Role Summary
Manufacturing Process Operator in Training – Fixed Duration. The Manufacturing Process Operator in Training will perform all tasks and activities in the assigned area, demonstrating initiative and ownership to meet quality, quantity, and cost targets while maintaining safety, cGMPs, and environmental compliance.
Responsibilities
- Assure production operations are performed according to cGMP and assist in keeping the department inspection ready through self-inspection and daily housekeeping in accordance with cGMP.
- Follow proper documentation and verification guidelines for all documents (e.g., batch production records, SOPs, equipment, and sample submission).
- Suggest and implement departmental safety improvements while incorporating safety into daily activities and working in a team environment to identify improvements and address process and safety concerns.
- The operator’s work may occur outdoors during changing and challenging weather conditions and is not always in a climate-controlled environment.
- Learn and operate several types of large-scale processing equipment which could include dryers, filters, baghouses, mills, baggers, pneumatic material transfers, fermenters, gas boiler, air compressors, water systems, chillers, cooling towers, forklifts, and product/raw material movement on/off site.
Qualifications
- Required: HS Diploma / GED
- Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment including safety glasses, steel-toed shoes, hearing protection, respirator (e.g., Bullard Hood, Dust Mask, and PAPR)
- Basic computer skills, good documentation skills, and good teamwork and interpersonal interaction skills
- Ability to routinely handle 50-pound packages
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to work a Days and/or Nights, 12-hour rotating schedule; cover days, nights, weekends, and holidays as required
- May require certification in the use of forklifts, skid loader, aerial lifts, tank car loading/unloading, and others as needed by the department
- Ability to recognize problem situations, troubleshoot, and apply problem-solving techniques
- Basic mechanical skills
Education
- Education: HS Diploma / GED
Additional Requirements
- Location: Clinton, Indiana Manufacturing Site
- Days/Nights, 12-hour rotating schedule; overtime varies by department and may be required on a volunteer basis; some mandatory overtime may occur
- Completion of work simulation, post-offer exam, drug/background screening, and physical/medical evaluation