Roll Label Inspector

Build a Career Where the Details Matter

Metalcraft is looking for a Roll Label Inspector to join our team in Mason City, Iowa.

This position is a good fit for someone who enjoys focused, hands-on work and takes satisfaction in finding mistakes before a product reaches the customer. You will inspect finished rolls of labels, identify defects, verify that each order meets the customer’s specifications, and prepare the product for shipment.

The work requires concentration, consistency, and patience. You will spend much of your day seated and reviewing labels closely. If you enjoy working carefully, following a process, and knowing that the quality of the finished product depends on you, this may be a strong fit.

What You Will Do

• Inspect finished roll label products for printing, material, color, registration, and other quality issues.
• Compare products to job specifications, samples, and established quality standards.
• Identify, remove, and document defective labels.
• Count, sort, rewind, and package label products accurately.
• Insert approved remake labels into rolls when required.
• Complete inspection records and production documentation.
• Use computers and production systems to review and record job information.
• Follow standard work instructions while maintaining productivity and quality expectations.
• Communicate concerns or recurring defects to the appropriate production team members.
• Suggest improvements that could make the inspection and packaging process safer, faster, or more accurate.

Hours:  Typically 7:15 AM to 3:45 PM.  Overtime may be needed.  

What Will Help You Succeed

• Strong attention to detail.
• The ability to stay focused while performing repetitive and highly detailed work.
• Comfort working with numbers, quantities, measurements, and written specifications.
• Good computer skills and the ability to learn production software.
• Sound judgment and problem-solving ability.
• Dependability and a willingness to work as part of a team.
• Pride in producing accurate, high-quality work.

Previous manufacturing, printing, inspection, quality, packaging, or machine-operation experience is helpful, but it is not required. We are willing to train someone who demonstrates the right level of focus, reliability, and attention to detail.

Physical Requirements

This position requires the ability to:

• Sit for extended periods.
• Use hands and fingers to handle labels and small materials.
• Visually identify defects, inconsistencies, and printing differences.
• Read job specifications and information displayed on a computer screen.
• Occasionally lift and move materials weighing up to 40 pounds.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Why Metalcraft?

Metalcraft has provided identification products to customers around the world for more than 75 years. We are a stable, growing, and employee-owned company headquartered in Mason City, Iowa.

At Metalcraft, employees are more than employees, they are Member Owners. Through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan, eligible employees share in the value they help create and have the opportunity to build ownership in the company over time.

Metalcraft offers:

• Competitive pay.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Paid time off.
• Educational assistance.
• Wellness programs.
• A clean, temperature-controlled work environment.
• Stable employment with an established manufacturing company.
• Opportunities to learn, improve, and grow.

Is This Job Right for You?

You may enjoy this position if you:

• Notice small differences that other people overlook.
• Prefer careful, structured work over constant interruptions.
• Can maintain accuracy even when completing similar tasks throughout the day.
• Take personal responsibility for the quality of your work.
• Want to work for a company where employees share in the company’s success.

If you enjoy precise work and want to become an owner in a successful Iowa manufacturing company, we encourage you to apply.

Metalcraft is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status,