Packaging Machine Operator (A-12hr Days)

 

CooperVision, a division of CooperCompanies (NASDAQ:COO), is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of soft contact lenses. The Company produces a full array of daily disposable, two-week and monthly contact lenses, all featuring advanced materials and optics. CooperVision has a strong heritage of solving the toughest vision challenges such as astigmatism, presbyopia and childhood myopia; and offers the most complete collection of spherical, toric and multifocal products available. Through a combination of innovative products and focused practitioner support, the company brings a refreshing perspective to the marketplace, creating real advantages for customers and wearers. For more information, visit www.coopervision.com

 

Scope: 

Packaging operator contributes to the daily function of the packaging department by operating packaging machines and inspecting finished product for any quality defects.

 

Job Summary:

Operates high speed and manual packaging machines in a fast paced environment to produce quality products that meet customer expectations of FDA regulated medical devices. The “finished goods” contact lenses ready for end-user consumption; finished goods produced will fulfill orders internal/external to CooperVision, domestically as well as internationally.

Essential Functions & Accountabilities:

• Gathers silver stock and verifies material needed for campaign production orders

• Loads verified silver stock into packaging machine to complete production

• Performs packaging and software operations including interfacing with machine HMI’s

• Interfaces with various packaging applications to include GPSII and RedZone

• Understands, acknowledges and follows all Quality requirements, SOP’s (standard operating procedures) and WI’s (work instructions)

• Understands and follows all company and department policies and safety guidelines

• Understands equipment verbiage

• Consistently uses best machine operating practices

• Follows GMP’s (Good Manufacturing Practices)

• Follows production schedule

• Works in a team environment

• Performs other duties as required

• Meets established standards in all areas

• Demonstrated ability to mulita-task in a fast paced environment

• Demonstrates strong attention to detail

• Performs startup and shutdown of machinery as needed

• Reports malfunctions or errors to supervising staff immediately and relays important information about the issue to the maintenance technician; validates that the machines running properly after maintenance has completed their action item

• Performs routine checks on packaging machinery to ensure it is completely functional and safe to operate

• Completes routine quality checks to ensure that product produced meets or exceeds corporate quality standards

• As business needs dictates, operator may spend 100% of the day performing one particular task or may spend 50% of the day performing one task and the other 50% performing a second task

• Works scheduled hours and is ready to work at designated start times to include mandatory overtime as needed

• Immediately informs coordinator/supervisor of safety, sanitation and equipment failure

• Seeks assistance from coordinator/supervisor in identifying and reporting problems or concerns relating to job function

• Maintains a clean working environment

• Adapts readily to changes in workload, priorities, staffing and scheduling

• Complies with all company policies and procedures

• Exhibits good communication skills – verbal, written and comprehension of the English language

 

CooperVision’s management team is committed to the development of and implementation of the quality management system and maintaining its effectiveness by communicating to the organization the importance of meeting customer as well as statutory and regulatory requirements.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge in packaging equipment 

• Understands the application used in the department to include Redzone, GPSII

• Basic computer skills

• Basic math to include adding, subtracting, multiplication, division 

• Excellent communication skills – verbal, written and comprehension of the English language

Work Environment:

Noisy conditions Greater than 75%

Dusty conditions Greater than 75%

Hot, Humid conditions –exposure to extreme seasonal temperatures Less than 75%

Wet conditions None

Exposure to chemicals or solvents None

Work near moving mechanical parts Greater than 50%

Standing Greater than 75%

Sitting Less than 25%

Walking Gre