Packaging Machine Operator (12Hr Days)

About Us:

CooperVision, a division of CooperCompanies (NASDAQ:COO), is one of the world's leading manufacturers of soft contact lenses. The Company produces a full array of daily disposable, two-week and monthly contact lenses, all featuring advanced materials and optics. CooperVision has a strong heritage of solving the toughest vision challenges such as astigmatism, presbyopia and childhood myopia; and offers the most complete collection of spherical, toric and multifocal products available. Through a combination of innovative products and focused practitioner support, the company brings a refreshing perspective to the marketplace, creating real advantages for customers and wearers. For more information, visit www.coopervision.com

Job Summary:

Operates high speed and manual packaging machines in a fast paced environment to produce quality products that meet customer expectations of FDA regulated medical devices. The "finished goods" contact lenses ready for end-user consumption; finished goods produced will fulfill orders internal/external to CooperVision, domestically as well as internationally.

Essential Functions & Accountabilities:

• Gathers silver stock and verifies material needed for campaign production orders

• Loads verified silver stock into packaging machine to complete production

• Performs packaging and software operations including interfacing with machine HMI's

• Interfaces with various packaging applications to include GPSII and RedZone

• Understands, acknowledges and follows all Quality requirements, SOP's (standard operating procedures) and WI's (work instructions)

• Understands and follows all company and department policies and safety guidelines

• Understands equipment verbiage

• Consistently uses best machine operating practices

• Follows GMP's (Good Manufacturing Practices)

• Follows production schedule

• Works in a team environment

• Performs other duties as required

• Meets established standards in all areas

• Demonstrated ability to mulita-task in a fast paced environment

• Demonstrates strong attention to detail

• Performs startup and shutdown of machinery as needed

• Reports malfunctions or errors to supervising staff immediately and relays important information about the issue to the maintenance technician; validates that the machines running properly after maintenance has completed their action item

• Performs routine checks on packaging machinery to ensure it is completely functional and safe to operate

• Completes routine quality checks to ensure that product produced meets or exceeds corporate quality standards

• As business needs dictates, operator may spend 100% of the day performing one particular task or may spend 50% of the day performing one task and the other 50% performing a second task

• Works scheduled hours and is ready to work at designated start times to include mandatory overtime as needed

• Immediately informs coordinator/supervisor of safety, sanitation and equipment failure

• Seeks assistance from coordinator/supervisor in identifying and reporting problems or concerns relating to job function

• Maintains a clean working environment

• Adapts readily to changes in workload, priorities, staffing and scheduling

• Complies with all company policies and procedures

• Exhibits good communication skills - verbal, written and comprehension of the English language

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge in packaging equipment

• Understands the application used in the department to include Redzone, GPSII

• Basic computer skills

• Basic math to include adding, subtracting, multiplication, division

• Excellent communication skills - verbal, written and comprehension of the English language

Work Environment:

Noisy conditions -- Greater than 75%

Dusty conditions -- Greater than 75%

Hot, Humid conditions -exposure to extreme seasonal temperatures

• Less than 75%

Work near moving mechanical parts

• Greater than 50%

Standing -- Greater than 75%

Sitting -- Less than 25%

Walking -- Greater than 75%

Bending

• Bend forward at waist to touch object at 6" above floor -- Greater than 75%

Stooping/Couching -- Greater than 75%

Kneeling - kneel on 1 or both knees for critical time period

• 1-3 minutes -- Less than 25%

Squatting

• Bend at knees to touch/grasp object 2" above floor level -- Greater than 75%

Twisting -- Greater than 50%

Pushing/Pulling

• 25# force -- Greater than 75%

Reaching over an obstacle 48" high to grasp an object at same height a distance away from obstacle of 18"

Hand/Eye coordination -- Greater than 75%

Finger/Wrist dexterity -- Greater than 75%

Grasping/Pinching -- Greater than 75%

Coupling

• Grip with dominant hand

• 30# force -- Greater than 75%

Hearing -- Greater than 75%

Lifting up to 25 lbs. -- 50 - 75%

Experience:

• Experience with basic course work in mathematics, PC and business understanding or equivalent training and/or experience required

• Basic computer skills necessary for packaging software required

• Ability and dexterity to handle small items

• Experience with medical device manufacturing and/or packaging in a FDA compliant environment

• Two years of manufacturing or machine operation experience preferred

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED required

Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

For U.S. locations that require disclosure of compensation, the starting base pay for this role is $20. The actual base pay includes many factors and is subject to change and modification in the future. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation and benefits.

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