Packaging Operator

Job Title: Packaging Operator

Duration: 5 months

Location: Paris KY 40361

Summary

Adhere to all safety precautions and PPE (personal protection equipment) requirements while completing the assigned duties in a safe manner.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring the lines are setup and running to the production schedule in accordance to the work orders Understand line and pump configuration and be able to clean and inspect lines as well as perform line changeovers as needed.
• Perform preventative maintenance on equipment and ensure that items that fail checks are addressed.
• Stage and unload rail cars and tank trucks.
• Take bulk samples from both railcars and tank trucks and deliver to QC lab.
• Take particle count samples and run particle count tests.
• Prepare customer trucks to include sealing sampling and associated paperwork. Inspect and close MPOs.
• Keep accurate production records.
• Collaborates with Supervisors and Maintenance Personnel to determine equipment setup and operations.
• Monitor and assist assigned packaging operators.
• Works with the Quality Assurance Department to understand recognize and rectify quality issues. Has the authority and responsibility to stop the line and notify QA of a contamination event.
• Ability to perform the duties of both a packaging operator and material handler.
• Comply with all cGMP requirements.
• Manage hazardous and universal waste according to local state and federal regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned with or without accommodation

Requirements

• Education:A minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Experience:13 years of related experience in a manufacturing facility preferably a chemical plant.
• Skills/Competencies: Demonstrated mechanical ability.
• Strong organizational prioritization and problemanalysis skills
• Strong interpersonal communication skills including the ability to read write speak and understand the English language
• Strong basic math skills (addition subtraction multiplication and division)
• Critical decisionmaking skills creativity multitasking ability