Inspector/Packer - 7pm - 7am

Mauser Packaging Solutions•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

The Inspector/Packer reads packaging documents to determine product specifications and monitors machine operations and the production line to ensure products meet quality standards. The role involves removing and inspecting packaged items, separating and categorizing defective products, and responding to machine malfunctions by stopping or resetting equipment, clearing jams, and reporting issues to a supervisor. The position stocks and replenishes packaging supplies, prepares raw products and materials, assembles shipping containers, and packages products according to specified shipment quantities. It stacks and protects finished items, records production and defect data, and performs final product inspections, including checking for proper product separation and stack height.

Requirements

Ability to recognize when something is wrong or likely to go wrong, such as product jamming under a molding machine.
Ability to see details at close range, including color swirls or molded-in contamination.
Ability to distinguish colors, including shades and brightness, such as white versus natural.
Ability to coordinate both arms, hands, and fingers precisely to grasp, manipulate, or assemble small objects.
Ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach with the body, arms, or legs.
Ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements with the fingers, hands, and wrists.
Oral comprehension.
Written comprehension, including understanding directions in packaging documents such as pack size and C.W.L. location.
Ability to identify differences in products, including flash, mold, contamination, and underfill.
Ability to compare products quickly and accurately for similarities and differences, whether presented simultaneously or sequentially, including comparison with a remembered object.
Ability to load, unload, or stack products.

Responsibilities

Read packaging documents to determine product specifications.
Observe machine operations to ensure product quality and conformity to standards.
Remove finished packaged items from machines and separate rejected items.
Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor.
Stock and sort products for packaging or filling machine operations and replenish packaging supplies.
Inspect and remove defective products and packaging material.
Clean and remove damaged or inferior materials to prepare raw products for processing, including breaking down empty handle boxes.
Monitor the production line for hazards, pile-ups, product jams, and other problems.
Stack finished packaged items, wrap them with protective material, and pack them into cartons or containers, including hand-stretch-wrapping finished pallets.
Record operational data, including quantities of finished and rejected packaged items, and identify and categorize defects.
Package products in shipment-ready form and quantities, such as 120 pails or 880 covers per pallet.
Assemble corrugated shipping containers, trays, and boxes.
Perform final product inspections, including checking for de-nesting and verifying cover stack height.