Packaging Utility Operator - Night Shift

Abbott; Altavista (VA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage (HIP PPO)

Excellent retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education benefit

Job summary

Abbott is a global healthcare leader with a Nutrition division located at Altavista, VA. This Packaging Utility Operator role is based in our Altavista facility, supporting line operations for filler, seamer, and can washer while maintaining quality and safety standards.

You will perform preventive maintenance, batch set-ups, data analysis, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure efficient production and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills, analytical troubleshooting skills, and the ability to multitask.

Responsibilities

• Maintain filler operation parameters and perform preventative maintenance.
• Coordinate pre/post shift meetings and run reports.
• Support GMP compliance and batch release QA communications.
• Identify bottlenecks and propose risk mitigations.

Skills

Communication

Analytical thinking

Multitasking

Education

High school diploma/GED

Tools

Seamer

Filler

Sterilizer

Forklift

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Packaging Utility Operator

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to :

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Altavista, VA location in the Abbott Nutrition division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

Altavista, Va., is one of Abbott’s largest nutrition manufacturing plants equipped with advanced technology to ensure efficient production. Working here will make you feel like you’re part of a family that works together to make a difference and help nourish millions of families around the world.

What You’ll Work On

• For Filler Operation : Performs maintenance of product level. Ensures proper operating parameters for the filler, seamer and can washer. Performs preventative maintenance. Maintains the downtime report. Ensures commodities are released prior to usage. Performs CIL on equipment. Performs visual equipment inspections. Conducts fill weight checks.
• For Clean Up Operation : Performs preventative maintenance checks on filler valves and pistons, ensures proper cleaning methods are used during a wash job, cleans areas to include : filler valves, filler pistons, filler screens, filler bowl, seamer product filters, filler room floors and walls.
• Ensures proper FP tank hook-up to filling lines and product can weights are within desired range.
• Meets all safety and housekeeping GMP requirements.
• Coordinate pre and post shift meetings.
• Run reports and execute data analysis as needed. (ex. TPR reports on failed retort loads)
• Coordination of isolation and line separation events.
• Batch set up and communication in EBR, as well as, line execution.
• Work order distribution and reprints.
• QA communications for batch release.
• Driver of ideas and continuous improvement.
• Identify bottlenecks and provide risk mitigation solutions
• Liaison between operations and support groups

You’ll be accountable for meeting our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED required
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills, analytical troubleshooting skills and the ability to multitask.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior job experience within plant is preferred (24 months)
• Experience with tools and equipment related to the position is desired (hand tools, seamer, filler, sterilizer system, can washer, product filters, forklift, palletizer/depalletizer, labelers, tray wrapper and Hi-Cone, etc.)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Military/Veteran friendly Employer, committed to employee diversity.

The base pay for this position is $20.85 – $41.75 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.