Careers
To apply for any of our open positions listed below, please click on the appropriate link and complete an online application.ENTRY LEVEL QUALITY ASSURANCE DOCUMENT CONTROL – VISTA FACILITY
Immediate opening for a highly qualified, motivated and team-oriented individual to join our Quality Assurance Department as a Level 1 Document Controller at our vitamin/nutritional supplement manufacturing facility in Vista, CA.
Responsibilities for a Quality Assurance Document Controller include:
- Ensuring the efficient and compliant flow of materials throughout the manufacturing and packaging process by continually updating, issuing, and collecting vital documentation as it pertains to both Production and Quality related tasks.
- Adhering to all FDA/GMP regulations regarding safety and hygiene within a food manufacturing facility and ensuring that production staff is strictly following all policies and procedures.
- Maintaining and updating critical QA/QC documentation as it pertains to GMP compliance for all manufacturing and quality functions, including calibrations, customer complaints, SOPs, raw material review and release, CAPA, and all product shipping/releasing documentation.
- Updating and creating internal QC documentation, including templates for CofAs, PLS, Transfer Labels, Bulk Labels, and Bar-Tender Labels.
- Creating new Word and Excel templates as needed.
- Distributing, collecting, and reviewing documentation as it pertains to other departments.
- Keeping up-to-date with scanning and filing batch records, BPRFs, CofAs, and analytical results.
- Collecting old log books from production and issuing new log books to corresponding departments annually or as needed.
- Covering the receptionist’s phone as needed.
Qualified candidates will meet the following criteria:
- Familiarity with FDA requirements and regulations as they pertain to Quality Control in a dietary supplement environment.
- Demonstrated ability to read, write and understand instructions in English as well as possess proficient mathematics skills.
- Must possess excellent communication skills and exhibit the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Must be available to work with and demonstrate effective communication with management, production supervisors and production workforce.
- Must be able to understand all aspects of MeriCal paperwork, including understanding the specifications, QA forms, and manufacturing paperwork.
- Must ensure that all documentation is properly completed and signed, as well as ensure that all final paperwork is closed correctly and in a timely manner.
- Must be self-motivated, well-organized and detail-oriented.
- Must be proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and other software necessary to work in the Quality Assurance Department.
- Must be willing to accept any and all additional assignments and responsibilities as deemed necessary.
- Minimum High School Diploma or Equivalent.
- Previous experience working in nutriceutical industry and/or food/beverage manufacturing environment a plus.
Pay range for this position will be $12.50 – $14.50 per hour.
MeriCal operates on an alternative work schedule. The Quality Assurance Document Controller work schedule is currently from 7:15 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Monday – Thursday) and from 7:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. on Fridays.
Applications will be accepted through Friday, July 23rd at 5:00 p.m. Only applicants that can provide completed application, resume, salary history and cover letter will be considered.
DAY SHIFT WEIGHER – MANUFACTURING CENTRAL WEIGH – VISTA FACILITY
Immediate need for a detail-oriented and dynamic individual to join our Central Weigh department as a Weigher for our vitamin/nutritional supplement manufacturing facility in Vista.
Essential job responsibilities will include:
- Handling and controlling raw material inventory in warehouse racks to execute and completing computerized batch records that have been issued.
- Reviewing batch records before initiating the weighing process to make sure all components are in order. Ensuring the picking list is ready to be distributed to the Material Handlers for the retrieval of raw materials.
- Assembling final batches and checking all components before sending to the next processing area.
- Pulling raw materials from storage warehouse and weighing raw materials according to the batch record requirements as required.
- Reviewing all data entries of materials to ensure accuracy in each step of the weighing process and creating in-process labels and stickers for all materials weighed.
- Coordinating scheduling of the batches to be weighed with the Production Manager.
- Maintaining all process log books to ensure all steps of the manufacturing directions are followed according to the master batch record requirements.
