Quality Control Technician

Quality Control Technician

Quality Control Technician|Franklin Park, IL|Hiring Immediately

Compensation Includes:

• Starting rate of $19.65 - $21.01 per hour

Available Shift:

• 7am-7pm
• 7pm-7am

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Adhere to safety rules and procedures.
• Following departmental rules, regulations, and practices in the use of quality and gauging equipment and implements (including test weights), two-way radios, safety and security in the quality lab.
• Retrieve and review the Product Specification Sheet for each run.
• Maintain and update product specification spreadsheets as needed and requested.
• Perform measurements and tests for fit and function, as detailed in the specification sheets. Enter data and ensure complete and maintain accurate documentation.
• Initiate holding of product out-of specification or otherwise defective. Coordinate return of product with Shipping Team Leads. Mark and save samples of defective product, as needed.
• Explain Product Traceability Components.
• Perform daily inspection of thermoforming production, including inspection of packaging, labeling, sample retention cart for hourl collection mold shots, verification for time code stamping etc.
• Perform daily inspection of extrusion production, including verification of using scanners, verify if is runnig correct order and inspection sheet quality.
• Maintain and update Extrusion Hold Log.
• Perform daily gauge/instrument calibrations, and GR&R studies as directed.
• Attend daily Tier I meetings.
• Prepare and send daily shift summary.
• Participate in cross-training, and recurring/alternating assignments among QC technicians (such as preparing and sending samples for microbiological testing).
• Assess first production run product to customer requirements.
• Assist with training others as needed, including training backup QC Technicians.
• Coordinate rework inspection.
• Stay aware of past customer complaints, and corrective actions.
• Take direction from Quality Manager and Team Lead.
• File Quality and Production documentation as needed.
• Ensure Compliance to BRC requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Product Safety:

It is the intent, objective and philosophy of Pactiv to produce safe, legal and quality products. Pactiv makes every effort to ensure product conformity at each manufacturing step while maintaining a safe production environment and a workforce superior for the thermoforming of food contact packaging products.

To ensure product safety, this position will:

• Adhere to Pactiv's GMP requirements.
• Give special attention to document related aspects of the GMP's such as record correction, use of ink, etc.
• No use of Pactiv product for storing miscellaneous items, or any other use.
• Identify product and/or situations that risk product contamination, and report them to Supervision, or otherwise help prevent them from leaving the plant.
• Identify product and/or situations that violate cleaning and pest control requirements.
• Identify any maintenance activity that may risk product safety. Report maintenance cleaning activity violations.
• Make certain that employees follow procedures, work instructions, etc. to produce quality and safe product; report violations to the shift Supervisor and Quality Manager.
• Audit for compliance to procedures, work instructions, etc. to produce quality and safe product; report results to the shift Supervisor and Quality Manager.
• Make certain that no glass is allowed on the manufacturing floor.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrate team spirit, and willingness to be trained as needed.
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and effective written communication skills in English.
• Demonstrate good computer skills – in particular in Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Technicians must be able to learn to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Physical Requirements:

• Technicians must be able to stand, walk, or sit for extended periods of time.
• Frequent walking, grasping and lifting of up to 50 pounds is required.
• Ability to use a keyboard and typing.