Packing Operator (Pour Bottles) Thetford, England
Job description
This is where you save and sustain lives
At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You'll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.
Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.
Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.
Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives—where your purpose accelerates our mission.
Baxter Thetford are seeking Packing Operators to work as part of a shift team of four within our Bottles Department. As a Packing Operator you will be setting up and running a semi-automated packaging line which tests bottles for leaks, applies caps and labels, then shrink wraps plastic pour bottles.
This role works on 12 hour shifts on rotation, including weekday & weekend working. 0600-1800. 1800-0600, a total of 42 hours with paid breaks. You will receive a competitive salary of £26,603.74 once fully trained (£25,279.36 whilst training) and a weekly shift allowance of £109.86 plus other competitive benefits listed below.
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Employee discount scheme
- Blue light card
- Progression opportunities
- Subsidised canteen
- Westfield healthcare
- Up to 8% pension contribution
- Employee assistance programme
Your main role will be to include using a stand on fork truck to load the packing line with cages of filled bottles, carrying out in process checks (IPCs), recording hourly performance, and competing documentation to a high standard.
Experienced Required
Previous experience within production environment ideally from a regulated industry such as Pharmaceutical, Medical Device or Food
Able to work in a GMP environment.
Quality focused – able to deal with routine, repetitive tasks whilst maintaining good attention to detail.
Team Working - working as part of a team & sharing workload fairly with a willingness to work co-operatively and supportively in order to solve problems and achieve team targets.
Process Orientated - must follow set standards and ways of working.
Flexible - able to carry out varied tasks often at short notice, adjust break timings around the production, work additional hours and adjust working hours as required by the business.
Experience using fork trucks.
Experience setting up and changing over machines.
Able to understand written and verbal communication and speak, read, and write in English.
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