Packaging Operator
Aerotek
**Company Urgently Hiring Packaging Operator!!**
**Job Description**
As a Packaging Operator, you will be responsible for operating vial filling machines, fabrication machines, and secondary packaging equipment, including labels and semi-automatic packaging equipment. Your role will involve cleaning and setting up manufacturing and packaging equipment, ensuring calibration stickers are current, and recording all necessary documentation in logbooks and batch records. You will also palletize completed work and transport it to the warehouse as needed, and accurately complete downtime logs.
**Responsibilities**
+ Operate vial filling machines, fabrication machines, and secondary packaging equipment.
+ Clean and set up manufacturing and packaging equipment.
+ Ensure calibration stickers are current and accurate.
+ Record necessary documentation in logbooks and batch records.
+ Palletize completed work and transport to the warehouse.
+ Complete downtime logs accurately and contemporaneously.
+ Communicate with IPC Operator about quality, components, and machine performance issues.
+ Assure reconciled labeling and waste is properly accounted for.
+ Communicate mechanical issues and production information with incoming and outgoing shifts.
+ Apply knowledge of SOPs appropriately.
**Essential Skills**
+ Minimum of 3 years of pharmaceutical packaging experience.
+ Basic reading, writing, and verbal communication skills.
+ Basic mathematic skills.
+ Proficiency in using tools and equipment.
+ Good manual dexterity and visual acuity.
**Additional Skills & Qualifications**
+ High school graduate or equivalent.
+ Ability to stand for the majority of the day.
+ Ability to lift or move 25-49 pounds.
+ Ability to gown for manufacturing.
+ Meet established scrap rate goals.
**Why Work Here**
Join a dynamic and supportive work environment that values collaboration and quality. Benefit from comprehensive training and gain experience in a professional pharmaceutical packaging setting. Enjoy a structured schedule with defined shifts to suit your lifestyle.
**Work Environment**
Work in a cleanroom environment with shifts available across three different time frames: 1st shift from 6:15 AM to 2:30 PM, 2nd shift from 2:15 PM to 10:30 PM, and 3rd shift from 10:15 PM to 6:30 AM, Sunday through Thursday. Initial GMP/Safety training occurs from 7:45 AM to 3 PM on the first day. Dress code requires gowning for manufacturing processes.
**Job Type & Location**
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Caldwell, New Jersey.
**Pay and Benefits**
The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $24.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
**Workplace Type**
This is a fully onsite position in Caldwell,NJ.
**Application Deadline**
This position is anticipated to close on Jun 26, 2025.
**About Aerotek:**
We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.
Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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