Equipment Service Operator

Follows established procedures, safety practices and emergency procedures.

Disassembles, cleans, and reassembles all vessels, pumps, lines and assorted small parts.

Provides Formulation and Coating with equipment that is clean and correctly set up, in a timely manner.

Directly responsible to area supervisor.

Handles all solution returns; determine disposition; save/sewer.

Troubleshoots equipment.

Maintains safe, neat area.

Documents defective equipment.

Definitions Clean - has been cleaned and is free of soil and/or stains

Any piece of equipment on the shelf has been inspected and deemed clean.

Any vessel in the clean marshaling area and with a vessel card is deemed clean, unless identified otherwise.

Dirty - soiled or stained

Any piece of equipment NOT on a shelf has not been inspected for cleanliness. These parts must be treated as dirty. "Clean" parts on a cart MUST be inspected before use.

MISSION STATEMENT The Equipment Service Area is comprised of Operators committed to the use of teamwork and cGMP Good Manufacturing Practices to clean, assemble, and inspect equipment used in the manufacture of Vitros slides in order to remain the world leader in Health Diagnostics.

Job Knowledge Requires some mechanical knowledge.

Must follow all SOP's that pertain to the area.

Requires some computer interface.

Must be able to troubleshoot equipment problems.

Mental Requirements Must be able to prioritize workload.

Must be able to change work priorities without loss of productivity.

Accountability Responsible for providing clean equipment.

Responsible for providing equipment/filtration set-up correctly.

Troubleshoots equipment problems.

Physical Requirements Constant standing and bending.

Some moderate heavy lifting.

Job Conditions Subject to some chemical fumes.

Wet conditions.

An Operator is considered QUALIFIED when he/she has read and understands all pertinent SOP's; has performed task successfully under the supervision of Trainer, and is able to detect out-of-control situations.

At the completion of training, the Supervisor will sign and date

Training Checklist and file in Operators training file.