Sr Packaging Technician - 2nd Shift

ThermoFisher Scientific; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Bonus eligibility

Annual merit increase

Medical benefits

Paid Time Off

Employee Referral Bonus

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Senior Packaging Technician at our Indianapolis, IN site. You will perform a broad range of packaging and labeling tasks, interpret batch records, and ensure cGMP compliance while mentoring junior technicians.

Responsibilities include coordinating multiple packaging processes, spotting documentation gaps, and supporting continuous-improvement efforts. High school diploma or GED required; 2+ years in manufacturing, lab, or related settings preferred.

Qualifications

• Substantial understanding of packaging/labeling methods, cGMP requirements, SOPs, batch documentation.
• Ability to work independently and resolve routine operational issues within procedures.
• Strong written and verbal communication, teamwork, and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Independently perform manual and automated packaging, labeling, and inspection activities across qualified work types.
• Interpret batch records and work instructions; identify discrepancies for correction or escalation.
• Support component accountability, in-process inspections, and verification within qualification scope.
• Operate packaging processes and equipment; escalate issues to Room Leadership or Quality as needed.
• Coach and mentor less-experienced technicians and provide on-the-job training when qualified.

Skills

Packaging knowledge

cGMP

SOPs

Batch documentation

Independent work

Mentoring

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

None

Job description

Work Schedule

2nd Shift: 2:45 pm - 1:30 am (10 hours) Monday - Thursday. Required OT on Fridays. 10%

Environmental Conditions

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Job Description

Location/Division Specific Information:

1223 W Morris Street, Indianapolis, IN

How Will You Make an Impact?

Serves as a fully proficient senior packaging technician who independently performs a broad range of packaging and labeling activities. Applies strong technical, cGMP, and documentation knowledge; uses judgment to resolve routine operational issues within established procedures; and serves as a technical resource and mentor to less-experienced technicians. This role does not have primary accountability for directing or owning a production room.

Core Responsibilities

• Independently perform a broad range of manual and automated assembly, filling, packaging, labeling, and inspection activities across qualified work types.

• Independently interpret routine batch records, work instructions, drawings, and assembly instructions and identify discrepancies requiring correction or escalation.

• Perform and support component accountability, reconciliation, in-process inspections, and verification activities within qualification scope.

• Operate multiple qualified packaging processes and equipment; perform routine troubleshooting and determine when escalation to Room Leadership, Quality, Engineering, or supervision is required.

• Recognize quality or documentation risks and take appropriate action within established SOPs to prevent or correct routine errors.

• Serve as a technical resource for Packaging/Labeling Technician II colleagues and provide on-the-job coaching, mentoring, and task-specific training when qualified to do so.

• Support Room Leaders with complex job preparation, troubleshooting, training, and continuity of operations without assuming primary room ownership.

• Participate in PPI/continuous-improvement activities and contribute practical ideas that improve safety, quality, efficiency, and right-first-time execution.

• Model cGMP, safety, documentation, teamwork, and Thermo Fisher values in day-to-day work.

Education:

High school diploma or GED required.

Experience

Required: Minimum of 2 years of work experience in a manufacturing, operations, production, lab setting or related field

Experience in a cGMP environment

Experience working in a clean room environment

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Substantial understanding of packaging/labeling methods, cGMP requirements, SOPs, batch documentation, and component accountability.

• Demonstrated proficiency across multiple packaging processes, equipment types, or work types relevant to the area.

• Ability to work independently and use judgment to resolve routine operational issues within established procedures.

• Ability to identify defects, documentation concerns, and process discrepancies and determine appropriate correction or escalation.

• Demonstrated ability to coach, train, or mentor less-experienced employees while maintaining a collaborative approach.

• Strong written and verbal communication, computer, mathematical, troubleshooting, and teamwork skills.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Ability to work in cleanrooms, cold rooms, and controlled environments ranging from -2 C to 8 C, as required.

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods and perform repetitive hand and finger movements required for packaging operations.

• Ability to lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds as required by the work assignment.

• Ability to bend, squat, reach, push, pull, grasp, and perform fine manipulation as required.

• Ability to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), which may include filtering face masks, N95 masks, half-face masks, protective eyewear, and other site-required PPE.

• Must meet applicable visual acuity and color-vision requirements for inspection of pharmaceutical products, components, and labels in a cGMP environment.

• Flexibility to work assigned shifts, overtime, weekends, and holidays based on business needs.

What We Offer

Compensation

• Competitive Pay
• Performance Related Bonus where eligible
• Annual merit performance-based increase

Excellent Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Paid Time Off/Annual Leave
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Career Advancement Opportunities

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.