Production Operator

AppleOne Employment Services; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services is seeking a skilled Production Operator for a direct hire opportunity in Livermore, California. The role targets hands-on manufacturing professionals with experience operating production, filling, or packaging equipment in a cGMP environment.

You will monitor equipment, support line personnel, troubleshoot minor issues, and help maintain clean, organized work areas to ensure high-quality production.

Qualifications

• Operate and monitor production, filling, and packaging equipment in a cGMP manufacturing environment.
• Support equipment setup, cleaning, assembly, disassembly, and line changeover activities.
• Maintain accurate lot, batch, and expiration date setup according to production order requirements.
• Help maintain clean, organized, and compliant production work areas.
• At least 2 years of production manufacturing experience required.
• Experience working in a cGMP-regulated production environment.
• Basic knowledge of packaging equipment and minor troubleshooting methods.
• Ability to follow SOPs, cleaning procedures, setup instructions, and safety requirements.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, reliability, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with supervisors, setup teams, and production line personnel.

Responsibilities

• Monitor production equipment to support throughput, quality, and efficiency.
• Guide line personnel on proper equipment operation and flow.
• Perform basic troubleshooting on packaging and filling equipment to identify and correct minor issues.
• Disassemble, assemble, clean, and prepare equipment per SOPs.
• Set lot numbers, batch numbers, and expiration dates per orders.
• Notify the Set-Up Supervisor of potential equipment issues.

Skills

Production equipment operation

Troubleshooting basics

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Production Operator for a direct hire opportunity in Livermore, CA. This role is ideal for a hands‑on manufacturing professional with experience operating production, filling, or packaging equipment in a cGMP environment.

As a Production Operator, you will help keep production running efficiently by monitoring equipment, supporting line personnel, performing basic troubleshooting, and maintaining clean, organized work areas. This opportunity offers a stable manufacturing environment with supportive leadership, teamwork‑focused operations, and the chance to contribute to high‑quality production standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor production equipment during operation to support optimal throughput, quality, and efficiency.
• Provide guidance to line personnel on proper equipment operation and production flow.
• Perform basic troubleshooting on packaging and filling equipment to identify and correct minor issues.
• Disassemble, assemble, clean, and prepare filling, packaging, transfer pump, nozzle, piston, and related equipment according to SOPs.
• Set lot numbers, batch numbers, and expiration dates based on customer order requirements.
• Notify the Set-Up Supervisor of potential equipment issues, failures, or maintenance concerns.

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay rate: $24.00 to $25.00 per hour.
• Job type: Direct hire.
• Location: Livermore, CA.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Operate and monitor production, filling, and packaging equipment in a cGMP manufacturing environment.
• Support equipment setup, cleaning, assembly, disassembly, and line changeover activities.
• Maintain accurate lot, batch, and expiration date setup according to production order requirements.
• Help maintain clean, organized, and compliant production work areas.
• At least 2 years of production manufacturing experience required.
• Experience working in a cGMP-regulated production environment.
• Basic knowledge of packaging equipment and minor troubleshooting methods.
• Ability to follow SOPs, cleaning procedures, setup instructions, and safety requirements.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, reliability, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with supervisors, setup teams, and production line personnel.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of related production operator experience.
• Experience with filling equipment, packaging machinery, transfer pumps, nozzles, pistons, or similar manufacturing equipment.
• Prior experience supporting equipment cleaning, setup, and changeover in a regulated manufacturing environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

The Know Your Rights poster is available here: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf

The pay transparency policy is available here: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf

• For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

AppleOne participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program: https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf

We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.