Quality Inspector

Remember the last time you opened a bottle of champagne? A cold beer after a hard day’s work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench your thirst? Well, it was probably made by us. We are O-I and we love that we make more glass containers than anyone in the world. O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

Our Lapel plant is a great location because you can experience the strong sense of community found in a small Midwestern town, while being less than an hour from Indianapolis and having access to everything that a major city has to offer.

About the role

The Quality Inspector determines the quality of ware by inspecting bottles on lehr and light stations, making lehr cavity checks, and processes limit samples through electronic FPX equipment. Performs tests such as (but not limited to) annealing, tin, bearing surface, and scratch tests; keeps flow of ware going through lines.

Responsibilities

• Assures proper operation of automatic inspection equipment. Makes minor (cleaning, visual inspection, etc.) adjustments when necessary.
• Prepares quality reports; informs Shift Foreman and Forming Department of defects found or occurring in glass.
• Responsible for culletting (CID) or dumping ware when critical defects are found. Saves the defect samples and shares information with Forming Department for correction.
• Reviews job cards (5up’s, customer complaints, etc.), limit samples, cavity reports to become knowledgeable of the quality requirements of the jobs for which the employee is to be responsible.
• Completes at least 1 HAZ-ID/month, and monthly Skillsoft assignment.

Requirements

• Ability to work rotating shifts and overtime, as required.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Be highly safety conscious.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Previous quality experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.

Pay

The hourly wage for this position is $27.73 - $29.19.

Benefits

• Vacation time and paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, prescription, and vision care coverage.
• Pre-tax accounts.
• Well-being program which includes opportunity to earn employer contributions.
• Life and AD&D Insurance.
• Disability Insurance.
• 401(k) retirement saving plans with employer contributions.
• Financial advisors to assist with retirement planning and financial wellness.
• Employee Assistance Program.