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Pharmavite · 21 hours ago

Packaging Technician- (Day Shift 7)

Opelika, AL

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$37K/yr - $60K/yr

0+ years exp

Pharmavite is a leading company focused on nutrition and wellness, known for its top-selling vitamin and supplement brand, Nature Made. The Packaging Technician role involves setting up and operating packaging equipment, ensuring quality production, and maintaining compliance with safety and manufacturing standards.

Dietary SupplementsHealth CareNutrition

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Manufacturing machinery operationCGMP complianceBasic math skillsEnglish communicationTeamwork

Required

A High School diploma, GED, 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