Packaging Technician I

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Packaging Technician I in Mississauga, where you'll play a crucial role in ensuring product quality and safety. This position involves various tasks on the packaging line, adhering to Good Manufacturing Practices. With a focus on teamwork, you'll contribute to delivering medicines to patients faster while enjoying competitive pay and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits-effective Day 1

Paid Time Off & Designated Paid Holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Referral Bonus

Career Advancement Opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of previous packaging line experience in a pharmaceutical, food or cosmetic environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient completion of packaging floor activities to meet production deadlines.
• Inspect packaged products for correctness and general appearance.
• Maintain a safe working environment and report potential hazards.

Skills

Good manual dexterity

Basic math skills

Proficiency with the English Language

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards

Job Description

Packaging Technician I – Mississauga ON

Our Mission:

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:

Thermo Fisher Scientific offers industry-leading pharma services through our Patheon brand, offering an integrated global network of scientific, technical, regulatory, and quality experts who are committed to helping deliver medicine to patients faster.

Our Mississauga facility covers all phases of drug product development from early-phase formulation development to clinical trial material to commercial supply in the same plant using scalable equipment for non-GMP and GMP Work for highly potent, low potent, complex formulations, pediatric dosage forms, patent-extension strategies, as well as conventional oral solid formulations.

How Will You Make an Impact?:

As a packaging technician I, you will ensure the efficient completion of packaging floor activities in order to meet scheduled production deadlines. Ensure product quality meets the standards of Patheon, our clients, and applicable regulatory agencies including, but not limited to the Health Products and Food Branch Inspectorate (HPFBI), United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA), and European Medicines Agency (EMEA).

A Day in the Life:

• Perform work at various positions on the packaging line including: capping, cartoning, packing shippers, and palletizing in accordance with established standards and Good Manufacturing Practices requirements to meet production targets.
• Inspect packaged products for presence and correctness of lot number, expiry date and general packaging appearance and completeness.
• Ensure line cleanliness practices, procedures, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and packaging instructions are followed.
• Perform equipment set up and tear down duties.
• Maintain a safe working environment and report potential hazards.

• Perform alternating or rotating shift work

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience:

• Minimum 1 year of previous packaging line experience, in a pharmaceutical, food or cosmetic environment

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Good manual dexterity.
• Ability to work at line speed and with minimal direction.
• Basic math skills required.
• Knowledge of serialization functions/processes.
• Sound knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Sound understanding of Standard Operating Procedures and safety regulations.
• Demonstrated computer proficiency with Microsoft Office programs.
• Proficiency with the English Language.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Position requires ordinary ambulatory skills and physical coordination sufficient to move about manufacturing/office locations; ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch periodically for prolonged periods of time; manipulation (lift, carry, move) of medium to heavy weights; arm, hand and finger dexterity; visual acuity to operate equipment, and read materials for prolonged periods of time; ability to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear for prolonged periods of time.
• Usually in a comfortable environment but with regular exposure to factors causing moderate physical discomfort from such things as dust, loud noise, bright lights, fumes, or odour.
• Use of Personal Protective equipment is required and may include any of the following: safety glasses, safety shoes, lab coat, gloves, hair net, beard cover, safety apron, respirator.

What We Offer

Compensation

• Competitive Hourly Pay Rate
• Additional shift differential for 2nd shift and 3rd shift positions
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Annual merit performance-based increase

Excellent Benefits

• Benefits & Total Rewards | Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits-effective Day 1
• Paid Time Off & Designated Paid Holidays
• Canada Savings Plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Career Advancement Opportunities

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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