Manufacturing QC Technician

About the role

The GPI Irvine Quality Technician will report directly to the plant’s Continuous Improvement (CI) Manager. It is the responsibility of the Quality Technician to administer the quality standards for all folding carton products and related raw materials during the sheeting, printing, cutting, folding, gluing and packaging processes to ensure adherence to GPI quality standards and any applicable quality procedures.

Responsibilities

• Inspect department samples for any quality issues per customer and/or GPI specifications.
• Collect QC Samples
• Compare printed sheets to signed customer proofs and/or measure color software.
• Pull samples for and maintain Quality Sample Room.
• Review daily plant schedule and customer out turn requests to review/print production orders, update printing production spreadsheet for review, provide color books, marketing samples etc…
• Work with colleagues daily to ensure any special requests are completed.
• Review daily schedule to ensure any special tasks/requests are carried out.
• Quality, Inspections and Quality Hold Area Management (Red Line Area)
• Inspect Red Line Area routinely to ensure timely disposition of Off-Quality Loads.
• Ensure the departments are following the red line and tagging procedures throughout the plant to keep the flow of material through the plant.
• Perform quality inspections/audits throughout the departments as necessary to ensure correct material running, verify any in-line inspection equipment is operational, audit SPC system to ensure compliance to sampling plans, inspect overall quality of finished product.
• Create quality limits as part of the disposition process when items need rework.
• Become familiar with and maintain a working knowledge of all quality testing required by the customer as well as the company. Some tests include; Coefficient of Friction (COF), Score Bend and Perforation Puncture testing.
• Be familiar with the plant’s SPC software for data entry and collection.
• Request Certificate of Analysis to provide customers as needed.
• Food Safety
• Follow all Plant rules, Processes, Hygiene, and Allergens procedures, related to production of Safe Quality Foods.
• Report to person of authority to record any potentially unsafe conditions which may result in unsafe foods or noncompliance to SQF related procedures.
• Participate in SQF Root Cause and Corrective Actions (from customer complaints, SQF audits, validation, and verification activities) as required.
• Reporting of any customer complaints to persons responsible to enter into GPI’s Customer Complaint system for root cause analysis and appropriate corrective action taken.
• Follow all procedures related to producing Safe Quality Foods (SQF).
• Report any potentially unsafe SQF conditions or customer complaints to a person of authority to record and/or correct the situation.
• Press Sheets
• Ensure a Printing Lead or Supervisor signs off on the press sheets.
• Verify sheet quality against the customer proof and/or measure color software.
• Ensure color inspection processes are taking place in the printing department.
• Outgoing FedEx Shipments
• Ship out customer samples via FedEx.
• Complete shipping requests from entire plant via FedEx.
• End of Shift Report
• Provide plant leadership daily of all occurrences within the plant via a standard format End of Shift Report.
• General Duties
• Perform any other tasks or duties assigned to or delegated by either a QC Lead or the plant CI Manager.

Requirements

High School Diploma or General Education Diploma

Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as SOP’s, Customer Specifications and quality testing results.
• Ability to write instructions and disposition documentation.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Good visual acuity required.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts.
• The employee is regularly exposed to dust, heat, cold, vibration, and potential work hazards.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• Personal Protective Equipment is required at all times.

GPI’s Benefit Program

• Competitive Pay
• 401(k) w/employer matching
• Health & Welfare Benefits - Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Variety of Voluntary benefits
• Adoption Assistance Program
• Employee Discount Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off + 11 paid company holidays each year