Packaging/Labelling Technician II (Dryer Operator) - East Grinstead UK - SDG - MBD

Work Schedule

Other

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Standing for full shift

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information

Working as part of our Microbiology Division (MBD), within the Speciality Diagnostics Group, you'll play an active part in helping us to achieve our mission. The Microbiology Division discovers microbiological solutions for the diagnosis of infectious disease and detection of bacterial contamination. We serve public health, clinical laboratories, food companies, environmental screening and pharmaceutical laboratories with a portfolio of products that include culture media, antimicrobial susceptibility testing solutions and market-leading molecular solutions for food safety testing.

How Will You Make an Impact?

The Process Department supports the daily manufacture of the Sensititre product; this consists of dispensing, drying, packaging and labelling of the finished product. This role works within a controlled clean area and will be responsible for the operating and basic maintenance of the dryers.

A Day in the Life:

• Production Schedule Adherence: Collect necessary plates for the day by following the production schedule.
• Dispensing Line Operations: Feed plates into the dispensing line, check produced plates, and load them onto trays for drying.
• Packing Line Tasks: Pack dried plates into foil pouches and box pouched plates into sales units.
• Accessory Product Handling: Assemble, bag, and/or pack other accessory products as required.
• Batch Reconciliation: Reconcile batch numbers and manufacture ID seals.
• General Cleaning Duties: Perform general cleaning duties in controlled clean areas and packing room areas.
• Further duties and responsibilities as required and within the ability of the post holder.

Education: High School Diploma, Secondary Education, Advanced Certificate, or equivalent.

Experience

• Required: Minimum of 1 year of work experience in a manufacturing, operations, production, lab setting or related field
• Preferred: Experience in a cGMP environment

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Effective Collaboration: Build solid relationships with team members to enable efficient collaboration.
• Positive Communication: Communicate with colleagues in a positive and productive manner.
• Attention to Detail and Process Adherence: Maintain and update documents accurately, understanding the importance of following established processes

What we Offer

• Competitive Annual Pay Rate
• Performance Related Bonus where eligible
• Annual merit performance-based increase

Excellent Benefits

• Flexible Benefits plan
• Life Assurance, funding towards health care benefits, income protection and an Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Scheme
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Career Advancement Opportunities

Depending on eligibility