Quality Assurance Technician (Manufacturing) - 3rd Shift

MCC • Niles, IL

3d

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Technician performs on-line quality audits, tests raw materials and products, and reports test results. The role supports Manufacturing, Technical Service, Quality, Sales, Purchasing, and Research & Development by testing raw stock, in-process labels, and finished labels against established specifications. The position is on the third shift, Monday through Friday, 10:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., with training on the first shift for the first two weeks.

Requirements

• Two to four years of experience or related education.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to meet the role's vision requirements, including color vision, close and distance vision, and ability to focus.
• Ability to stand; use hands to feel and touch; reach with arms and hands; and talk and hear.
• Ability to walk frequently.
• Occasional ability to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Ability to regularly lift or move up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Perform audits according to applicable sampling plans, including shipping and converting audits.
• Support data integrity, standardized testing methodologies, and the non-conforming material containment process.
• Assist with process capability testing and routine product inspection and testing.
• Communicate with Quality Department team members and Operations using established systems.
• Perform daily maintenance and calibration of testing equipment.
• Perform aged testing for all departments and project testing for Technical Service.
• Maintain quality records, including internal audit records, management review minutes and charts, calibration and training records, non-conformance records, customer complaints, vendor non-conformance records, corrective action reports, and meeting action items.
• Conduct product inspection audits at set intervals at each machine to verify products meet or exceed specifications.
• Create and manage color standards.
• Assist with managing Process Control Plans and Product Spec Sheets using Quality Windows Software.
• Use required measurement tools, including UPC, Verifier, scales, ruler, calipers, static meter, and Sutherland Rub Tester.
• Manage the non-conforming Product Procedure and Quality Hold Area.
• Train others on new quality processes and best practices.
• Assist with documentation of Research & Development projects.
• Perform required QA laboratory testing for specified product lines.
• Follow plant and department safety rules, including use of required personal protective equipment.
• Understand ISO or BRC and HACCP or similar principles and assist with organizational compliance activities.
• Comply with established safety policies and procedures.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed