Packaging Technician - I

Packaging Technician

As a Packaging Technician, you will be responsible for supporting the packaging area to analyze root causes for process improvement and cost reductions. This position works 12hr shifts from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. This role will provide you the opportunity to lead key activities to progress your career.

These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Operate our state-of-the-art fully automated toothpaste packaging lines operating at speeds up to 450 tubes per minute
• Handle packaging materials (cases of tubes and cartons, bundles of shippers, rolls of labels and wrap, slip sheets, caps, corners, pallets, etc.) and finished goods
• Maintain cleanliness of the area and the equipment
• Perform autonomous maintenance activities to keep the lines producing at top performance
• Assist maintenance technician on preventive maintenance activities
• Conduct inventories of packaging materials and products
• Perform all activities while focusing on safety and compliance
• Performing transactions in our enterprise resource system (SAP) to manage materials from receipt to final product
• Perform frequent quality checks and accurately document the results
• Document batch activity on computerized system
• Identify and action process improvement
• Understand and comply with all pertinent procedures, work instructions, forms, batch documentation and good manufacturing practices
• Search for cost savings and waste reduction opportunities

Basic Qualifications:

• We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
• High school diploma or GED
• Ability to work 12-hour shifts, every other weekend off
• Basic computer skills (Data entry, email, file access, Microsoft Word and Excel)

Preferred Qualifications:

• If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
• Manufacturing or Production environment experience
• Experience as a packaging operator
• Experience with equipment/machinery maintenance and changeovers Able to effectively communicate and work with co-workers, management, and other departments
• Mastery of one packaging line measured by OJT certification (Line Clearance, Changeover, and Quality)
• Ability to routinely lift up to 55 pounds, stand, bend and walk for extended periods of time
• Ability to work overtime to fulfill business need
• Ability to operate industrial power lifts (pallet jacks and forklifts)
• Confident in the use of basic math calculations, percentages, fractions, and decimal notation
• Familiar with different measurement schemes (e.g., Kilograms vs pounds)
• To reach max range need to be certified in all packaging technologies (TFS-80, TFS-30, FPS-4)