Packaging Line Technician at Pharmavite in Opelika, AL

Summary: Pharmavite is a company focused on complete nutrition for all, known for its top-selling vitamin and supplement brand, Nature Made. The Packaging Line Technician will set up and operate packaging equipment, monitor production quality, and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards. Responsibilities: - Sets up and operates automatic and semi-automatic filling and labeling equipment - Determines which slat 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 Required Qualifications: - A High School diploma, or GED, or 5 years work history or its equivalent is required - 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 boxes of product on/offline and/or pallets using pallet jack, hoists etc - Manual dexterity to manipulate filling and labeling equipment controls, small production containers on a production line, and hand tools to assemble/disassemble parts of equipment - Required to walk up and down stairs and use ladders - The incumbent must be able to perform this job safely in accordance with standard operating procedures and good manufacturing practices without endangering the health or safety of self or others Required Skills: ISIDA Weigher, MS Filling system, Unscrambler, NJM Capper, NJM Sealer, NJM Retorque, NJM Labeler, Optel Vision System, Marburg Neck Bander, Sleeve Bander, Twin pack, Orienteer, Manufacturing machinery operation, Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), In-process quality checks, Packaging standards, Basic arithmetic Benefits: Annual performance bonus, Medical, dental and vision benefits, 401K match, Other wellness benefits, Pharmavite provides compensation for all overtime hours worked by non-exempt (hourly) employees in accordance with state and federal law, Voluntary overtime requested by non-exempt employees must be approved in advance by the employee’s supervisor