Lead Operator - Bakersfield, United States - Avantor

Avantor

Verified Company

Bakersfield, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

The Opportunity:

Working independently and in coordination with the Lead Operator Manufacturing, or Supervisor is responsible for the accurate and compliant manufacturing of various silicone products, utilizing a variety of automated and semi-automated equipment and processes.

Operates mixing machines, coating machines, and cutting and packaging machines under SOP and GMP guidelines. Will perform basic trouble-shooting and maintain equipment cleanliness. Interfaces and works with engineering and senior manufacturing personnel in identifying and implementing process improvements and process validations.

Reports to immediate supervisor. Under close supervision, may set up and operate a variety of machines in order to produce materials. May deliver raw materials and intermediates to production sites and/or keep departments clean and orderly. Assists in a variety of routine duties in the operation and preparation of equipment and materials.

MAJOR JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (List in order of importance)

Must be able to make wellgrounded decisions and assessments.
Must be able to work with mínimal supervision once training is completed.
Ability to give instruction and train others is required.
Adheres to strict safety regulations of the company.
Maintains a safe, clean and organized work area and ensures that others are doing the same.
Learns and adheres to safety rules for the work area as it pertains to handling chemicals and equipment.
Monitors and performs daily activities within the production area (processing/ packaging/ testing/ sampling) to ensure safety practices are being followed
Identifies and corrects potential hazards and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
May assist in activities related to hazardous waste disposal such as proper waste stream identification/classification and ensuring that these streams are properly segregated and adhered to.
May be responsible for devising and implementing safety improvements.
Performs routine tasks such as cleaning, weighing, and setup of systems for operation, packaging, and inprocess testing.
Will be trained on applicable manufacturing procedures.
Performs routine maintenance and cleaning of production equipment to maintain equipment.
Corrects routine and nonroutine problems by analyzing, troubleshooting and correcting equipment / process problems.
Monitor and record critical process parameters
Communicates with management on results of product testing, trends, and deviations. Recommends process adjustments.
Performs a wide variety of skilled duties in the preparation and operation of process equipment.
Understand mechanism of production machines and demonstrates ability to identify areas of the operations process.
Ensures packaging of finished goods meets all NuSil packaging specifications in order to meet customer requirements.
Be able to identify trends by using historical data
Accurately uses computerized operating systems to run and monitor manufacturing equipment, if required.
Is responsible for accurately completing and reviewing manufacturing and quality documentation, including all calculations and notes.
May optimize and evaluate formulation levels for product work up.
May interface with the Research & Development group when necessary.
May be required to wear special garments in controlled manufacturing environments that include synthetic material coveralls, beard covers, bouffant caps, booties and/or powder free vinyl gloves.
May assist various departments with proper collection and disposal of hazardous waste
May assist with the inspection / operation and maintenance of various safety equipment and lab ware.
Responsible for maintaining quality within the scope of the job description.
Ensures that all manufacturing and testing procedures are executed accurately and that documentation is done completely and accurately, including all calculations and notes.
Performs quality control and specialized testing on products.
Performs inprocess QC testing and accurate documentation. Also is able to quickly draw conclusions from the results being generated.
Verifies and ensures that materials/supplies are properly labeled and stored
Maintains an awareness of General Manufacturing practices and participates in all activities related to product safety, product in process, and finished product.
Must be able to understand and implement (after training) basic concepts of reproducibility and quality control.
Suggests manufacturing procedure changes as needed to correct issues or to clarify and/or improve processes.
Must be able to understand the fundamentals of how our physical and perpetual inventories are related.
Responsible for accounting of materials used and produced accurately and completely, including labeling.
Must also understand other basic inventory principles such as allocating of materials to run sheets as well as basic cycle counting.
Maintains control of