Packaging Operator 2nd shift

As a Packaging Operator on the 2nd shift, 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.

Key responsibilities include:

• Performing 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.

• Working with multidisciplinary autonomous and dynamic teams to drive operational efficiencies, best practices, adopt new technologies, and ensure continuous production process improvement.

• Embracing Dynamic Shared Ownership (DSO) principles and practices and following the VACC approach in day-to-day operations.

• Supporting the development of a diverse, inclusive talent pool where members share and support each other to build their expertise in an autonomous team environment.

• Taking personal accountability in upskilling training/coaching needs and collaborating in the development of training programs to enhance the skills of the operations cluster teams.

• Owning personal training records, cross-training and coaching other operators as needed, and motivating team members to continuously improve processes.

• Developing high-performance competencies such as technical skills, digital capabilities, communication, and teamwork to build a collaborative, autonomous culture.

• Fostering a culture of accountability, trust, and empowerment, where each team member takes ownership of safety, quality, and performance outcomes.

• Championing continuous improvement and knowledge transfer, identifying skill gaps, proposing solutions, and supporting development initiatives.

• Ensuring a safe work environment by following all safety procedures, workplace standards, company guidelines, and ergonomic practices.

• Maintaining, cleaning, and organizing the work area using 5S practices and participating in safety improvement projects.

• Adopting technological advancements and embracing production agility with a digitally enabled mindset to quickly react to changing customer and consumer needs.

• Assisting with technical troubleshooting and predictive/preventive maintenance tasks as needed.

• Driving continuous improvement by taking actions to safely reduce equipment setup and changeover times.

• Using digital tools to support packaging lines operational efficiency (OEE) improvement initiatives.

• Collaborating with production employees and support functions to establish priorities and deliver products meeting deadlines.

• Performing daily set-up and routine operations of the packaging lines and accurately documenting production process steps.

• Ensuring adherence to SOPs, regulatory requirements, GMP standards, and industry best practices across all packaging processes.

• Ensuring product quality by performing in-process checks and complying with cGMP.

• Accurately documenting production process steps and communicating quality and non-compliance issues to supervision in a timely manner.

• Working closely with other packaging cluster team members, production maintenance, and support functions.

• Collaborating with Coaches and Operational Excellence team members in all continuous improvement initiatives.

• Completing other duties as assigned.