- When finished weighing, reviewing the master batch record to ensure all entries are completed and signed before transferring batch record and materials to the next processing area.
- After weighing, reviewing all palletized material to ensure proper labeling, wrapping and staging for the next processing step.
- Assist with maintaining, organizing and cleaning the Central Weigh room and warehouse as needed.
- Compliance with general cGMPs, SOPs and Master Batch Record Manufacturing Directions.
Qualified candidates will possess:
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Ability to read and follow manufacturing instructions to properly load raw materials (sequentially), close and seal Intel portholes and discharge valves, operate twin shell mixers for blending of raw materials and unload/discharge final product blends into sanitary containers.
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Must be able to read, write and speak English.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Familiar with the metric system.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Must be able to stand for 10 hours and able to lift 50lbs. Lifting of raw material containers that fall within OSHA limitations is necessary.
Work hours will be from 5:15 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Occasional overtime as required.
Pay rate for this position is $10.00 per hour.
Applications will be accepted through Friday, July 23rd at 5 p.m. Only applicants who complete an application and provide resume with salary history will be considered.
DAY SHIFT COATING OPERATOR – VISTA FACILITY
Immediate need for a detail-oriented and motivated candidate to work as a Day Shift Coating Operator in the Coating Department of our vitamin/nutritional supplement manufacturing facility in Vista.
Essential job responsibilities will include:
- Operation of coating pans, including checking inlet/outlet temperatures, air flow across pan, mist checker flow meters and calibrating gear pump and solution spray rates, nozzle-atomized air flow rates, dust collection magnehelic, condition of filters, angle of trombone spray bars, etc.
- Making coating solutions as required (clear or color), loading tablet boxes through frontal porthole, operating aqueous coating machines and maintaining time-to-process variables as well as provided indicators (gauges, meters, control knobs and valves).
- Upon completion of coating cycle, cooling down the tablet bed and polishing tablets if necessary.
- Coordinating testing of disintegration time and appearance results with Quality Control to ensure customer specifications are achieved. Also, coordinating batch record sign offs and cGMP reports with Quality Control.
- Downloading and discharging coated tablets into sanitary product containers and, ultimately, into tablet boxes or plastic containers.
Qualified candidates will possess:
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Must be able to read, write and speak English.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Familiar with the metric system.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Must be able to stand for 10 hours and able to lift up to 50 lbs. Lifting of raw material containers that fall within OSHA limitations is necessary.
Work hours will be from 5:15 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Occasional overtime as required.
Pay rate for this position is $10.00 per hour.
Applications will be accepted through Friday, July 23rd at 5 p.m. Only applicants who complete an application and provide resume with salary history will be considered.
SWING SHIFT BLENDER OPERATOR – VISTA FACILITY
Currently seeking highly-motivated and detail-oriented individual to join the MeriCal team as a Swing Shift Blender Operator for our vitamin/nutritional supplement facility in Vista.
Essential job responsibilities will include:
- Operating twin shell mixers and verifying materials for each batch according to the batch record.
- Working as a team to verify and sign off on batch records as materials are top-loaded into the mixers from a second-floor staging area.
- Weighing final blends using floor scales to calculate outgoing yield vs. incoming theoretical yield.
- Screening pre-weighed raw materials into the blender using vibratory screens.
- Unloading blenders, weighing the final blend mixes and top load mixes in the mezzanine for overhead feeding to the tablet presses.
- Cleaning and sanitizing blenders and auxiliary equipment.
- Cleaning blender room and blender area.
- Maintaining all log books updated with the pertaining MBR information.
- Ensuring compliance with Quality Control on batch record signoMs and any cGMP violations.
- Compliance with cGMPs, SOPs and Master Batch Record Manufacturing Directions.
- Other activities may include material handling using forklifts, electric and manual pallet jacks. Interface as either a checker or weigher to satisfy double checks and balances requirement and must be able to set up digital scales and wear a dust respirator when required.
