Production Operator

7 months ago


Colchester, United Kingdom Albea UK Full time

**About Albea**

Albéa is a global leader in beauty, personal care, oral care, pharmaceutical and food packaging. Our site, Albéa Colchester is specialized in Laminate Tubes manufacturing for the Oral Care, Pharmaceutical, Food and Personal Care Markets.

Shift Pattern is 3 days working on days, then 6 days off (paid) then 3 days working on nights then 3 days off repeat.

**Job summary**

Working as a process Operator the job holder is responsible for the safe & efficient running of equipment to targeted outputs, whilst ensuring quality standards are met. They must ensure machines have adequate raw materials. It is also the responsibility of the Operator to assist in the cleaning down of machines during material changes and line clearance. The Operator must report any technical issues to the technical staff. Any day-to-day issues regarding operational or quality matters should be reported and discussed with the Technician to enable them to be resolved as quickly as possible. The jobholder should at all times ensure their work area is kept clean & tidy. Working as part of a team and encouraging/ supporting new personnel is essential.

**Main activities**:
**1. Quality Standards**:

- Adherence to and understanding of cGMP standards.
- Ensure Dress and Personal Hygiene codes are maintained.
- Comply with company quality procedures.
- Ensure all documentation and labels are correct from receipt through production process.
- Ensure that all materials and products are correctly identified.
- Ensure finished product is packed into the correct packaging format and correctly identified Carry out visual quality checks as part of the in-process control procedures.
- Ensure that SPC checks are completed in compliance with company quality procedures.
- Carry out and record visual quality checks as part of the in-process control procedures.
- Alert Technicians of any Quality Issues.
- Effectively identify and report faults, alerting Technical Team and Shift Manager.
- To stop the machines when product is outside technical specifications.
- Keep work area in a clean & tidy condition maintaining high standards of quality and segregation.
- Ensure all product samples, IPC checks and special requirements are completed in accordance with Company procedures and customer specifications.
- Ensure that SPC checks are completed in compliance with company quality procedures.

**2. Machine Operating**:

- Loading materials - components and web.
- Clearing jams and re-starting machines on designated machines for which satisfactory training has been received.
- Informing Technical Staff if unable to start machines.
- Clearing unit for line clearance inspection in accordance with Company Procedures.
- Effectively identify and report faults to Technical Staff immediately.
- Organising job change overs in accordance with Company Procedures.
- Carry out Shift hand over in accordance with Company Procedures.
- Support Technical Staff to meet scrap targets by alerting them immediately to any quality issues.
- Have basic knowledge of machine equipment and fault-finding skills.
- Ability to operate production equipment and contribute towards the achievement of required outputs, productivity, quality, and customer standards.
- Carrying out line clearance inspection in accordance with Company Procedures.
- Keep work area in a clean & tidy condition maintaining high standards of housekeeping.
- Cleaning the unit in accordance with departmental cleaning procedures.
- Adopting a flexible approach, operating equipment, moving materials, and carrying out other duties when cover is required, particularly during breaks.

**3. Quality Control inspection**:

- Using appropriate QC testing equipment to perform the daily quality control checks in the manufacturing area.
- Data entry onto business system (Rhombus) of inspection results.
- Perform the quality checks in accordance to the Albea quality and customer specified standard.
- Communicate non-compliance to the GAPs effectively.
- Scanning completed batch paperwork to the system.

**4. Kanban**:

- Using SAP for all transactions.
- Ordering Components, Web, and Card in a JIT (Just in time) manner in line with production plan.
- Scanning, printing, labelling, and wrapping pallets in full.
- Maintaining even flow of stock to and from Production department.
- Using correct equipment to move pallets from Warehouse laydown area on to lines as required.
- Conducting daily BA counts to communicate to the planning team.
- Maintaining good 5s Standard for Kan ban area.

**5. Training**:

- Responsibility for ensuring own training is developed, using specified training.

**6. Documentation**:

- Accurately filling in the relevant paperwork with all corrections made in accordance with cGMP.
- Maintain all production documents to ensure batch traceability.
- Sign off all line clearance/pass off documentation in accordance with Company Procedures.
- Accurately record all in process inspection data in accordanc


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