Packaging Technician- (Night Shift

HELP US BRING THE GIFT OF HEALTH TO LIFE.

Working at Pharmavite is an experience like no other. With a focus on complete nutrition for all, each endeavor is urgent and every day counts. You'll have the opportunity to work on the #1 selling national vitamin and supplement brand, Nature Made, as well as an exciting portfolio of other products that are shaping the future of the healthy living industry.

Consumer-driven innovation, high quality products and a promising portfolio, all driven by a team with a shared sense of purpose -- that's Pharmavite. Join us to bring the gift of health to life.

This role is not available for sponsorship including I-983 participation.

Shift 7 6pm-6:30am
-12hr Night Shift

The Packaging Technician sets up and operates: ISIDA Weigher, MS Filling system, Unscrambler, NJM Capper/Sealer/Retorque, NJM Labeler/Optel Vision System, Marburg Neck Bander/Sleeve Bander, and Twin pack/Orienteer. inspects, packs, and palletizes finished products in accordance with standard procedures; and continuously monitors work activities to ensure results meet quality, production, and safety goals. Supports and maintains an environment that fosters communication and teamwork within Packaging.

• Sets up and operates automatic and semi-automatic filling and labeling equipment.
• Determines which seat is appropriate for the production run, uses hand tools to manually adjust controls and assemble equipment.
• Supplies bulk to packaging lines; keeps packaging lines supplied with components and removes finish product from packaging lines.
• Uses computer programming unit to adjust controls and machine operation.
• Continually monitors equipment and products moving through line to ensure quality, packs product in boxes, uses tape machines to seal boxes; and loads packed products onto pallets ensuring production and safety goals are met.
• Maintains routine logs and records of cleaning and production activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with procedures.
• Performs in-process quality checks, pulls in-process and retains samples as needed, inspects tablets, capsules and bottles for defects as they are being packaged, and pulls defective ones as necessary without slowing down line or disrupting production. Notifies Line Lead or Supervisor of problems that disrupts production as soon as possible.
• Assembles and reviews product batch records for cGMP compliance to facilitate timely approval of finished product for commercial distribution. Maintains routine logs and records of cleaning and production activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with procedures.
• Plays a major role in the continuous process improvement of the packaging line.
• Trains and cross-trains other operators in all functions of production line.
• Maintains work area in a clean and orderly fashion, using rags, broom, and dustpan as appropriate.
• Disassembles and sanitizes equipment at closeout of products; washes parts and machinery with water and cleansing/sanitizing agents; dries as necessary.
• Performs all duties in compliance with cGMP’s, SOP’s, and safety procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

A High School diploma, GED, or its equivalent is required.

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Requires 6 months manufacturing and/or warehousing experience.

• Reading English sufficiently to understand standard operating procedures regarding good manufacturing practices, packaging standards for correct product count, and labels to ensure correct one is being used.
• Ability to communicate in English to receive and follow verbal instructions.
• Basic addition, multiplication, and division skills to calculate and adjust equipment to fill containers according to requirements.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the operation of manufacturing type machinery.

• Stands/walks for the full work shift, with little/no flexibility to move from their stations unless relieved by others.
• Perform repetitive job duties for long periods of time.
• Intermittently lifts and or move loads of up to 50 lbs with the use of pallet jacks and or other mechanical aids.
• Pulls/pushes…