Qualified candidates will possess:
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Ability to read and follow manufacturing instructions to properly load raw materials (sequentially), close and seal Intel portholes and discharge valves, operate twin shell mixers for blending of raw materials and unload/discharge final product blends into sanitary containers.
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Must be able to read, write and speak English.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Familiar with the metric system.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Must be able to stand for 10 hours and able to lift 50lbs. Lifting of raw material containers that fall within OSHA limitations is necessary.
Work hours will be from 3:30 p.m. – 2:15 a.m. Monday through Thursday. Occasional overtime as required.
Pay rate for this position is $12.00 per hour.
Applications will be accepted through Friday, July 23rd at 5 p.m. Only applicants who complete an application and provide resume with salary history will be considered.
SWING SHIFT MAINTENANCE MECHANIC - ANAHEIM FACILITY
Currently seeking qualified candidates for a challenging position as a Maintenance Mechanic for our vitamin bottling and packaging facility in Anaheim.
Job duties include:
- Setting up and repairing all bottling and packaging equipment.
- Managing all troubleshooting equipment malfunctions in a timely and efficient manner to minimize production downtime.
- Performing major mechanical equipment repairs, including replacing motors, gear boxes, bearings or other machine parts.
- Reading pneumatic schematics and making the necessary pneumatic repairs to all packaging equipment.•Using a VOM meter to read electrical schematics and make the necessary electrical repairs to all packaging equipment.
- Ability to fabricate metal guards and brackets using maintenance shop equipment to include: milling machines, engine lathes, surface grinders, cut-off saws and all other tooling necessary to complete the job.
- Ability to perform some facilities maintenance repairs to include plumbing, pulling wire through conduit piping and assisting the higher level mechanics on other facility maintenance repairs, problems or installations.
- Responsible for maintaining a well organized/safe maintenance shop to ensure that all milling and turning equipment are in good, safe, operative condition.
- Willingness to perform and all duties as assigned by the manager or supervisor.
The Maintenance Mechanic will work a four ten-hour shift schedule, Monday – Thursday.
MANUFACTURING CUSTOMER SERVICE – VISTA
Immediate need for a highly-motivated, sharp and service-oriented individual to serve as a Customer Service representative in our vitamin/nutritional supplement manufacturing facility in Vista, CA.
General job duties include:
- Interact with clients by fielding and managing all daily communications via phone, fax and email.
- Handle all requests for formal MeriCal product formulations and quotations.
- Serve as a liaison between Research & Development, Quality Control, Production and Purchasing departments to ensure timely client product deliveries.
- Obtain appropriate signatures for Product Label Information Sheets and coordinate intra-office shipping logistics between Anaheim, Orange and Vista facilities.
- Track all products in-process and provide weekly product status updates to specific clients as needed.
- Participate in weekly production meetings by running reports and providing weekly “Work In Process” status updates.
- Communicate all client priorities with the Production department and coordinate scheduling to ensure timely product delivery and meet client demands.
- Coordinate Micro and Assay results for client products.
- Enter client purchase orders into MeriCal’s computer system.
- Coordinate any and all special projects and assist with any other work duties as required.
Some travel may be required to meet with clients. Will be involved to some degree with plant visits, tours, audits, and may be required to attend certain trade shows relative to Customer Service/client exhibits.
Ideal candidates will possess the following:
- Minimum of 2 years' experience in a customer service role or equivalent.
- Positive attitude and excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Ability to work with strong sense of urgency and self-motivation.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Superb problem solving skills, ability to "think outside the box" to streamline tasks and processes as necessary to support the needs of customers and production areas.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Previous experience in an food/vitamin/supplement manufacturing environment a plus.
- Ability to read, write and speak English.
- Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent. Associate's Degree or higher preferred, but not required.
Work schedule will be from 7:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. (Monday through Thursday), and from 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. on Fridays.
Pay range for this position is dependent upon experience.
