OH Injection Quality Operator

SOUTHEASTERN CONTAINER INC•Bowling Green, OH

9d•$23 - $0•Onsite

About The Position

The Injection Quality Operator owns day-to-day quality across the injection process at the assigned facility and reports to the Team Leader. The role performs routine and random product checks, maintains the injection quality log, and, at plants shipping product in bagged bins, folds bags and inspects bins at the 3-position conveyor. It consolidates quality tasks that injection operators might otherwise perform alongside machine and shipping-dock duties into a dedicated position per shift. The operator performs standard-method checks across injection products, including random preform inspections and part weights, and follows the quality plan set by the Quality Manager. The position is cross-trained to operate injection and specialty machines such as PVS and 1-Blow machines, where present, to cover breaks and backfill as needed. It also serves as a floating quality and relief resource across injection. The job is full-time, based in Bowling Green, Ohio, and lists a salary of $22.75 per hour.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years old.
Have a high school diploma or GED, or equivalent experience.
Have prior manufacturing experience; injection/preform, blow molding, plastics, or packaging experience is preferred.
Have experience running injection machines, strongly preferred, or clear aptitude and willingness to be cross-trained into an operator role.
Have working knowledge of, or clear aptitude to learn, standard quality checks such as preform inspections, part weights, and ash testing.
Pay attention to detail and perform consistent, repeatable inspections to customer specifications.
Work independently across a full shift with minimal supervision while managing competing priorities, including bag and bin handling and operator break coverage.
Have basic computer and documentation skills for recording quality data and maintaining logs.
Be able to lift up to 50 pounds and handle bins, bags, and lids.
Be able to stand and walk for the length of a shift, bend over consistently, and meet the listed physical demands.
Be able to work 12.5-hour shifts and assigned schedules, including rotating or off-shift coverage across a multi-shift injection operation.
Be able to follow safety procedures.

Nice To Haves

Basic personal computer experience.
Forklift operator experience.
Machine operator experience.
Quality Control experience.

Responsibilities

At plants that ship product in bagged bins, take over bag folding and bin inspection at the 3-position conveyor.
Inspect bagged bins at the 3-position conveyor by cleaning the lid and checking the bag for dust, contamination, and defects to a consistent, repeatable standard before closing out the bin.
Run routine and random quality checks across injection products, including random preform inspections, part weights, ash testing, and other standard-method checks.
Keep the injection quality log current by recording checks performed, results, and deviations, and escalate out-of-spec conditions.
Carry out the quality plan set by the Quality Manager and complete scheduled checks on time.
Monitor the 3-position conveyors and bin flow to prevent unchecked bins from backing up and contributing to shutdowns and automatic scrap; promptly escalate equipment or material-flow issues.
Cover as a cross-trained operator on injection and specialty machines, such as PVS and 1-Blow machines where present, covering breaks and backfilling as needed while maintaining quality standards.
Act as a floating quality and relief resource across injection, backing up operators.
Flag quality trends, recurring defects, and process-improvement ideas to the Team Leader and Quality Manager.
Follow safety, food safety, GMP, and housekeeping standards in injection and other plant areas.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Team Leader.