ABBOTT LABORATORIES Package Operator - 1st Shift Salary in the United States

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

• Arranges wrapped bars to be fed into the cartoning equipment.
  • Aligns bars prior to being packaged.
  • Packs cartons of bars into shippers.
  • Operates wrapper machine
  • Weighs and removes scrap from packaging area.
  • Puts shippers on pallets and prepares pallets for warehouse acceptance.

• Performs quality checks of finished product throughout the packaging process and completes required documentation.
  • Inspects finished product as it enters packaging area, compares findings to a specification and properly documents findings.
  • Inspects filled container to ensure that product is packaged according to specifications.
  • Follows instructions in the batch documentation provided.
  • Properly documents activities that occur in packaging area.
• Keeps area clean and free of trash, scrap and materials not related to the work order being manufactured.
  • Verify and maintain that all equipment is properly clean and sanitary at all times during the shift.
  • Monitors equipment for signs of problems and informs crewleader and maintenance.
  • Follows plant guidelines and Good Manufacturing Practices. Always follows proper gowning requirements.
  • Performs a line clearance between work orders.
• Perform other work related duties as assigned.
  • Replenishes packaging supplies.
  • Rotate between positions within the packaging area.

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

One or three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Education Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).