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Granulation Operator (Second Shift)
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MeriCal®
Base pay range $18.00/hr - $20.00/hr
NO EXTERNAL RECRUITERS PLEASE
No Sponsorship/Transfer Available**
Company Summary For over 60 years, MeriCal has been at the forefront of innovation in the dietary supplement industry, delivering custom manufacturing and packaging solutions with passion and precision. With state‑of‑the‑art facilities in Southern California and Ogden, UT, we transform ideas into high‑quality products—from research and development to the finished products. Our team, with over 230 years of combined experience, is dedicated to crafting exceptional gummies, probiotics, tablets, capsules, chewables, and powders using clinically backed ingredients. At MeriCal, we don’t just meet expectations—we exceed them, every time. Join us and be part of a dynamic, forward‑thinking team shaping the future of nutrition!
The Opportunity We are seeking a Granulation Operator to support various machinery for agglomeration and particle sizing of raw materials, ensuring proper process controls like temperature, airflow, and spray rates. Key tasks include verifying materials, following manufacturing instructions, and ensuring the final product meets specifications for tablets, capsules, or powder blends. The operator is responsible for adhering to cGMP standards, safety practices, and coordinating with Quality Control on batch sign‑offs. Additional duties include weighing blends and using metal detection and milling equipment when required.
What You’ll Do
Operate machinery as necessary for agglomeration and particle sizing of formulated raw materials as per each batch record manufacturing instructions.
Operate and manage process controls, including inlet and outlet temperatures, air flow, dust collection (Magnehelic), solution preparation, spray rates, and spray nozzle calibration, for fluidized bed granulators.
Handle accessory bowls and dump stations, ensuring proper setup and operation.
Operate various blenders, including Hobart mixer, ribbon blender, twin shell blender, and Fitzmills, while adjusting speeds and screen sizes as needed.
Manage roller compaction equipment, adjusting rollers and screen sizes to achieve desired particle sizes.
Utilize oscillators for particle sizing, and apply manual granulation methods using trays, racks, and dryers as per batch specifications.
Maintain attention to particle sizing detail to ensure manufacturing instructions are properly executed, contributing to the overall ability to compress tablets, fill capsules, or provide powder blends according to customer specifications.
Verification of materials for each batch as per the batch record and sign off with a second person is required as materials are 'top loaded' into the mixers from staging area.
Lifting of materials within OSHA limits is required.
Sanitation, cGMPs, adherence to SOPs and safe work practices is always required.
Coordinate with Quality Control on batch record signoffs and anything that violates cGMPs.
Read and follow manufacturing instructions to property load raw materials (sequentially), close and seal Intel portholes and discharge valves, operate fluid bed and mixers for blending of raw materials and unload/discharge final product blends into sanitary containers.
Weigh final blends using floor scales for calculation of outgoing yield versus incoming theoretical yield. Use metal detection equipment, milling/particle sizing equipment including sieves/sifters as necessary.
What You’ll Bring
High School Diploma or Certificate; or 6 months to 1 year of related experience and/or training.
Weigh final blends using floor scales for calculation of outgoing yield versus incoming theoretical yield. Use metal detection equipment, milling/particle sizing equipment including sieves/sifters as necessary.
Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Write routine reports and correspondence. Read, write, and speak English.
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Compute rate, ratio, and percent, and draw and interpret bar graphs. Familiar with the metric system.
Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form. Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Stand for 10 hours and lift 50lbs. Lifting of raw material containers that fall within OSHA limitations is necessary. Accuracy and attention to detail is extremely critical.
Material handling using forklifts, electric and manual pallet jacks. Interface as either a checker or weigher to satisfy double checks and balances requirement and set up digital scales and wear a dust mask.
The Perks
No‑cost vision insurance (yes, you read that right!), employer‑paid life insurance, paid company holidays, generous paid time off, sick leave, employee assistance program, and a comprehensive wellness program.
Affordable medical and dental insurance plans tailored for you and your dependents.
Exceptional supplemental benefits, including Accident, Critical Illness, Hospitalization indemnity plans, and pet insurance.
401(k) matching plan and more!
Shift: 2:00 PM – 10:30 PM
A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $18.00–$20.00. The compensation offered may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job‑related knowledge, skills, and/or education.
MeriCal is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace that is inclusive and free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees feel valued and respected, and where differences are embraced as strengths. We are dedicated to fostering an environment that promotes equality and celebrates diversity.
Qualified applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. Please contact recruiting@merical.com if you need an accommodation due to a disability to complete an application, job interview, and/or to otherwise participate in the hiring process. This email does not respond to non‑accommodation related requests.
MeriCal uses E‑Verify to confirm authorization to work in the United States. For more information on E‑Verify, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/employees
For more information about the categories of personal information we collect from you and how we use, sell, and share that information, please see our Privacy Notice for California Contractors and Privacy Notice for California Employees.
