Quality Technician I (1st shift)

Sonoco • Gastonia, NC

23d • $22 • Onsite

About The Position

From a small family business to a multi-billion dollar global company, Sonoco has been changing the face of products and packaging since 1899 — all while keeping the heart of “People Build Businesses” alive. Our talented people are at the core of our growth, constantly reinventing the Sonoco wheel with brilliant solutions every year. Today we are a world leader in global packaging solutions with diversified operations in over 34 countries. We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialization and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people. While reporting to the Quality Manager, you will be responsible for problem solving to ensure the quality expectations of every customer, both internal and external. Measuring critical product/process variables, records or reports using appropriate tools and utilizing information to continuously improve. If you are unable to maintain processes within established limits or specifications, you would have full authority to sop the operation and seek assistance.

Requirements

• We expect you to be Sonoco mission driven
• We expect you to have at least one year experience in quality in a manufacturing environment.
• You must have previous experience with Calibration of test equipment, operation of test equipment, and root cause/corrective action skills
• You must have a “get it done” attitude and an urgency to resolve problems/tasks.
• To succeed in this role, you will need excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Working independently and managing multiple tasks simultaneously is needed.
• You need to have a working knowledge of our products and their quality requirements.
• Being reliable, having good initiative, being committed, and being quality focused is a must.
• You will need to be able to lift up to 25 lbs. as needed.
• You will need to have the ability to read and understand manufacturing instructions.
• You will need to able to perform repetitious duties, including stairs and standing for long periods of time.
• You will need to have the ability to work quickly while maintaining a high level of craftsmanship and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Conducting required off-line testing for products.
• Ensuring all customer feedbacks are completed on-time, root cause is identified and implemented.
• Assisting in analyzing all customer feedbacks for trends and continuous improvement.
• Involved in corrective action and preventive action process.
• Assisting in process capability studies as deemed necessary.
• Assisting and/or train plant personnel in GIQ quality system.
• Assisting in maintaining customer property.
• Assisting in maintaining process for document control.
• Documenting COA’s, COC’s as required.
• Defining quality concepts and quality processes, including statistical basics, etc.; applies quality tools; interprets information and data; applies team concepts.
• Understanding and applying basic inspection and testing techniques, including various types of sampling plans.
• Understanding and applying various quality audit types and their components, tools, and techniques.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, including FSA and HSA options
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Wellbeing tools and resources to support holistic health, including an Employee Assistance Program with a variety of services
• Paid time off and holidays to recreate, rejuvenate and care for the health of yourself and family
• Variety of company paid and voluntary employee-paid insurance plans including life, personal accident, and disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees