Packaging Technician - Shift - Weekends

Packaging Technician

At Opella, we simplify self‑care for real people. As a Packaging Technician you become part of that mission – turning ideas into products that actually reach hands and homes. This role is where precision, consistency, and accountability come together to support our self‑care revolution.

Your job as a Packaging Technician for Opella Consumer Healthcare involves ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of diverse packaging machinery, from tube fillers to bottle fillers and cappers. You'll be responsible for the equipment's set‑up, cleaning, and maintenance, playing a vital part in our production process.

• Operate and maintain production lines, ensuring safety, quality and output.
• Troubleshoot and propose smarter, simpler ways to keep things running.
• Get training and early ownership to build your skills and confidence.
• See how your work supports our sustainability goals and helps protect people and the planet.
• Work as part of a team that’s radically simple, supportive and outcome‑focused.

• Use tools to efficiently disassemble and reassemble machinery as needed.
• Prepare packaging lines for various products, ensuring components and equipment are set up correctly.
• Provide packaging supplies and bulk products as required to maintain smooth operations.
• Monitor product quality and reject any materials or packages not meeting FDA‑cGMP standards.
• Document and maintain proper fill levels according to product specifications.
• Operate packaging lines following Set‑Up Sheets, SPIs (Standard Packaging Instructions), SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), and other procedures.
• Ensure a safe work environment, report any hazards, and continuously develop your skills to comply with FDA and cGMP requirements.

• Education:
  
  You must have a High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience:
  
  Experience in manufacturing, production, including operating high‑speed packaging or assembly equipment, start‑ups, shutdowns, and changeovers.
• Technical
  
  Competencies:
  
  Proficiency in operating various packaging machinery and tools, including electric and manual lift trucks, tape machines, and equipment like fillers, cappers, labelers, and bundlers.
• Physical Ability:
  Capable of lifting 25–60 pounds, standing or walking for extended periods, and demonstrating exceptional coordination, manual dexterity, and mechanical aptitude.
• Special Requirements:
  Comply with dress code regulations, be willing to undergo necessary training, and work in conditions with exposure to product, dust, grease, and packaging machinery hazards.

Hourly Range: $19.63 – $20.63. All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience.

Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.

North America Applicants Only.

Opella and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and affirmative‑action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital, domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, disability, veteran or military status, domestic violence victim status, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.