Packaging Operator/Materials Handler (1st & 2nd Shifts Available)

Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Manassas (VA); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Granules Consumer Health, LLC in Manassas, VA is hiring a Packaging Line Operator/Materials Handler to support its OTC packaging operations. You will handle bulk product, assist with sorting, stacking and bagging, and help move materials from the clean room to the packaging area.

Training is provided, with pay at $18.00/hour on 1st or 2nd shift. English communication is required; overtime and weekend availability may be necessary to meet production demands.

Qualifications

• English communication is required
• Overtime and weekend availability
• Training will be provided

Responsibilities

• Promote a safety culture and follow manufacturing safety policies
• Assist with inspection, sorting, and bagging of bulk product; remove defects
• Manage bulk product from clean room to packaging area; sort/stack/clean trays
• Supply hoppers with bottles, caps and other materials; assist with line operations
• Support line clearance, cleaning, and sanitization as needed

Skills

Safety awareness

English communication

Teamwork

Job description

Description

Granules Consumer Health, LLC is located in Manassas, Virginia. We have over 106 employees and annual revenue of $76.64 million. We serve as Granules' packaging facility and front-end division for private label over the counter (OTC) products in the US. We offer OTC generics that meet the highest level of quality at an affordable cost. As such, we are well-established on bulk supply through efficiencies garnered through manufacturing, integration and a high level of regulatory compliance. We are dedicated to excellence in manufacturing, quality, and customer service.

As a Packaging Line Operator/Materials Handler, you would be responsible for working in a variety of functions within the Granules Consumer Health manufacturing area, such as stacking/sorting/distributing bulk product and material, hand palletizing, sorting product, and raw material management (bottles, caps,), on our oral solid dosage pharmaceutical packaging line.

Training will be provided

Pay: $18.00/hour, Monday - Friday, must have flexibility to work overtime and weekends as needed

Hiring for 1st shift (7:00am - 3:30pm) and 2nd shift (3:00p - 11:30pm)

*English communication is required*

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Responsible at all times for promoting a safety culture and awareness within their area. Support and adhere to all manufacturing safety policies and procedures at all times.
• Assist manufacturing with inspection, sorting, and bagging process for bulk product. Remove defects as needed (i.e., deformed, discolored, misshaped, etc.).
• Assist Senior Operators .
• Management of bulk product from clean room to the packaging area, sorting/stacking/cleaning trays to be returned to clean room as needed.
• Visual sorting and DE clumping of bulk product prior to packaging process.
• Supplying hoppers with bottles, caps and other raw materials as needed.
• Supply bottle conveyor for metal detection, capping, and induction sealing.
• Identify, retrieve, and inspect pallets, apply case labels as needed.
• Break down of excess corrugate for bailing.
• Proper communications protocol with all manufacturing, quality, and other operations staff to communicate and elevate product or equipment issues as needed.
• Assist in line clearance, cleaning and sanitization procedures as needed.