The Packaging Operator can join with anywhere from 0 - 4 years + experience - and you will have the responsibility to operate the designated packaging equipment and systems to produce product that meets pre-defined quality attributes and production schedules, at the Production facility in Hatfield and to ensure the efficient operation of all production operations.
General Responsibilities (Safety, Quality, Customer, Cost & Innovation)
To ensure that operations conducted are performed in accordance with the requirements of the Corporate Standards, Quality System, GMP and GDP Guidelines and Industry Standards.
Duties are performed to ensure:
- A safe working environment is maintained for self and other employees, ensuring all near miss incidents and accidents are reported in accordance with procedures.
- The Quality of products produced and released is assured through adherence to all procedures.
- Opportunities to improve operations and reduce cost are identified and progressed through the continuous improvement and demand innovation initiatives.
- Companies philosophy of hhc is at the forefront of daily activities.
- All stakeholder and customer expectations are understood and met through communication.
- Performance is in line with personal and company objectives with demonstrated behaviors and competencies.
Working relationships of this position
- Quality Assurance and Quality Systems to ensure all activities are conducted compliantly and the product meets appropriate quality standards.
- All Production Operation departments (Warehouse, Manufacturing and Packaging).
- To ensure compliance to companies policies working relationships are required with HR and Health & Safety departments.
- Technical Departments, to obtain technical guidance on qualification/validation activities and information of new and existing product/materials.
- Engineering – to ensure support and maintenance of production equipment and services is available.
Job Specific Responsibilities
- Recording appropriate metrics to monitor adherence to production schedules, equipment utilisation, right first time batch records and adherence to SOP and training schedules.
- Responsible for compliance to Good Manufacturing Practices in areas of responsibility
- Responsible for compliance to health and safety procedures in areas of responsibility
- Support Engineering and Contractor activities
- To set-up production equipment to ensure correct functionality and calibration compliance.
- Operate production equipment and automated systems within the validated process Parameters.
- Conduct manual packaging operations.
- Carry out in-process tests, yield calculations, product sampling and inspection to ensure all production meets predefined quality attributes
- Carry out Production Facility Cleaning and Sink and Drain Disinfection.
- Dismantle, clean and reassemble equipment, ensuring it is well maintained
- Participate in quality investigations.
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities that result in cost savings and more efficient and compliant ways of working
- Responsible for completion of batch documentation
- Checking the quality standards of packaging components, prior to use on the line