Quality Control Technician - 2nd shift - 4:00pm to 2:30am, Mon -Thurs

Full-time position on 2nd shift (4:00 PM – 2:30 AM, Monday – Thursday) with overtime as required.

Purpose of Position

Ensure that daily assigned Value-Added work orders meet productivity goals, quality requirements, and customer expectations by following the customer’s SOPs and guidelines. This is accomplished through timely and periodic checks during the production process and documenting audit results.

Values and Business Practices

• Customer First – Deliver on promises with a positive attitude
• Treat everybody with respect and dignity
• Operate with high business ethics
• Value professional relationships
• Strive for a “Continuous Improvement Culture”
• Commit to the safety of employees, equipment, and facilities
• Expect all employees, customers, and vendors to perform in a manner ensuring long-term success

Company Expectations

• Flexibility: Work hours needed to support business goals, including overtime, weekends, and holidays. Remain open-minded, perform a variety of tasks, and transition effectively.
• Reliability: Be present, punctual, and prepared. Complete work accurately and consistently. Plan time off in advance.
• Attitude: Maintain a “Whatever it Takes” attitude, live by company values, and inspire others.
• Willingness to Learn: Approach new tasks with interest and adapt to changing job requirements.
• Initiative: Seek additional work, go above and beyond, participate in meetings, and maintain a clean work area.
• Quality of Work: Maintain high standards despite deadlines. Produce accurate, thorough, and professional work. Follow “Only Handle It Once” (OHIO) principles.
• Follows Directions: Adhere to all written and verbal instructions from management.
• Communication: Share information professionally and factually to support company decisions. Report all issues to management.
• Appearance: Maintain appropriate dress per established guidelines.
• Safety: Follow all safety rules and report unsafe conditions immediately.

Responsibilities

• Productivity:
  • Meet established hourly production standards and escalate issues per SOP.
  • Review and understand customer work instructions before starting orders.
  • Update visual goal charts hourly.
  • Understand machine operating procedures.
• Inspections:
  • Know production area lines and processes assigned.
  • Understand hourly production progress via goal boards or metrics.
  • Follow SOPs and customer work instructions for date coding, expiration dates, and packaging quality.
  • Document production inspections at designated intervals.
  • Alert management immediately on non-conformance issues.
• Initiative:
• Report personnel, productivity, or safety issues immediately.
• Submit Value Add Inspection forms at the end of each shift.
• Recommend process improvements for efficiency.
• Safety:
  • Understand machine operating procedures.
  • Report incidents, accidents, or unsafe acts immediately.
  • Promote safety awareness and maintain a clean work area.
  • Ensure safety guards are in place and policies are followed.
• Quality:
  • Perform visual inspections for carton formation, date coding, packaging quality, expiration dates, product correctness, damage, pallet formation, machine wrap, and pallet label application.
  • Follow established inspection protocols.
  • Conduct initial product inspections at the start of each production run.
  • Perform periodic interval inspections as designated by management.
  • Ensure all documentation is accurate, legible, and filed at the end of the shift.
• Documentation:
  • Accurately complete all associated paperwork, including customer-required documentation, production reports, and audits.

Requirements

• Ability to document and record findings legibly and timely.
• Ability to provide work direction and motivate the workforce.
• Basic arithmetic, reading, and writing skills.
• Basic mechanical functions.
• Ability to work in a non-climate-controlled environment.
• Experience or willingness to receive training in food safety.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs., sit, stand, and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to twist, stoop, squat, and reach above shoulder level.
• Ability to push, pull, remove, and place products in various configurations.

Pay

$19.00/hour + $1.50/hour shift differential.

Schedule

2nd shift: 4:00 PM – 2:30 AM, Monday – Thursday, with overtime as required.