sweeps, mops, dusts, polishes, waxes, paints, etc. as needed in accordance with the housekeeping schedule and documents all cleaning accordingly
• Operates forklift and pallet jack
• Assists other functional departments when needed including Maintenance, Packaging, Warehouse, Engineering, Quality Control, etc.

Key Competencies

• Positive attitude with a strong desire for continuous learning
• Ability to plan activities for safe and reliable plant operations
• Good troubleshooting skills
• Mechanical aptitude and the demonstrated ability to perform minor repairs and maintenance

Qualifications

• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED) or one to two years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent; and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

Physical Demands

• Must be able to wear face mask respirator and required personal protection equipment
• Performing the duties of this job, it is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk or hear
• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms and climb or balance
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel or crouch
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus