Inspector Packer

Altor Solutions • Springfield, TN

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Inspector Packer performs production, inspection, and packing tasks for Altor Solutions products. The role ensures products meet company quality standards and follows company requirements for safety, housekeeping, quality, and production. The employee reports production, quality, or safety issues to the appropriate personnel, including Quality, the Set Up Technician, or the Production Supervisor.

This position works a 12-hour rotating day shift. Week one is Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 5:00 AM to 5:00 PM; week two is Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday from 5:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Employees must also be able to work overtime and attend after-hours meetings as needed.

The work is performed in a manufacturing environment that is typically noisy, dusty, and sometimes wet, with temperatures and humidity varying by season. Ear protection is required. The role involves repetitive manual work, handling packages and materials, inspecting products, and entering production data in an ERP system.

Requirements

• Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily; reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.
• Ability to read, write, and understand basic math.
• Ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Ability to work assigned 12-hour rotating shifts, including overtime and after-hours meetings as needed.
• Ability to work efficiently and repetitively with hands; physical strength, stamina, coordination, and excellent manual dexterity.
• Ability to communicate with coworkers and leadership about safety, housekeeping, quality, and production issues.
• Ability to use measuring devices such as scales, steel rules, and calipers.
• Ability to follow product instructions, quality standards, safety procedures, and company policies.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Three to six months of experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Remove products from conveyor belts and place them into drying racks, boxes, or bags.
• Pack products into drying racks, boxes, or bags; seal and label packages, then move completed packages for pallet loading.
• Use heavy-duty tape machines to cut tape and wrap products for storage or delivery.
• Lift and move completed boxes or bags to designated locations, wagons, or pallets.
• Read and follow verbal and written job assignments, product descriptions, and packing instructions on Quality/Production Data sheets.
• Complete Operator Production/Quality Reports, packing reports, worksheets, and special customer inspection forms when required.
• Inspect finished products visually and with measuring devices such as scales, steel rules, and calipers; record required information and report discrepancies.
• Verify product quality specifications and observe machine operation for defects, notifying the Supervisor of problems.
• Inventory tape, labels, bags, boxes, and drying racks, and notify the Material Handler when supplies are needed.
• Follow company policies, procedures, safety requirements, and PPE standards; promptly report production, quality, or safety concerns.
• Maintain a clean, neat, and organized workstation and clean assigned areas or equipment as instructed.
• Notify the Supervisor when needing to be away from the machine during a shift.
• Assist with material handling and support less experienced coworkers when needed.
• Meet production goals and package products according to established quality and product standards; pack and inspect at a rate of up to 60 parts per minute.
• Operate production line equipment to inspect, pack, or count products automatically or manually, as assigned.
• Enter data accurately in the ERP system.
• Start and stop pressing equipment, know the location of the emergency button, and understand lockout/tagout policy.
• Distinguish good prints, print rejects, set-up rejects, and manufacturer rejects; accurately calculate reject quantities against containers assigned to the production order.
• Identify foam specifications and distinguish among box/case, WIP, reject, and partial-carton labels, including where labels belong.
• Communicate safety, housekeeping, quality, and production issues to coworkers and leadership.
• Follow plant-specific job training guidelines and perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED