Lead, Solid Dose Packager at Metagenics

Metagenics is a global lifestyle medicine company, offering products and programs exclusively to health care practitioners. For over 30 years, we have been driven by a scientific concept: How the right nutrition can help people realize their best health possible. We don't compromise on safety, efficacy, or quality - to make sure that we deliver the best results possible. Time after time. Bottle after bottle. We carefully monitor all products to assure purity and safety, from formulation and ingredient selection all the way to the final product. We offer more educational support for health care professionals than anyone else in our field - keeping them in touch with the latest research and nutritional approaches to help manage today’s most common illnesses. Metagenics is dedicated to helping people live a happier, healthier life by realizing their genetic potential. 

Position overview:

This job is responsible for assigning personnel to associated job functions and directing shop orders through the packaging department.  This position is also responsible for insuring that all personnel within the department follow established Safety Policies, GMPs, and SOPs at all times.

What you'll do:

• Ensure all safety policies are being followed
• Direct employees
• Monitor and help run equipment
• Review shop orders for complete and accurate data
• Professional communication with employees
• Utilizes time in a productive manner
• Ensure that each employee is operating equipment safely and are proactive with their own safety
• Ensure that department staff follow GMPs and SOPs
• Read, interpret and carry out line schedules
• Receive and direct shop orders through department as scheduled
• Assign department personnel to specific tasks
• Coordinate timetables with shift supervisor and production personnel
• Tie in with oncoming lead and supervisor concerning any daily issues or important items
• Perform routine spot checks on work in process
• Teach, coach, and give corrective action to department staff
• Inspect and validate completed jobs for accuracy
• Record raw materials and packaging supplies used on production masters
• Reconcile  production masters upon completion of packaging process
• Arrange and coordinate line staging
• Equipment use: Bulk product  filling equipment, various packaging line equipment, pallet jacks and lift equipment, labeling equipment, and inspection tables
• Assist in optimizing efficiency of schedules
• Perform quality control inspections

You'll love this job if you're:

• A strong communicator and collaborator and work effectively with all members of the organization, from individual contributors to top execs
• Highly analytical and strategic. Your problem solving skills are unparalleled
• You always maintain a friendly disposition — even (and especially) under pressure
• Quick on your feet!  When problems arise, you reliably produce responses and solutions
• Like to be involved in process improvement and helping to build positive change in the work environment and processes.

What you'll need:

Experience / Training / Education 

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 2 years similar experience

Knowledge of 

• Basic manufacturing knowledge
• General knowledge of production procedures
• Familiar with writing, revising, and implementing SOPs
• Basic clerical skills
• Computer skills

Skills/Abilities 

• Attention to detail
• Strong leadership & organizational skills
• Ability to work efficiently in a multi-tasked environment
• Able to safely operate manufacturing equipment
• Time management skills

Physical requirements/working conditions:

• Work is performed in a manufacturing environment
• Stands at a computer station, meeting table, or work desk for more than two-thirds of each day
• Stands and walks to other stations and departments throughout the day
• Works with other department to trouble shoot any issues that arise
• Uses hands and fingers to operate computers and office equipment part of  the day
• May stoop or crouch to access files or storage
• Requires clear vision at 20 inches or less with or without corrective lenses
• Hearing and speech within normal ranges and sufficient for clear communication face to face and especially via the telephone
• Lifts up to  25 pounds regularly; lifts  50 pounds occasionally
• Operates walk behind fork lift to stage product material for daily operation (Metagenics license required)
• Exposed to noise levels typical of manufacturing environments

Mental and reasoning requirements:

• Uses critical thinking skills to work with documents and spreadsheets and interpret information furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Able to review complex documents like contracts and leases. Able to review quantitative and qualitative work and identify questionable items
• Expert problem-solving and data-analysis skills
• Able to set goals based on available information and to plan work in order to meet deadlines
• Able to formulate appropriate responses to requests for data, services and information from internal or external customers with a wide range of personalities and demeanors
• Able to project likely future occurrences based on current or historical data
• Able to work independently and react quickly to changing priorities with a consistent sense of urgenc

Metagenics, and its companies are committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status with respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion and other terms and conditions of employment. Metagenics takes affirmative action in support of this policy to employ and advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, disabled, and veterans.

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