Job Title: Packaging/Labeling Technician II

Requisition: 227803BR

When you're part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact, and you'll be supported in achieving your career goals.

Location: Greenville, NC

How will you make an impact?
Sets-up, operates, adjusts, maintains, inspect and cleans all equipment required to inspect, label and package products according to work orders, standard operating procedures and manuals. Assists in guidance of other team members as required. Complies with all job-related safety, cGMP, and other department procedural requirements. This position is a 12-hour night shift from 7pm-7am on a 3-2-2 rotation. Overtime will be required.

What will you do?

1. Demonstrates quality consciousness daily by ensuring correctness on all in-process and completed work.

2. Changes tape on tape machine, adjusts cartoner, tray packer inkjet machines and labelers. Set-ups and challenges Vision system. Set-ups bar code readers and challenge systems. Loads equipment with correct components; changes inserts on cartoner and changes plastic foil on thermoformer. Operates packaging line efficiently. Clears and cleans equipment as required before and after all operations.

3. Sets-up, cleans and adjusts inspection, labeling and packaging equipment as required for proper operation, including change-over.

4. Performs preventive maintenance including lubrication, fluid level checks and wear inspection, etc.

5 Performs the disassembly, assembly, cleaning, and operation of area manufacturing equipment. Prepares equipment and components for operations.

6. Documents set-up activities on both logbooks and batch records.

7. Guides and assists checker operators in the efficient and proper operation of equipment. Interacts with other packaging personnel to contribute positively to the orderly and efficient operation of the area.

8. Identifies major equipment problems in a timely fashion and alert mechanic for assistance. Reports any irregularities observed during the inspection, labelling and packaging processes to appropriate supervisory personnel. Clears jams and resolves minor problems

9. Performs other related duties as required by the job or directed by the supervisor.

How will you get here?

Education:

High School diploma or equivalent minimally required.

Experience:

Minimum one year of work experience in manufacturing/production required; pharmaceutical or related field.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Knowledge of appropriate training plans, departmental procedures, including that of equipment, processes, equipment set-ups and changeovers.
• Operative craft and reading comprehension test.
• Meet physical requirements of job.
• Work overtime or shift if required.
• Good attendance.
• Pass security clearance for controlled drugs.
• Demonstrated mechanical inclination and computer skills.
• Skill in reading, basic math and maintaining accurate records.
• Show initiative and ability to follow directions.
• Good judgement.
• Attention to detail and alertness.
• Ability to identify machine or process problems.
• Physical ability to move material and equipment.
• Demonstrates punctuality and sense of responsibility through adherence to department attendance guidelines.

Physical Requirements:

Position requires ordinary ambulatory skills and physical coordination sufficient to move about office locations; ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch periodically for prolonged periods of time; manipulation (lift, carry, move) of light to medium weights 20-50 pounds, occasionally pushing and pulling over 100 pounds; arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp and type for prolonged periods of time; visual acuity to use a keyboard, computer monitor, operate equipment, and read materials for prolonged periods of time; ability to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear for prolonged periods of time.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing productivity in their laboratories, we are here to support them. Our global team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services and Patheon. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.