Packaging Technician I - Whitby, Canada - Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Whitby, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Packaging Technician I

This position is for a Permanent Straight Night Shift.

How will you make an impact?

When you're part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe and you'll be valued and recognized for your performance.

With dedicated managers and inspiring coworkers to support you, you'll find the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world while building a vibrant career

What will you do?
Ensures the efficient completion of packaging floor activities in order to meet scheduled production deadlines.

Ensures product quality meets the standards of Patheon, our clients, and applicable regulatory agencies including, but not limited to the Health Products and Food Branch Inspectorate (HPFBI), United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA), and European Medicines Agency (EMEA).

Responsibilities:

Performs work at various positions on the packaging line including capping, cartoning, packing shippers, and palletizing in accordance with established standards and Good Manufacturing Practices requirements to meet production targets.
Inspect packaged products for the presence and correctness of lot number, expiry date, general packaging appearance, and completeness.
Ensures line cleanliness practices, procedures, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and packaging instructions are followed.
Equipment set up and tear down duties.
Maintains a safe working environment and reports potential hazards.
In this role, it is essential to perform shift work

How will you get there?

Requirements:

Education:

A high school diploma/General Educational Development (GED) Certificate is required

Experience:

Minimum 1 year of previous packaging line experience, in a pharmaceutical, food or cosmetic environment

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Good manual dexterity.
Ability to work at line speed and with mínimal supervision.
Serialization functions/processes.
Sound knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices.
Sound understanding of Standard Operating Procedures. Sound understanding of safety regulations.
Basic math skills are required.
Proficiency with the English language.

About Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us.

Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or augmenting efficiency in their laboratories, we are here to support them.

Our distributed team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services and Patheon.

We share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve sophisticated scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status._