Lead Packaging Operator
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you will discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
Location/Division Specific Information:
Cincinnati, OH
How Will You Make an Impact?
The Lead Packaging Operator is responsible for operating, troubleshooting, and assisting with packaging equipment setup and startup while keeping safety and quality at the forefront of everything you do. You will also assist with GMP documentation, in-process testing, breakdown investigations, and repairs related to packaging production.
A Day in the Life:
Efficiently and safely operate assigned packaging equipment
Observe packaging equipment in operation and follow good troubleshooting practices to continuously improve and optimize performance
Drive safety culture and quality in all activities
Efficiently perform changeovers and cleanups to maintain patient safety and uphold cGMP standards
Document accurately and check personal work for quality and compliance
Participate in lean PPI (Practical Process Improvement) culture through tier boards, 5S, GEMBA, JDI, RCCM, and/ or Kaizen events
Encourage a positive culture of partnership and belonging where diversity is welcomed
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent required.
Experience:
Required: No previous work experience required
3 Years' of work experience in manufacturing, operations, production or lab setting or related field
Preferred: Experience in a cGMP environment
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Ability to speak, read, and write in English, including technical and scientific language
Ability to perform basic math including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
Ability to communicate and work well in a team setting
Ability to read work instructions, procedures, manuals, and diagrams
Preferred: Experience in pharmaceutical production and/or packaging environment
Preferred: Mechanical proficiency
Physical Requirements / Work Environment:
Ability to work in a fast paced controlled cleanroom environment
Ability to stand for long periods of time (up to 10 hours a day)
Ability to operate a walk behind forklift (walkie stacker)
Ability to wear personal protective equipment, including, but not limited to, various styles of dust masks or respirators, safety glasses, safety shoes, and scrubs or modified gowning
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
Ability to move repetitively, including pushing, pulling, lifting, twisting, bending, grasping, and crouching
What We Offer:
Compensation
Competitive Hourly Pay Rate
Additional shift differential for off-shift positions
Annual performance-based bonus
Annual merit performance-based increase
Excellent Benefits
