QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNICIAN -NIGHTS (7:00PM-7:00AM)

Amcor•Hanover, MD

5d•$21 - $23

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Technician performs daily quality-control analyses, tests, and checks on production containers. The role maintains compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Safe Quality Foods (SQF), and food-safety requirements, and helps prevent nonconforming product from reaching customers. The technician identifies and records product, process, and quality-system problems; initiates or recommends corrective actions and solutions; and suggests and verifies continual-improvement measures. The position conducts startup checks, physical product tests, daily quality audits, required lab tests, and equipment calibration checks. It checks schedules, work orders, specifications, packaging, and materials, and communicates with the prior shift about potential or existing issues and changes. The role also responds to emergencies and supports facility security, including access control and protection of company equipment and information. This is a night-shift role, 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., working 15 days per month on a rotating schedule. Compensation is $21.00–$23.00 per hour, with shift differential eligibility.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
At least three years of experience in a quality-related position.
Quality assurance experience; manufacturing-environment experience is preferred.
Ability to complete multiple tasks simultaneously.
Computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and Lotus Notes or similar email software.
Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos; write correspondence; and effectively present information in one-on-one and small-group settings.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and work with abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to lift up to 40 pounds occasionally, as listed in additional qualifications.

Nice To Haves

Quality assurance experience in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Perform daily quality-control analyses, tests, and checks on production containers.
Maintain and follow GMP, SQF, and food-safety compliance requirements.
Respond to emergencies or potential emergencies.
Maintain facility security, including door access control and preventing unauthorized entry; secure company equipment and information.
Participate in GMP and SQF practices and help prevent nonconforming product from being shipped to customers.
Identify and record problems relating to products, processes, and quality systems.
Initiate actions to prevent product or quality-system nonconformities and recommend or provide solutions through designated channels.
Suggest continual improvements to products, processes, or systems and verify implementation of solutions.
Conduct startup checks and report deviations to the Production Manager.
Perform physical tests to determine whether products meet customer requirements.
Communicate with the prior shift about potential or existing problems and changes.
Check and review schedules and work orders.
Check and review specifications as needed.
Check containers at each station to confirm correct packaging and materials are being used.
Perform lab tests as required.
Check equipment calibration.
Conduct daily quality audits and troubleshoot potential quality issues.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision plans.
Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees; may vary by location.
Company-paid holidays, starting at 8 days per year; may vary by location.
Wellbeing programs and Employee Assistance Program.
Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account.
Life insurance, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability, and voluntary benefits.
Paid parental leave.
Retirement Savings Plan with company match.
Tuition reimbursement, dependent upon approval.
Discretionary bonus program, with initial eligibility dependent upon hire date.
Shift differential.