Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Operator jobs in Virginia Beach, VA

Seeking an experienced tablet coating machine operator. Must have knowledge of equipment and be able to calibrate for each product. Also must be able to disassemble and clean the equipment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Wash coating pan as per SOP 6.6.
• Wash feed pump with purified water then with 70% alcohol. Rinse with purified water.
• Start to turn coating pan and blow hot air 60-70E.
• Load pan with 115-125 kg of core tablets.
• Start the feed pump at rate of 80-100 ml/min. with 60 lbs air pressure.
• Start spraying until weight gain of coated tablets is 3 to 4%, or per instructions.
• Turn off the feed pump. Let machine spray for 5 minutes then turn off air.
• Turn off the heaters. Apply 3-4 gm. of Carnuba wax for polishing. Run another 5 minutes.
• Put new liners in boxes. Scoop out product into boxes then tie liners.
• Put boxes on skid. Weigh skid and record on Filmcoating Sheet.
• Clean equipment and utensils, mixer and pump when starting a new batch or as necessary.
• Keep room clean and orderly, and fill out the Room Cleaning Log.
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Manufacturing.
• Comply with Current Good Manufacturing Practices, and follow SOPs.

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Must be able to lift up to 50 Lbs.
• English basic writing and reading skills

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $21.50 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person