Quality Control Technician - 2nd Shift

Pretium Packaging • Leipsic, OH

2d

About The Position

The Quality Control Technician performs product inspections to ensure conformance with customer requirements and quality standards. The role measures and records quality data, collects samples for testing, responds to quality concerns, and helps identify the origin of defects and resolve non-conformance issues. The technician approves product following process or maintenance changes and maintains quality documentation and archives.

The position also involves attending quality, safety, and production-related meetings; assisting with production-floor breaks; maintaining a clean and orderly testing lab; and supporting food safety, food quality, and site safety. The technician may perform other related duties and special projects as requested.

This role requires standing, walking, bending, lifting, pushing, carrying, reaching, and grasping, along with talking and hearing. Work takes place near moving mechanical parts and may involve high temperatures, noise, and dust. Protective equipment may include a hair net, safety glasses, earplugs, safety shoes, and gloves. The position requires clear close-range vision and color identification, and may involve moving up to 5 pounds frequently and up to 30 pounds occasionally.

Requirements

• High school education or equivalent, plus additional specialized training in inspection procedures.
• At least 1 year of experience in inspection procedures in a manufacturing enterprise, including technical cause-and-effect analysis and problem solving.
• Intermediate reading, writing, and speaking skills.
• Practical application of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry, including measurement calculations, fractions, percentages, ratios, proportions, variables, and formulas.
• Ability to apply rational principles to practical problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations and interpret written, oral, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions.
• Intermediate computer skills.
• Forklift-operation certification, or willingness to obtain certification upon being awarded the position.

Responsibilities

• Inspect products for conformance to customer requirements and quality standards.
• Communicate with shift supervisors and operators about product, packaging, and labeling problems or defects.
• Measure and record data using SPC systems, qualification sheets, sample sheets, and related records.
• Collect product samples for drop, leak, seal, and neck-dimension testing.
• Respond to quality concerns raised by shift supervisors, technicians, or inspector packers.
• Approve product after process or maintenance changes and provide sign-off.
• Trace defects to their point of origin and determine resolutions for non-conformance issues.
• Prepare daily paperwork and maintain records and archives.
• Attend meetings concerning quality, safety issues, and changes affecting production.
• Assist with breaks on the production floor.
• Maintain cleanliness and order in the testing lab.
• Support food safety, food quality, and site safety.
• Perform other related duties and special projects as requested.

What This Job Offers

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