Inspection Operator - 3rd Shift

Inspection Operators visually inspect and handle finished goods (plastic parts from an injection molding press or at an offline secondary assembly) and prepare them to be shipped to the customer. This role requires adherence to the company’s core values.

Responsibilities

• Review quality specifications and work instructions, including packaging details, prior to starting a job.
• Ask questions to clarify expectations when information is unclear.
• Operate processes following work instructions, quality specifications, and packaging requirements.
• Perform modifications to parts as needed (e.g., trimming runners, secondary operations like welding or inserting components).
• Remove, replace, and package finished parts when the specified quantity is produced; label and scan parts into inventory.
• Conduct final inspections to ensure products meet customer specifications (visually or with measuring equipment).
• Count, weigh, or sort parts for assembly or packaging using scales or counters.
• Assist in quality sorts, both online and offline.
• Complete final packaging according to customer specifications.
• Use IQMS to label and package parts, prepare for upcoming jobs, log rejects, verify product counts, locate raw materials, and manage inventory.
• Complete required paperwork, including recording rejects, end-of-run verification, and shift counts.
• Set up and tear down production cells following standard instructions.
• Maintain cleanliness through basic housekeeping duties (vacuuming, cleaning, organizing).
• Report mold defects, machine issues, and safety concerns to the production supervisor.
• Ensure regular and punctual attendance.
• Perform additional responsibilities as needed to support organizational success.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• One to three years of related experience and/or training.

Skills

• Oral Communication: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, memos, and correspondence; present information effectively in one-on-one or small group settings.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to perform basic arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Reasoning Ability: Apply common sense to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form; handle problems involving concrete variables.
• Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access; able to use inventory control software (IQMS).
• Core Competencies: Teamwork, judgment, motivation, quality focus, safety awareness, adaptability, attendance/punctuality, and initiative.

Physical Demands

• Regularly stand, walk, reach with hands, and use hands to handle or feel objects.
• May be required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally sit, climb, or balance.
• Lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Benefits

• Starting pay: $16.50/hour plus $0.50/hour shift differential for 2nd/3rd shifts.
• 12 paid holidays (including your birthday).
• Paid time off (PTO) after 90 days.
• Insurance benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, STD/LTD, Life) after 60 days.
• Wellness/gym benefits.
• Perfect attendance incentives.
• Paid parental leave.
• Consistent 40-hour workweek with overtime opportunities.
• 401k with employer match.
• Temperature-controlled (air-conditioned) work environment.

Schedule

• 3rd Shift: 12:00 AM – 8:30 AM, Monday through Friday (weekends off).
• Open shift schedules available.

Core Values

• Passion: Desire to make a positive impact and inspire others.
• Honesty and Integrity: Doing the right thing even when no one is watching.
• Dedication: Team-focused execution with a positive attitude and enthusiasm.
• Mutual Respect: Considerate of others’ ideas, feelings, beliefs, or property.
• The Edge: Commitment to adaptation, breaking tradition, and accepting change.