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Granulation Operator (Second Shift)
role at
MeriCal®
Base pay range $18.00/hr - $20.00/hr
NO EXTERNAL RECRUITERS PLEASE
No Sponsorship/Transfer Available**
Company Summary For over 60 years, MeriCal has been at the forefront of innovation in the dietary supplement industry, delivering custom manufacturing and packaging solutions with passion and precision. With state‑of‑the‑art facilities in Southern California and Ogden, UT, we transform ideas into high‑quality products—from research and development to the finished products. Our team, with over 230 years of combined experience, is dedicated to crafting exceptional gummies, probiotics, tablets, capsules, chewables, and powders using clinically backed ingredients. At MeriCal, we don’t just meet expectations—we exceed them, every time. Join us and be part of a dynamic, forward‑thinking team shaping the future of nutrition!
The Opportunity We are seeking a Granulation Operator to support various machinery for agglomeration and particle sizing of raw materials, ensuring proper process controls like temperature, airflow, and spray rates. Key tasks include verifying materials, following manufacturing instructions, and ensuring the final product meets specifications for tablets, capsules, or powder blends. The operator is responsible for adhering to cGMP standards, safety practices, and coordinating with Quality Control on batch sign‑offs. Additional duties include weighing blends and using metal detection and milling equipment when required.
What You’ll Do
Operate machinery as necessary for agglomeration and particle sizing of formulated raw materials as per each batch record manufacturing instructions.
Operate and manage process controls, including inlet and outlet temperatures, air flow, dust collection (Magnehelic), solution preparation, spray rates, and spray nozzle calibration, for fluidized bed granulators.
Handle accessory bowls and dump stations, ensuring proper setup and operation.
Operate various blenders, including Hobart mixer, ribbon blender, twin shell blender, and Fitzmills, while adjusting speeds and screen sizes as needed.
Manage roller compaction equipment, adjusting rollers and screen sizes to achieve desired particle sizes.
Utilize oscillators for particle sizing, and apply manual granulation methods using trays, racks, and dryers as per batch specifications.
Maintain attention to particle sizing detail to ensure manufacturing instructions are properly executed, contributing to the overall ability to compress tablets, fill capsules, or provide powder blends according to customer specifications.
Verification of materials for each batch as per the batch record and sign off with a second person is required as materials are 'top loaded' into the mixers from staging area.
Lifting of materials within OSHA limits is required.
Sanitation, cGMPs, adherence to SOPs and safe work practices is always required.
Coordinate with Quality Control on batch record signoffs and anything that violates cGMPs.
Read and follow manufacturing instructions to property load raw materials (sequentially), close and seal Intel portholes and discharge valves, operate fluid bed and mixers for blending of raw materials and unload/discharge final product blends into sanitary containers.
Weigh final blends using floor scales for calculation of outgoing yield versus incoming theoretical yield. Use metal detection equipment, milling/particle sizing equipment including sieves/sifters as necessary.
What You’ll Bring
High School Diploma or Certificate; or 6 months to 1 year of related experience and/or training.
Weigh final blends using floor scales for calculation of outgoing yield versus incoming theoretical yield. Use metal detection equipment, milling/particle sizing equipment including sieves/sifters as necessary.
Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Write routine reports and correspondence. Read, write, and speak English.
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Compute rate, ratio, and percent, and draw and interpret bar graphs. Familiar with the metric system.
Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form. Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Stand for 10 hours and lift 50lbs. Lifting of raw material containers that fall within OSHA limitations is necessary. Accuracy and attention to detail is extremely critical.
Material handling using forklifts, electric and manual pallet jacks. Interface as either a checker or weigher to satisfy double checks and balances requirement and set up digital scales and wear a dust mask.
The Perks
No‑cost vision insurance (yes, you read that right!), employer‑paid life insurance, paid company holidays, generous paid time off, sick leave, employee assistance program, and a comprehensive wellness program.
Affordable medical and dental insurance plans tailored for you and your dependents.
Exceptional supplemental benefits, including Accident, Critical Illness, Hospitalization indemnity plans, and pet insurance.
401(k) matching plan and more!
Shift: 2:00 PM – 10:30 PM
A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $18.00–$20.00. The compensation offered may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job‑related knowledge, skills, and/or education.
MeriCal is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace that is inclusive and free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees feel valued and respected, and where differences are embraced as strengths. We are dedicated to fostering an environment that promotes equality and celebrates diversity.
Qualified applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. Please contact recruiting@merical.com if you need an accommodation due to a disability to complete an application, job interview, and/or to otherwise participate in the hiring process. This email does not respond to non‑accommodation related requests.
MeriCal uses E‑Verify to confirm authorization to work in the United States. For more information on E‑Verify, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/employees
For more information about the categories of personal information we collect from you and how we use, sell, and share that information, please see our Privacy Notice for California Contractors and Privacy Notice for California Employees.
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