Production Technician

Core Responsibilities

• Receives purchased raw materials and supplies on behalf of the company, and transfers such materials within the facility, as required.
• Periodically sanitizes production equipment and the facility to a ready-to-use condition.
• Performs production operations, including loading and unloading of chemical equipment, filters, vacuum and freeze driers, sampling of intermediates, size reductions, in-process qualitative and quantitative testing, packaging, and discharging of plant effluent, all as per established SOPs.
• Logs all operations performed in batch records and/or cleaning logs.
• Issues receiving reports when receiving raw materials and supplies.
• Maintains the facility in a constant state of readiness for FDA or other national competent authority inspections or customer audits.
• Follows Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's) and Safety Practices at all times.
• Assists Maintenance department when required.
• Advises supervisor and the quality assurance manager of any cGMP violations and keeps supervisor abreast of low levels of raw materials and supplies.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.

Pay

The expected pay range for this position is $16.83 - $26.44 per hour. Smithfield Foods provides pay ranges that reflect its good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage the company reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of hire. Individual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, location of the position, the candidate’s qualifications and experience, internal equity, external market pay for comparable positions and budget considerations.