Packaging Operator

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 a reality.

As a Packaging Operator on the 3rd shift (11:00 PM – 7:20 AM), you will be responsible for setting up, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting manufacturing equipment.

Your Tasks and Responsibilities

• Plan and package high-quality products on time and in the right quantities in OTC and Nutritional factories at the Myerstown site, adhering to site policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and practices.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary autonomous teams to drive operational efficiencies, adopt new technologies, and ensure continuous production process improvement.
• Embrace Dynamic Shared Ownership (DSO) principles and practices, following the VACC approach in day-to-day operations.

Personal Development / Training / Autonomous Team Culture

• Support the development of a diverse, inclusive talent pool, sharing and supporting each other to build expertise in an autonomous team environment.
• Take personal accountability for upskilling, training, and coaching needs, collaborating in the development of training programs to enhance the skills of 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 organise the work area using 5S practices and participate in safety improvement projects.
• Adopt technological advancements and 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.
• Perform in-process checks and comply with cGMP to ensure product quality.

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.

Requirements

• 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