28 Quality Technician

Hood Packaging Corporation • Tifton, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Hood Packaging Corporation is a North American packaging-industry company that designs and manufactures a wide range of packaging materials. The Quality Technician helps ensure products are manufactured safely and meet established quality and manufacturing standards and customer expectations. The role performs product, procedure, and operations audits; checks bags during production and in the staging area; documents audit results; assists with quality data, corrective-action tracking, rework documentation, and special projects; calibrates equipment; and reports quality issues to a supervisor. The position is based on a plant manufacturing floor and includes physical activity and exposure to typical plant conditions.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend instructions.
• Ability to read measurements and gauge meters.
• Ability to follow standard procedures.
• Good basic math skills.
• Good spreadsheet and word-processing computer skills.
• Ability to plan work activities and work independently or as part of a team with minimal supervision.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to lift approximately 50 pounds.
• Ability to regularly stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear, sit, climb, and balance; frequent bending and stooping are also required.
• Close and color vision are required.

Nice To Haves

• Three to five years of on-the-job multi-wall experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform quality audits of products, procedures, and operations to ensure compliance with established quality and manufacturing standards.
• Document and report dock-audit results.
• Inspect bags at machines during production runs to ensure they meet specifications.
• Inspect bags in the staging area to ensure they meet specifications.
• Assist in preparing statistical data on quality, productivity, and scrap.
• Assist in tracking internal failures, including causes and corrective actions.
• Control special quality projects as assigned.
• Inform the supervisor of quality-related problems.
• Calibrate equipment.
• Assist with documenting rework as needed.
• Conduct weekly inventories of hold inventory and non-conforming areas.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

What This Job Offers

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