Job Title: Packaging/Labeling Technician II
Requisition ID: 131154BR

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 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. Work hours are a 12-hour shift from 7p-7a, on a 2-2-3 rotation. Overtime will be required.

What will you do?

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

Changes tape on tape machine, adjusts cartoner, traypacker 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.

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

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

Clears jams and resolves minor problems. Clears and cleans equipment as required before and after all operations

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

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.

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.

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 required.

Experience:

No experience required.

Equivalency:

Equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant work experience may be considered.

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.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $25 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 75,000 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 EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.