Sr. Packaging Equipment Operator - 12-Hour Night Shift

About the role

The Columbus Plant is Abbott's first manufacturing facility, producing science-backed nutrition products for people of all ages. This position operates high-speed production equipment to ensure the safe and efficient manufacture of industry-leading nutrition products.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate high-speed production equipment
• Start up and shut down equipment according to established procedures or specifications
• Perform minor to major clearing of jams and downtime issues on the line
• Report any abnormal equipment function or product problems to the Supervisor
• Maintain inventory of packaging materials and complete work order documentation
• Perform quality checks and troubleshoot equipment issues
• Ensure safe operations of all equipment and promptly report incidents, injuries, or safety hazards
• Maintain a clean and safe work area by utilizing 5S cleaning and tools
• Maintain product isolation procedures, sample, and identify product status
• Ensure proper identification, correct codes, and expiration dates of products and materials
• Comply with FDA, GMP, OSHA, and Abbott/Ross regulations, policies, procedures, or guidelines

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• Prior manufacturing, production line, and/or machine/equipment operator experience
• Ability to communicate pertinent line information to both production and support group personnel
• A high level of attention to detail is required
• Must be able to maintain accurate and legible records such as Production Counts, Material Usage/Losses, and properly document information on Batch Work orders as per company procedures
• Maintain an adequate supply of materials to the equipment in operation and monitor supply usage

Qualifications

• Experience working with RF Scanners preferred

Benefits

Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year. Abbott offers a variety of benefits including:

• Production areas that are clean, well-lit, and temperature-controlled
• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Competitive compensation, incentives, and retirement plans
• Financial security through a robust 401(k) retirement savings plan with a generous company match
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness, and occupational health programs
• Medical Benefits start day 1
• Vacation – 120 hours of accrued vacation (1st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 5 personal days + 10 paid holidays
• Retiree Healthcare program
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit

Pay

$17.15 – $34.25 per hour