Capsule filling machine operator jobs in Finland
Capsule filling machine operators control the filling of gelatine capsules with the specific medicinal preparations.
Capsule filling machine operator – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 19.99 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 14.69 €/h |
| Top tenth | 28.22 €/h |
| Employees | 6,579 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 18.11 €/h | 2,194 |
| Men | 21.12 €/h | 4,385 |
Capsule filling machine operator - Which skills are essential?
Depress the pedal to eject the already closed capsules into the receiving container.
Follow up on the maintenance and repairs to be carried out. Solve minor problems and pass harder problems on to the person responsible for maintenance.
Scoop the empty capsules into the loading hopper.
Keep the working area and equipment clean and orderly.
Plan and organise the process aimed at preserving equipment or systems in good working condition by inspecting the installation, resolving malfunctions, replacing worn parts and performing other maintenance tasks.
Being able to implement written or oral instructions.
Pursue optimal time-critical decision making within the organisation.
Assemble machines according to instructions and specifications.
Manage the filling of capsule rings with empty capsules, uncoupling the rings when the lower half of capsules is filled with powdered medicine, recoupling the rings and inserting them into closing and ejecting forks.
Inspect, according to specification sheet, the finished capsules in order to detect any weight mismatch, any breakage or defective filling.
Quality assurance principles, standard requirements, and the set of processes and activities used for measuring, controlling and ensuring the quality of products and processes.
Scoop medicinal preparations into the capsulating machine's filling hopper
Necessary health, safety, hygiene and environmental standards and legislation rules in the sector of particular activity.
Be able to understand oral and written instructions.
Capsule filling machine operator - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Principles governing business management methods such as strategy planning, methods of efficient production, people and resources coordination.
Regularly inspect and perform all required activities to maintain the equipment in functional order prior or after its use.
Ensure quality and correctness of provided information, depending on the type of audience and context.
Use cognitive abilities to make decisions and to move logically from one idea to another.
Stand the exposure to sounds or noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable. Use adequate protection equipment to mitigate the noise.
Perform the printing of the institution identity on pills using the pill branding laptop.