Product Inspection Operator

The Role and Responsibilities

As a Product Inspection Operator, you play a vital role in ensuring the success and efficiency of our production operations. Your responsibilities include monitoring production quality through visual inspections and assisting with basic troubleshooting to keep operations running smoothly. By following established standards and executing reaction plans, you address challenges such as excessive rejects and machine downtime promptly and effectively. Your meticulous attention to detail ensures accurate documentation of machine performance, while your proactive communication during shift changeovers promotes seamless transitions and continuity. By consistently adhering to company policies, safety standards, and procedures, you contribute to achieving production goals and reinforcing our commitment to delivering high-quality products.

Your Key Areas of Impact

Machine Operations and Troubleshooting: You assist in the operation of inspection units within your designated zones, ensuring adherence to the Standards of Operations (SOPs) and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) procedures. Monitoring production closely and conducting visual inspections helps identify and remove defective products before final stacking, preserving the quality of finished goods. Troubleshooting basic machine issues and escalating complex problems to the Production Supervisor or Line Lead minimizes downtime and maintains production flow. These efforts contribute to steady and efficient operations, reducing defects and optimizing machine performance.

Documentation and Communication: Accurate and detailed record-keeping forms a vital part of what you do. Downtimes, reject rates, and inspection findings are meticulously documented, creating a clear and accountable record of production processes. This information provides valuable insights into trends and machine performance, supporting proactive decision-making. During shift changeovers, you communicate effectively with your relief, ensuring they are fully informed of machine conditions, recent issues, and updates on production progress. The seamless transfer of information prevents errors and maintains operational continuity, keeping production efficient and on schedule.

Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement: You focus on consistently meeting quality standards by monitoring defect rates and identifying root causes of issues. Reaction plans are executed promptly to address any problems, safeguarding the quality of the final product. With a focus on supporting production goals, such as achieving output targets, you help drive team success. Participation in workshops, problem-solving meetings, and the refinement of work instructions fosters innovation, efficiency, and waste reduction. These efforts not only uphold product quality but also enhance teamwork and contribute to operational excellence.

You’ve received your high school diploma and have at least two years of experience in a manufacturing environment where you utilize visual product inspection and measurement systems to ensure products meet required specifications. You may have experience in statistical process control (SPC). You have strong attention to detail, effective communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team. You work with a high level of integrity, confidentiality, organization, and time management.

The Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Travel

Your work is conducted in a dynamic manufacturing setting, requiring ability to work in production floor environments, where exposure to noise, dust, fumes, and varying temperatures is common, necessitating the use of appropriate personal protective equipment and adherence to safety protocols. This job requires remaining in a stationary position 70% of the time, whether standing or sitting, and moving about inside the facility. This job requires manual dexterity, as it involves operating machinery, tools, or controls, and handling or manipulating objects. The job involves both close-up work and monitoring processes from a distance, as well as identifying and distinguishing colors. The ability to discern various sounds and alarms is crucial for maintaining safety and operational efficiency. This job requires operating a computer 20% of the time. This job requires the ability to be able to lift to 35 lbs.

This position requires working 12-hour shifts from 5:30am to 5:30pm for the day shift OR 5:30pm to 5:30am for the night shift, following a rotating schedule of three days on and four days off, alternating with four days on and three days off. You will enjoy every other weekend off, providing a well-balanced schedule. We offer a premium shift differential of 10% for all nighttime hours, ensuring your dedication is both recognized and rewarded. Overtime pay is provided at a rate of one and one-half times the regular hourly rate for any hours worked over 40 in a workweek, in accordance with federal and state labor laws.

This Job Description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this seat. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily. In alignment with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship. This commitment to providing accommodations underscores our dedication to creating an inclusive work environment where all employees have the opportunity to succeed and contribute effectively. Employees in need of such accommodations are encouraged to contact our Human Resources department to discuss their specific needs.