Chemical Packager - 3rd Shift

Job Opportunity at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Work Schedule: Third Shift (Nights)

Environmental Conditions: Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Fluctuating Temps hot/cold, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Standing for full shift, Will work with hazardous/toxic materials

Job Description

Location: Fairlawn, NJ

Compensation: $22.25/HR Shift: 3rd shift (Mon - Fri)

Shift Differential: $0.50/HR

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

How Will You Make an Impact?

Now is an exciting time to join our Manufacturing team, a team dedicated to ensuring our customers receive the products they need to achieve their scientific goals – quickly, reliably, and safely. Our Fair Lawn, NJ site is ramping up to meet customer demand. If you believe in working the right way for the right reason join our growing team today!

The Chemical Packager is a unionized position responsible for weighing, filling, labeling, sealing and other packaging operations as well as general warehouse duties relating to packaging materials such as unloading bottle trucks and keeping packaging materials in order.

A day in the life:

• Weighing, filling, labeling, sealing and other packaging operations for various bottle sizes.
• General warehouse duties relating to packaging materials such as unloading bottle trucks and keeping packaging materials in order.
• Transport bulk material, bottles, caps and supplies to filling location.
• Complete necessary information for recordkeeping.
• Set up scale, checks bottle size, sets up containers to be filled.
• Responsible for working safely and for producing quality products.

*Scheduled training for the role may include first shift work for a limited time.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience

• Preferred: Work experience in a manufacturing, operations, production, lab setting or related field.
• Preferred: Experience in a cGMP environment

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Ability to read and write in English
• Candidates who are committed to working in a safe and efficient manner.
• Worker must be capable of operating powered industrial trucks; forklift operator experience is helpful.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment:

• Candidate must be comfortable working in an environment with hazardous and non-hazardous materials
• Ability to work alternately in a seated or standing position is required

What We Offer

• Competitive Hourly Pay Rate
• Additional shift differential for 2nd shift and 3rd shift positions
• Excellent Benefits
• Paid Time Off & Designated Paid Holidays
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Career Advancement Opportunities

Compensation and Benefits

The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in New Jersey is $15.97–$23.95.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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