Packaging Production Technician

CooperVision Limited; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

22 shifts holiday

Shift allowance

Pension scheme

Healthcare cover

Life assurance

Access to Wellness Platform

Discounted contact lens scheme

Job summary

CooperVision Limited, a leader in soft contact lens manufacturing, is hiring a Packaging Production Technician. This role involves operating machinery, performing maintenance tasks, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.

The ideal candidate should have initiative, good IT skills, and a strong understanding of health and safety. Benefits include competitive compensation, holiday shifts, pension scheme, and access to extensive training resources.

Qualifications

• Ideally, 2 years' experience in Packaging Department.
• Experience in the use of hand tools.
• Able to demonstrate technical aptitude.
• Good fault finding/problem solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Learn new and more complex processes in other areas.
• Operate machinery safely in accordance with procedures.
• Perform first level maintenance tasks and fault fixing.
• Perform Total Productive Maintenance and cleaning routines.
• Undertake pack sizes changes on machines.
• Record production data in accordance with procedures.
• Comply with health and safety regulations.
• Bring knowledge in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Investigate and respond to issues in relation to the area.
• Assist in training with existing and new packaging machines.

Skills

Initiative

Good IT skills

Health and Safety knowledge

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

High standard of verbal, numerical and mechanical reasoning ability

Tools

Hand tools

Job description

A brighter future awaits you

CooperVision is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of soft contact lenses with a presence in over 100 countries. Being part of CooperVision means helping improve the way people see each day. It’s more than making contact lenses, it’s about giving lens wearers freedom and confidence to move about their daily lives. We’re all about bright futures – for our people and those who wear our contact lenses.

Job summary – What to expect:

As a Packaging Production Technician, you will be expected to carry out a wide range of tasks with a full knowledge of the processes in the assigned area and develop expertise in operating specific complex machinery.

In addition, this role aimsto support the Maintenance Engineering department with identifying faults with packaging machinery. Implementing fixes where possible or supporting the engineers when a higher level of knowledge or experience is needed.

External and internal training will be provided.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Learning new and/or more complex processes in other areas.
• Operating machinery safely in accordance with company procedures and work instructions: Starting machinery, stopping machinery, basic machinery faults resolution, inputting materials, taking product and materials out, checking printed data & quality.
• Performing first level maintenance tasks and fault fixing. Provide comprehensive fault information when escalating faults to maintenance engineers.
• Performing Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and cleaning routines, as per procedures.
• Undertaking pack sizes changes on machines ensuring all settings correspond to specification sheets.
• Recording of production data in accordance with company procedures.
• Complying with health and safety regulations including the safe use of equipment (i.e. machinery, lift truck, manual handling equipment) and general good housekeeping to ensure a safe working environment for all employees.
• Bringing knowledge in continuous improvement initiatives and projects.
• Investigating and responds to issues in relation to the area, communicating where necessary any relevant information to the Team Leader, Senior Operator or Maintenance Engineering team, to ensure minimum disruption and maximum service levels.
• When applicable, assisting in training with existing and new packaging machines.

About You

We're looking for someone with:

• Initiative - to be able to proactively identify improvements and communicate ways in which improvements can be made, in line with procedures.
• Computer literate with good IT skills
• Good knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety procedures.
• Strong communication skills and good organisational skills for support and effective interaction across departments

Work Environment

• Working within a warehouse environment where there is an ongoing expectation and responsibility to maximise productivity levels and to ensure targets are meet.
• Open planned factory with machinery, other moving equipment and predestines in proximity.
• Physically demanding and will involve standing for a significant proportion of the shift.

Experience and Education

Experience

• Ideally, 2 years’ experience in Packaging Department
• Experience in the use of hand tools.
• Able to demonstrate technical aptitude.
• Good fault finding/problem solving skills.

Education

• High standard of verbal, numerical and mechanical reasoning ability

What we offer

You’ll receive competitive compensation and a fantastic benefits package including 22 shifts holiday, shift allowance, pension scheme, healthcare cover, life assurance, access to our Wellness Platform to support you in mental health and wellbeing, a discounted contact lens scheme and much more!

We are committed to our employees’ personal and professional development and offer extensive training to support your career growth and help every individual to reach their full potential. To help us achieve our goals, we’ll give you everything you need to help you achieve yours.

We also provide access to LinkedIn Learning to help you develop in your career and grow with CooperVision