Quality Technician - 1st Shift

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Auditing and Inspection
• Conduct hourly quality checks on all operating lines (every hour on the half-hour).
• Complete the Last Piece Quality Assurance (QA) check for the auditing shift.
• Evaluate and audit the hourly bag samples and inspection sheets completed by Production Operators as part of the layered audit process.
• Audit and verify label placement according to FabCards and approved proofs.
• Inspect all raw materials—including roll stock, poly, labels, boxes, and trays—upon receipt, comparing them to the vendor part FabCard.
• Inspect all raw materials upon receipt, comparing them to the vendor part FabCard.
• Conduct a final quality check for product adherence when a machine operation is placed into downtime.

Quality Control and Compliance

• Verify product compliance across multiple quality metrics, including: Material, Printing, and Dimensions.
• Visually check that the paper material matches the requirements on the FabCard/Bill of Materials (BOM) and inspect for visual damage to raw materials.
• Validate ink printing for correct color, placement, and clarity by comparing the sample to the FabCard, and ensure all required columns and QR codes are present and legible.
• Measure and record the actual face width, bag height, and gusset depth, ensuring they are within specified tolerances.
• Validate glue placement for securing the product (seams, bottoms, and handles) and perform weight tests to verify seals.
• Identify non-conforming products and ensure they are separated into a tagged Gaylord or container.
• Adhere to the "Stop-Call-Wait" protocol for corrective actions when a quality check requires it.

Continuous Improvement and Documentation

• Lead and complete one Quality Improvement Project per quarter, collaborating with Quality personnel across all three shifts.
• Track and record production data, including waste and corresponding dollar amounts at the line.
• Absorb and formalize the material sorting process (e.g., labels).
• Assist in identifying the root cause of quality failures (e.g., missing QR codes or non-adhering bags) to initiate containment and corrective action.

REQUIREMENTS

• Computer literacy. Must be proficient with Microsoft Office especially Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
• High school graduate or equivalent with related college degree and/or technical courses or associate (two-year) college degree.
• Minimum of one years of experience in a related field and knowledge of LEAN manufacturing, ISO, Six Sigma preferred, OSHA or Safety related field.
• Mandatory mathematical skills: Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy. Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume and rate. Able to apply concepts of high school math.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Vision requirements include: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Employee is frequently required to walk and talk and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• Employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.