Production Associate

Job Overview

Operate, optimize, and changeover assigned departmental production equipment. Responsible for meeting/exceeding production standards, maintaining product quality, minimizing/preventing equipment downtime, and sustaining budgeted waste levels daily.

Essential Functions

• Operate production equipment within the Sharps Department, while meeting quality, productivity, waste, and safety goals.
• Operate all packaging equipment, ensuring that product is properly packed and labeled per specification.
• Participate as a team associate in activities required to ensure successful daily operations of the Sharps Department.
• Operate all equipment at acceptable quality and quantity levels.
• Perform quality checks as required by specifications.
• Maintain accurate production, downtime, and quality check records.
• Notify technical personnel of equipment malfunctions.
• Utilize Batch Numbers as assigned in SAP.
• Stamp Batch Numbers on shelf cartons and case cartons with correct product and batch information.
• Perform general housekeeping duties throughout shift.
• Observe all safety and environmental procedures and Quality Systems Requirements (QSR).
• Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor and required to support the needs of the business.

Education

• H.S. Diploma/G.E.D. (If hired after 6/1/00) Internal transfers exempted.
• Industrial Maintenance/Basic Mechatronics Technology Preferred.

Experience and Knowledge

• Must be proficient with basic hand tools.
• Knowledgeable of feeler gauges and other tools to measure tolerances, torque, and clearances.
• Should be familiar with cams, cam-followers, rod-ends, bushings, chain drives, conveyors, gearboxes.
• Vacuum systems, pneumatic systems, ball-valves.

Working Conditions

12-Hour Shifts.

Work Environment

• BD is a smoke-free campus. Smoking and the use of electronic smoking devices, marijuana, or tobacco products are not allowed on BD property, grounds or in the parking areas.
• False eyelashes, press-on fingernails, and jewelry are not allowed on the production floor including dermals. Any associate wearing dermals will be required to cover them while working on the production floor.
• Shoes are required to be steel toe and non-slip for all associates while on the production floor for safety purposes.