Fill Operator 07:00-19:00(Sat&Sun)15:00-23:00(Mon&Tues)

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Job title:

Filling operator – Hybrid (24 hours on weekend & 16 during the week)

Alliston, Canada

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES

(State the overall objective of the job in one or two sentences)

Perform one or more of the following duties on a rotating basis: fill various sizes of bag assemblies with solution, visually inspect each filled bag assembly, insert separator sheets when necessary, place filled bag assembly into protective overwrap, feed overwrapped bag through sealing machine, load overwrap assemblies onto trays.

The Twinbag filling department fills CAPD Peritoneal Dialysis solution into bags which are connected to drainage bags through tubing, Y sites and frangible. 

GENERAL EXPECTATIONS

The top two priorities for all Baxter Alliston employees are Safety and Quality:

Safety:  Support our goal to achieve a “Zero Harm Environment”, by ensuring the safety of yourself and your co-workers through:

•  following all safety procedures
•  understanding potential hazards in your area
•  wearing appropriate PPE
•  reporting all incidents / near-misses / concerns
•  embracing 6s

Quality: Ensure the quality of our products to ensure patient safety and achieve our mission of “Saving and Sustaining Lives”.  This can be achieved through:

• +++following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) +++
• adhering to all quality procedures
• completing training on-time
• Doing it Right the First Time, and
• reporting any quality concerns immediately.

As part of the plant’s Enterprise Management System (EMS), all employees must embrace a culture of Continuous Improvement by:

• participating in improvement activities
• identifying and implementing continuous improvement ideas
• participating in Tier meetings
• recognizing your peers, and
• embracing 6s.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Time Spent

Major Responsibilities / Activities

90%

Using scales, weigh filled bags at regular intervals to ensure proper fill volume.

Visually inspect each filled bag assembly for proper fill volume, air volume, code number, expiration date, lot number, and other quality characteristics. Pick up filled bag assembly from conveyor, position bag in over wrapper spec.

Load overwrapped bag into sealing machine.

Load sealed overwrapped assemblies onto sterilizer trucks ensuring proper number of samples and proper positioning.

Perform necessary inspections including quality checks throughout each step in process.

Document count of rejects. Rework bags when necessary.

10%

Load various sizes of bag assemblies onto filling machine.

Coat end of membrane/injection site with cyclohex and insert into port tube of bag assembly.

Refill cyclohex applicator and port machine.

Set up bags for printer.

All Lines must follow Alliston dress code procedure for white and gray areas and plant and departmental safety rules.  Operators wear special clothing, masks, boots, gloves and PPE as required and are subject to very wet conditions. Climate controlled area.

Operators are required to keep pace with automated equipment and with other filling operators on the line.  Operator sitting and standing varies. Exposed to cyclohex fumes.

JOB REQUIREMENTS (Preferred may be specific to the business unit)

Education/Experience

Education Level

Required:

• Successful completion of High School diploma or GED
• Must pass ergonomic assessment to ensure ability to perform bonafide essential job duties
• Major Subjects / Specialties

• English
• Math

• Type of Experience

• Experience doing repetitive tasks
• Fast-paced environment
• Manufacturing/Quality experience in a GMP environment
• Experience in food or manufacturing industry 

Years of Experience

Required:

•  0 to 3 years

Preferred:

• 3+

Additional Skills / Special Training / Technical Skills Required

Required:

• Demonstrated good attendance in present position
• Demonstrated good performance & good quality in present position
• Demonstrated good attitude
• Ability to support mandatory Production Saturdays

Competency

Required for Job

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Communication

Business Acumen

Collaboration & Teamwork

Motivating & Developing Others

Dealing with Ambiguity

Customer Focus

Decisions

Determine if IV bags pass quality standards according to SOP

Challenges

Fast pace line

Reasonable Accommodations

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