Inspector - Packing

ProAmpac•Mobile, AL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Packing Inspector is responsible for ensuring quality standards are maintained during the packaging process. This role involves examining products before packaging, ensuring correct quantities, loading and unloading items, and reporting any production issues. Additionally, the inspector assists machine operators with various tasks, including setup, maintenance, and cleaning, and is responsible for maintaining a safe and clean work environment.

Requirements

Exceptional attendance and organization skills.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously establishing priorities to meet deadlines.
Ability to communicate effectively (verbal, written, and presentations) with executive leadership, staff, and internal and external clients.
Proactive; exercises sound judgment and decision making; able to identify problems and needs and develop solutions and/or options.
Self-confident, self-motivated polished professional who thrives in a challenging, fast-paced environment.
Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands/fingers to hold, handle, or feel, and regularly climbing ladders; and reach with hands and arms.
Regularly required to talk or hear.
Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Must be able to work rotating shifts.

Responsibilities

Examine bags prior to packaging to ensure quality standards are maintained.
Lift raw materials, finished products, and packed items, manually or using hoists.
Ensure the correct number of bags are in each case.
Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
Follow the instructions of the machine operator.
Report any problems seen during production, including bag construction, adhesives, print quality, loud or unusual noises from the machine, and defective boxes or other materials.
Ensure each case of finished product is printed with a time/date code.
Work on any and all machines' lines as needed or instructed by a supervisor or adjuster.
Transfer finished products, raw materials, tools, or equipment between storage and work areas of plants and warehouses, by hand or using hand trucks or powered lift trucks.
Signal coworkers to direct them to move products during the production process.
Observe equipment operations to detect malfunctions and notify operators.
Ensure all products on their machines are labeled correctly.
Assist production workers by performing duties of lesser skill, such as supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work areas and equipment.
Clean and lubricate equipment as instructed by a machine operator or supervisor.
Get supplies for normal operation and/or general maintenance such as rags, lubricants, tape, stretch film, cleaning solutions, etc.
Assist the machine operator with print set-ups, machine size changes, normal operation and maintenance.
Go to get ink and plates for prints, change tapers and adhesive pads for the machine, change print rollers, clean ink trays and get boxes ready for product packaging.
Ensure the bottom-paste pot has paste in it during operation.
Remove trash and debris from the production area during their shift to maintain a safe working environment.