Pharma Tableting Technician 2nd Shift Monday â Friday 2:00pm â 10:30pm

Lincoln, NE - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Zoetis is the worlds largest Manufacturer and Supplier of Animal Pharmaceuticals.

At Zoetis in Lincoln NE we manufacture high quality medicines for dogs cats and livestock. Our plant has been recognized as one of the Nebraskas Safest Companies with a long-standing presence in the Lincoln community. We are a clean modern site that continues to innovate and grow.

Benefits Include:

$500 Sign on Bonus

4 weeks accrued paid vacation and 13 paid holidays.

401(k) match with company profit sharing.

Tuition reimbursement and Student Loan repayment program.

Great Health personal and family benefits starting day 1.

Position Summary

Work as part of a team operating a pharmaceutical tableting equipment. Operate tablet presses and other related tasks. Maintain accurate and concurrent documentation of all tasks completed. Maintain a positive attitude and be able to work well with others in a team environment. Demonstrate good attendance.

Hours: 2nd Shift Monday Friday 2:00pm 10:30pm. Overtime weekends and holidays may be required.

Position Responsibilities

Record Keeping and Documentation

Maintain and complete accurate records (timecards batch records logbooks etc.).

Equipment

Operate assigned equipment i.e. Fette Press Manesty Press Stokes Press Beta Press Dedusters Metal Detectors etc.
Clean production equipment and facilities.
Set-up/ disassemble production equipment.
Operate specific in-process devices associated with the equipment i.e. moisture analyzers pH meters etc.
Operate material handling devices electric pallet jack manual pallet jacks and hi-lifts.
Apply the metric system to assigned process calculations.

SOPs / cGMPs

Follow all SOPs/cGMPs applicable to the area.
Apply proper housekeeping techniques.
Follow proper dress policy.

Safety

Practice good safety techniques in the manufacturing area including lock-out/Tag-out procedures.
Read and interpret Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs).
Properly use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required per SOPs i.e. safety shoes safety glasses respirators gloves hearing protection etc.

Decision Making -- Demonstrated ability to:

Delegate questionable issues upward.
Follow directions either written or oral.
Know when to stop the process for anomalies.
Learn to identify out-of-spec material.

Process

Familiar with production/process flow.
Know proper staging and storage location for supplies and equipment.
Learn key terminology associated with pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Communications

Communicate effectively with peers and supervisor.
Apply appropriate communication techniques for teamwork.

Personal Computer Skills

Perform PC tasks i.e. SAP transactions BMS activates Datameteric etc.

Education and Experience

H.S. Diploma or equivalent required.
Meet the physical requirement of the job.
Language skills - able to read and interpret procedures.
Math Skills - ability to apply general math skills.
Has a basic understanding of mechanical skills and has used various hand tools.
Able to use handheld calculators.

PREFERRED CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS

Technical school certificate or 1-2 yrs. college and/or a minimum of two years experience in a manufacturing environment.
Knowledge of P.C. using Windows based applications.

Physical Position Requirements

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Learn to apply and follow good lifting techniques.
Will be exposed to routine lifting of 20-40 lbs. and occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.
Ability to work flexible hours and overtime as needed.
Will be exposed to tasks where climbing sitting crouching reaching with arms and hands or standing for extended periods is required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Exposure to cleaning chemicals
Exposure to loud noises.
Exposure to temperature variations.

Full time

Regular

Colleague

Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party such as an Agency recruiter including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address fax machine or email address directly to Zoetis employees or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.

Zoetis is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation age gender identity or gender expression national origin disability or veteran status or any other protected classification. Disabled individuals are given an equal opportunity to use our online application system. We offer reasonable accommodations as an alternative if requested by an individual with a disability. Please contact Zoetis Colleague Services at to request an accommodation. Zoetis also complies with all applicable national state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must possess or obtain authorization to work in the US for Zoetis. Zoetis retains sole and exclusive discretion to pursue sponsorship for the acquisition or maintenance of nonimmigrant status and employment eligibility considering factors such as availability of qualified US workers. Individuals requiring sponsorship must disclose this fact. Please note that Zoetis seeks information related to job applications from candidates for jobs in the U.S. solely via the following: (1) our company website at site or (2) via email to/from addresses using only the Zoetis domain of @. In addition Zoetis does not use Google Hangout for any recruitment related activities. Any solicitation or request for information related to job applications with Zoetis via any other means and/or utilizing email addresses with any other domain should be addition Zoetis will never ask candidates to make any type of personal financial investment related to gaining employment with Zoetis.

Required Experience:

Zoetis is the worlds largest Manufacturer and Supplier of Animal Pharmaceuticals.At Zoetis in Lincoln NE we manufacture high quality medicines for dogs cats and livestock. Our plant has been recognized as one of the Nebraskas Safest Companies with a long-standing presence in the Lincoln community. W...