Packing Operator

at  Abbott Laboratories

ABOUT ABBOTT

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, medical devices and nutritionals products. In Ireland, Abbott employs o6,000 people across ten sites. We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since 1946.

EDUCATION REQUIRED

• Leaving Certificate.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of the manufacturing process.
• Basic computer skills are required for documentation purposes.
• Good problem solving and communicational skills are required.
• Be familiar with Abbott Standards in relation to cGMP and Hygiene

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure all areas are kept clean and tidy at all times to ensure no non-compliance to cGMP or Hygiene rules and regulations.
• Ensure all documentation and records are maintained.
• Ensure cleaning is carried out per schedules in place.
• Ensure all Training requirements and SOPs are up to date.
• Monitor, control and carry out all operations relating to the Packing Line such as QA checks (Sediment, Leaker, Carton checks, Oxygen checks & other Packing line checks), scoop dropper/seamer, de-palletizer & can ends, clincher and gas box operations, involvo and all other operational requirements of the packing line as determined by your Manager

ACCOUNTABILITY / SCOPE

• On the packing line faulty caps should be rejected as they are not in compliance with customer requirement and do not meet the intended purpose. If bar code reader was not set to the correct operation it may result in faulty cans being sent to customers. Stickers inserts combi should be used as per specification and if this is not adhered to customer satisfaction is not met.
• Carry out the relevant packing line tests e.g. oxygen, sediment, carton and leaker checks etc.
• When operating the Clincher & Gas Box effects on product quality can occur if cans are not adequately subjected to gas mix. Damaged cans could go through the systems if not monitored accordingly.
• When operating the De-palletizer & Can Ends if there is a lapse in the supply of can ends and cans this can result in downtime.
• When operating the Scoop Dropper/Seamer dirt, oil, grease etc, on scoops can cause the product to be contaminated and therefore should not be distributed to customers. All can ends should be seamed per specification.
• When operating the Tavil if the cans are not packed properly or according to customer specification it can result in rejects, recall and non-conformance.
• Deviation from specification or failure to take corrective action or follow procedures for any period to time could have serious financial and quality consequences.