Description
At Bayer, we're visionaries driven to solve the world's toughest challenges and strive for a world where 'Health for all, Hunger for none' is no longer a dream, but a real possibility.
As an Associate Tech, you will be responsible for setting up, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting manufacturing equipment. Working within multidisciplinary autonomous teams, you'll drive operational efficiencies, adopt new technologies, and ensure adherence to industry regulations.
Your Tasks and Responsibilities
- Perform necessary tasks to plan and package high-quality products on time and in the right quantities in OTC and Nutritional factories at the Myerstown site in accordance with site policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and practices.
- Work with multidisciplinary autonomous and dynamic teams to drive operational efficiencies, best practices, adopt new technologies, and ensure continuous production process improvement.
- Embrace Dynamic Shared Ownership (DSO) principles and practices and follow the VACC approach in day-to-day operations.
Personal Development / Training / Autonomous Team Culture
- Support the development of a diverse, inclusive talent pool where members share and support each other to build their expertise in an autonomous team environment.
- Take personal accountability in upskilling training/coaching needs and collaborate in the development of training programs to enhance the skills of the operations cluster teams.
- Own personal training records, cross-train and coach other operators as needed, and motivate team members to continuously improve processes.
Production Operations
- Ensure a safe work environment by following all safety procedures, workplace standards, company guidelines, and ergonomic practices.
- Maintain, clean, and organize the work area using 5S practices and participate in safety improvement projects.
- Adopt technological advancements and embrace production agility with a digitally enabled mindset to quickly react to changing customer and consumer needs.
Quality & Compliance
- Ensure adherence to SOPs, regulatory requirements, GMP standards, and industry best practices across all packaging processes.
- Ensure product quality by performing in-process checks and complying with cGMP.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with other packaging cluster team members, production maintenance, and support functions.
- Collaborate with Coaches and Operational Excellence team members in all continuous improvement initiatives.
Other Duties
- Complete other duties as assigned.
Who You Are
Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:
- Required Qualifications:
+ High School Diploma or GED + Experience working in a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) or Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) environment + Demonstrated ability to work safely in a production environment with frequent production schedule changes.
- Preferred Qualifications:
+ Associate degree with Technical/Industrial Manufacturing + At least 6 months experience using motorized & non-motorized material handling equipment + Strong understanding of the regulatory arena involving GMP, OSHA, EPA, and Bayer standards