Quality Assurance Tech I - Kingsport, TN

About the role

Silgan Containers, a global Fortune 500 packaging company with 109 manufacturing facilities across North and South America, Europe, and Asia, is seeking a Quality Technician for its Kingsport, Tennessee facility. The company is a leading supplier of sustainable metal and plastic packaging solutions for consumer goods products including food, beverage, health care, garden, home, personal care, and beauty products.

Responsibilities

• Identify and react to Food Safety, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and HACCP concerns
• Measure, observe, and inspect processes and products to ensure products meet quality requirements according to specifications, including startups, changeovers, line clearance, preventive maintenance, and in-processing during the shift
• Follow GMP requirements and ensure GMP-type issues do not affect product integrity
• Perform mathematical calculations: add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; compute rate, ratio, and percent
• Read and interpret prints for measurements and specifications
• Communicate with supervisor, shift personnel, and management staff
• Create and maintain documentation as required by procedures and work instructions, ensuring paperwork is completed correctly and filed
• Visually inspect/audit product to determine that visual defect requirements are met
• Understand Visual Quality Standards for all products being manufactured
• Understand sample size and frequency for testing (Full Shots, Full Rounds, and subgroups)
• Perform quality duties per work instructions during the shift
• Use gages per PMPs to measure product and enter dimensional data into computer software
• When computer shows product does not meet specification, verify it is not due to gage or operator error; if not, place product on hold per nonconforming material procedure
• Maintain a safe work environment

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• 1 year experience in a manufacturing environment
• Mathematical ability (add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure; compute rate, ratio, percent)
• Communication skills
• Ability to write legibly
• Basic computer skills; knowledge of MS Office preferred

Schedule

Night shift with 12-hour rotation.

Pay

Paid bi-weekly with paid breaks.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (after 60 days)
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays starting on first day
• Steel shoe reimbursement ($120 yearly)
• Safety glasses reimbursement ($120 yearly)
• Monthly birthday celebrations (food and beverages provided)
• Promotion from within policy

Requisition ID: 486103BR