Parker Plastics, Inc.
Quality Technician (2nd Shift)
United States - Full Time
Why Parker?
This person will perform job duties with direction from the Quality Manager & Production Supervisor.
The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for performing routine inspections and audits by the means of visual and dimensional checks of the finished goods produced during the shift. This position will help monitor raw material defects; prepares defect reports to help continuously improve quality of supplied raw materials. The Quality Assurance Technician will assist the shift supervisor in the training and overview of the bottle inspectors to insure proper bottle inspection, and packing methods of the daily production produced during the shift.
Primary Responsibilities:
The QA Technician must possess at minimum a high school diploma or an equivalent (GED). Must possess a demonstrated ability to read, write and follow verbal and written instructions in the English language. This person must possess good written and verbal communication skills..
Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to
10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
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- A 30-year strong, manufacturing company
- Focused on growth, efficiency, and continuous improvement as a company
- Striving to provide opportunity, stability, & work-life balance for our employees
- 8-hour shifts
- Temperature controlled production floor
- 401(k) with company match
- Annual profit sharing
- Tuition Assistance
- Paid Holidays immediately after hire date
- Paid Vacation
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Company-paid Short & Long-term Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance
This person will perform job duties with direction from the Quality Manager & Production Supervisor.
The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for performing routine inspections and audits by the means of visual and dimensional checks of the finished goods produced during the shift. This position will help monitor raw material defects; prepares defect reports to help continuously improve quality of supplied raw materials. The Quality Assurance Technician will assist the shift supervisor in the training and overview of the bottle inspectors to insure proper bottle inspection, and packing methods of the daily production produced during the shift.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Ensures all finished goods meet or exceeds the customer expectations in quality and shipping requirements.
- Helps production supervisors direct the shift activities regarding quality and training of all employees in the areas of quality control requirements, standards and procedures, and recognition of materials, which should be scrap vs, regrind.
- Follow quality control methods to ensure that all employees can identify product for rejects, rework, etc. and to ensure that all customers receive product, which meet or exceed the customers’ standards.
- Help communicate all quality issues to support staff to ensure quick resolution.
- If knowledgeable help provide assistance in correcting quality issues directly related to machine malfunction.
- Performs quality checks (visual or dimensionally) of product to assure container’s meet or exceed customer requirements.
- Notifies shift supervisor when bottles do not meet customer specification, ensures that non-conforming material controls are effectively used.
- Print shift production inventory tags.
- Maintains shift production inventory tags.
- Conducts first article inspection, with appropriate documentation at start-up of production lines.
- During quality checks, complete shift quality inspection reports.
- Help perform incoming inspections of raw materials; documents incoming material inspections as required by procedures.
- Help prepare and evaluate control charts, process capabilities, histograms, pareto charts and trend analysis (if applicable).
- Helps maintain quality specifications information regarding bottle drawings, pack patterns, packaging requirements, etc.
- Help monitor raw material defects; prepares defect reports and submits to management to help continuously improve quality of supplied raw materials.
- Help audit warehouse operations to ensure proper stacking and packing procedures to meet customer specifications.
- Help assure GMP, AIB and/or SQF regulations are followed during shift.
- Helps with the grinding of out of spec production.
- Relieving line workers as requested.
- Help with any other task that will assist the shift to maintain the productivity and quality of our product.
The QA Technician must possess at minimum a high school diploma or an equivalent (GED). Must possess a demonstrated ability to read, write and follow verbal and written instructions in the English language. This person must possess good written and verbal communication skills..
- Knowledge and/or willingness to learn the in-house inventory systems and general computer (PC) for all types of data entry, reports and internal communications.
- Must complete basic QC training program, with follow up and ongoing training programs.
- Must be willing to complete quality, testing program with a specified test score for position.
- Must complete 3-5 training classes, pertaining to job classification, within 90 days. These classes will be pre-arranged by Parker Plastics (if applicable).
- Requires constant visual attention; ability to discern flaws in containers.
- Must be able to pack at a high rate of speed (fastest machine) and instruct others in the packing of quality product in a timely manner.
Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to
10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
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