Lead Packaging Technician - 12hr Night

Opella; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the self-care sector is seeking a Lead Packaging Technician for their Chattanooga facility. This mid-senior level role involves leading a team, ensuring quality standards, and driving operational efficiency. Candidates should possess a strong leadership background and a High School Diploma or GED. Join a culture dedicated to making self-care simple and impactful.

Qualifications

• Must be qualified in multiple areas/equipment/processes.
• Demonstrated capability to communicate laterally and upward.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 5-10 operators to achieve business results.
• Ensure compliance with HSE and Quality standards.
• Drive breakthrough results in overall OEE performance.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team Collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

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Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.

Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.

At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.

B Corp certified in multiple markets, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.opella.com.

About The Job

Your job as a Lead Packaging Technician will have responsibility to lead other operators/equipment owners on your shift team. You will have responsibility and autonomy for ensuring the team delivers the +QDCI results necessary to achieve the business needs. You and your team will accomplish this through rigorous application of the site’s HSE, Quality, AM and SMS standards, strong collaboration, and excellent communication. You will be a key part of our continuous journey to grow and to build the benchmark manufacturing culture. You will be a “working” leader with continued expectation to operator equipment on the line or in the area.

You will have responsibility for a team of 5-10 operators whom you will work directly with to establish action plans, deliver business results, develop skill qualifications, and help build a culture of empowered and engaged operators. Depending on shift/day, you may be the highest level of leadership within the plant/area and will need to be comfortable making informed decisions that are within your boundaries and escalating when outside of your boundaries.

Main Responsibilities

• Role model servant leadership, empowerment, engagement, ownership, commitment, safety, and quality
• Support execution of personnel systems to grow capability of team (skill matrices, IDP’s, performance discussions, compliance training, etc.)
• Flow to the work as needed in order meet business needs
• Ability to work cross-functionally, interact with other organizations, operating teams, and department leadership
• Lead Level 1 +QDCI
• Lead team in execution of AM and SMS standards (CIL, Centerlines, PM’s, etc.)
• Perform process confirmations against execution of standards
• Lead team to deliver on all +QDCI results
• Understand, follow, and ensure compliance with HSE and Quality standards
• Drive breakthrough results in overall OEE performance
  
  

Professional Skills

• Must be in good standing with a strong performance history
• Must be qualified in multiple areas/equipment/processes
• Must have demonstrated capability to communicate laterally and upward
  
  

About You

• Education & Experience: You must have a High School Diploma or GED
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience across multiple lines/areas/plants
• Informal leadership examples/demonstration
• Demonstrated ability to teach/develop
  
  

Why us?

At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.

We Are Challengers.

We Are Dedicated To Making Self-care As Simple As It Should Be. That Starts With Our Culture. We Are Challengers By Nature, And This Is How We Do Things

All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs.

Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity.

Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity.

Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be.

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

www.opella.com/en/careers

Opella and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Retail Health and Personal Care Products

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