Capsulator

• Vision, hearing, and speaking to meet performance standard.
• Bending, stooping, climbing, twisting, walking, standing, pushing, pulling, manual dexterity and large motor skills needed to work with the following tools: scoops, screen, scale, mill, blender, pallet jacks, hand trucks, and drums.
• Experience and current ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and carry it up to ten yards on a frequent basis.

• May require mandatory overtime during peak periods or as business needs dictate.
• Requires compliance to all department and company Good Manufacturing Practices and Standard Operation Procedures.
• Requires ability to work in an environment that contains fumes, dust, odors, noise, chemicals, temperature variations, and varying levels of ventilation.
• Requires team-orientation, common sense and good judgment, professional behavior, effective communication (oral and written), and problem solving skills.
• Requires ability to take and follow directions, time management skills, organizational development and improvement.

• Good knowledge of math, including metric weights and measures.
• Experience with reading, writing, speaking, and comprehending fluent English.
• Demonstrated reliability and attention to quality.
• Experience within vitamin / agricultural / food products industry preferred.
• Experience within a production environment preferred.

• Learn and practice Standard Operation Procedures (SOP's) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's) established for the Capsulation Department and Manufacturing areas.
• Process products using proper procedures, including proper machinery settings, correct product weight, good product appearance and quality.
• Maintain daily production schedules by maintaining a constant run rate of 15,000 capsules per hour on semi automatic machines.
• Follow all safety procedures established for department and plant.
• Maintain good communication with Manufacturing Supervisor, and other departments regarding daily operations.
• Maintain excellent attendance.
• Help out in other departments when operations are slow.
• Assist with training and orientating new employees.
• Requires limited supervision to maintain production.

• Maintain Level 1 Encapsulator attributes.
• Basic understanding of all encapsulation machines. Along with the ability to operate them all, also able to disassemble and reassemble them as well.
• Ability to understand product formulas and help diagnose/troubleshoot them and report accurately to R&D the issues they are having.
• Able to work with and train others on the encapsulation equipment.
• Requires infrequent supervision to maintain production.
• Pushes standard run rates to beyond 20'000 capsules per hour on semi automatic machines.

• Maintain Level 2 Encapsulator attributes.
• Expert on all encapsulation machines. This includes the ability to assemble, disassemble, clean, operate, and maintain the machinery
• Able to expertly identify problematic formulas and provide possible solutions to improve performance.
• Offers suggestions on how to improve department performance. This can be through modifications or process changes.
• Ability to train other to operate machinery proficiently.

Highland Laboratories