*Only applications that are completed and submitted along with a resume, cover letter and salary history will be considered. Applications for this position will be accepted through July 30, 2010 at 5 p.m.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENT CONTROL - VISTA FACILITY
Immediate opening for a professional, detail-oriented candidate for a Research & Development Document Control Specialist in our vitamin manufacturing facility in Vista, CA.
The ideal candidate will possess a solid work track record of excellent attendance, the proven ability to meet deadlines and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and maintain outstanding organizational skills.
Job responsibilities include:
- Making and maintaining "Start Ups" for master formulas.
- Creating product label information with and without nutrition facts.
- Calculating daily value percentage for active ingredients based on US RDA and FDA guidelines.
- Assisting with product development, writing manufacturing directions and using laboratory test instrumentation for raw materials and finished products.
- Adhering to company guidelines, including cGMPs, SOPs and safety procedures.
- Interfacing with internal departments including purchasing, manufacturing, inventory control, quality assurance/quality control, sales and customer service as required.
- Answering company phone lines and routing calls as necessary.
- Attending industry trade shows and seminars as required.
- Assisting with QA/QC or customer projects as required.
Ideal candidates will possess:
- Minimum High School diploma or equivalent.
- Ability to read, write and speak English fluently. (Bilingual Spanish a plus).
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentages. Familiarity with the metric system.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills and phone etiquette.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel and Outlook. Accurate typing ability.
- Ability to juggle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with excellent attention to detail.
Hours will be Monday through Thursday from 7:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Fridays from 7:15 to 11:15 a.m.
BOTTLING LINE PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR - ANAHEIM FACILITY
Currently seeking an effective, efficient and experienced Swing Shift Line Supervisor to oversee production lines in our vitamin bottling/packaging facility in Anaheim.
General job responsibilities include:
- Supervising and directing all production activities and coordinating with support departments (warehouse, maintenance, customer service, etc.) to ensure that production schedules are being adhered to and customer deadlines are met.
- Verifying paperwork, assuring line cleaning logs are accurate, complete and signed properly.
- Training, motivating, assigning work tasks, directing, and ensuring employee adherence to safety, harassment, attendance and other company policies and procedures.
Qualified candidates will possess the following:
- Minimum of 2-3 years working in a production supervisory role. Experience in an FDA packaging/bottling environment a plus.
- High school diploma or higher.
- Ability to read and interpret all production paperwork to include safety rules, new GMP’s for FDA Compliance and job sheet instructions to assure quality product is being produced per customer standards.
- Ability to stand for an entire 10-hour shift and lift up to 50 pounds.
GENERAL EMPLOYMENT - ANAHEIM & ORANGE FACILITIES
To apply for general employment in our bottling or packaging facilities in Anaheim or Orange, please complete the application and attach your resume and work history.
Your application will be kept on file and a representative from MeriCal will contact you if your work experience and qualifications are a possible match for one of our open positions.
GENERAL EMPLOYMENT - VISTA FACILITY
To apply for general employment in our vitamin manufacturing facility in Vista, CA, please complete the application and attach your resume and work history.
Your application will be kept on file and a representative from MeriCal will contact you if your work experience and qualifications are a possible match for one of our open positions.
All candidates applying for all positions within MeriCal, Inc. must consent to a complete pre-employment screening assessment, including a criminal background check, employment reference check, pre-employment physical, drug screening and any skills assessments necessary for the position in which they are applying for. EOE.
INTERNAL APPLICANTS:
To apply for any open positions within the company, please see your supervisor for an Internal Transfer Request Form. Any request for transfer must be approved by your current supervisor/manager before being considered as a candidate.
All internal applicants must have worked within their current department for one year, have satisfactory attendance and work performance, as well as be free from any disciplinary action in the last six months. Qualified internal applicants must be able to complete MeriCal's hiring process, including any and all interviewing, skills assessments and other elements required for the position applied for.
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