Production Technician - 1st Shift - TesTabs

Cannon Instrument Company; Chestertown (MD); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

LaMotte Company is seeking a Production Technician in Chestertown, MD to manufacture and package tablets and perform routine preventive maintenance on equipment. The role requires attention to detail and teamwork in a fast-paced environment.

You will operate manufacturing equipment, prepare dry powder blends, maintain records, and follow batch records and safety/procedural guidelines to ensure quality. Overtime and shift differential opportunities may be available.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; chemistry handling experience preferred.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and manual dexterity; good judgment and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team; willing to overtime as needed.
• Excellent communication with production, R&D, and QA teams.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain manufacturing equipment with proper training.
• Prepare dry powder blends according to procedures and priority.
• Weigh, measure, screen, and blend powder ingredients per approved formulas.
• Maintain and record production and equipment performance data.
• Follow batch records, safety, and quality procedures to prevent errors.
• Maintain inventory accuracy for raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
• Verify materials and documentation before and during processing.
• Assist in daily equipment setup and shift huddles.
• Keep work areas organized and follow cleaning routines.
• Monitor production rates and report safety/quality issues promptly.
• Transport materials using pallet jacks and carts.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Multitasking

Teamwork

Safety consciousness

Troubleshooting

Physical stamina

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Chemistry experience preferred

Tools

Pallet jacks

Industrial equipment

Preventive maintenance

Job description

TesTabs Chestertown, MD, US

5 days ago Requisition ID: 1073

Salary Range: $17.00 To $19.00 Hourly

Job Title: Production Technician

Department: TesTabs

Location: Chestertown, MD

Reports To: Operations Supervisor

Pay Rate: $17 per hour, with opportunities for overtime, holiday, and shift differential pay.

Position Summary

To manufacture and package tablets and perform routine preventive maintenance on equipment.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Operates and maintains all manufacturing equipment with proper training.
• Prepares dry powder blends according to procedures and in order of priority.
• Weighs, measures, screens, and blends powder ingredients according to approved formulas and procedures.
• Maintains and records accurate record keeping including machine performance, and product samples.
• Follows batch records, work instructions, safety requirements, and quality procedures to prevent errors and cross-contamination.
• Maintains accurate production records, including material usage, equipment performance, lot information, and product samples.
• Monitors and maintains accurate raw material, work-in-process, and finished-goods inventory; completes material transactions, verifies quantities, and reports discrepancies.
• Verifies materials, labels, quantities, and documentation before and during processing.
• Assists in the daily equipment setup for any machine as needed.
• Attends and participates in designated shift huddles.
• Maintains organized work areas and completes required cleaning and housekeeping activities.
• Attends and participates in designated shift huddles.
• Monitors production rates and quality standards and promptly reports conditions that may affect safety, quality, or output.
• Transports raw materials, work-in-process, and finished product using pallet jacks and carts.

Qualifications/Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent. High school chemistry or general chemical handling work experience is preferred.
• Good mechanical aptitude and manual dexterity
• Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask.
• Good judgment, decision-making, and troubleshooting skills.
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team and work overtime as needed.
• Must be able to prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills are a must. The position requires communication with other production personnel, Research and Development, and Quality Control.
• Individuals must be focused on tasks and not easily distracted.
• Ability to wear chemical cartridge respirator or equivalent.
• Must be able to transport up to 40lbs - 50 lbs.
• Participates in lean activities, including but not limited to:
  • Lean training and lean events such as kaizen or a 5-day event.
  • 5-S program in department or other areas assigned.
  • DMAICs. Continuously looks for ways to improve both the departments and own individual efficiencies and time management, as well as ways to improve any aspect of the Company’s operations and develops and implements DMAICs accordingly.
• Completes monthly safety observations.
• Notifies Supervisors/Managers of any production, equipment, safety, personnel problems, etc. and cooperates in resolving such issues as well.
• Provides Supervisors/Managers with feedback to determine where additional training would benefit and obtains additional training as necessary.
• Assists in other department activities as needed and performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all Company policies (i.e. personnel, safety, etc.).

Environmental Factors & Mental/Physical Demands

• Works indoors in a humidity and temperature-controlled environment.
• Requires walking, standing, sitting, stooping, bending, reaching, climbing step ladders, transporting up to 40lbs – 50lbs, handling a loaded pallet jacks & operating various equipment.
• Requires mechanical aptitude, manual dexterity, communication, judgment, decision making and troubleshooting skills, ability to multi-task and attention to detail.

LaMotte Company, a 100+ year-old global industry leader in developing and manufacturing premier water analysis solutions, operating in Newark, DE, Chestertown, MD and Warwick, UK. Our products are used around the world to accurately, quickly, and conveniently test water in a multitude of applications.

LaMotte offers paid time off including vacation, sick leave and paid holidays. Full-Time employees, who regularly work at least 30 hours per week, are eligible for employer-provided insurance including health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance and supplemental insurance. Full-time employees are eligible to contribute to our 401(k) plan with employer match available.

LaMotte is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, disability, military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local laws.

1st Shift – Monday through Friday, 7am – 3:15pm.