What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Technician I - VIP position at Protective Solutions?
From a small family business to a multi-billion dollar global company, Sonoco has been changing the face of products and packaging since 1899 — all while keeping the heart of “People Build Businesses” alive. Our talented people are at the core of our growth, constantly reinventing the Sonoco wheel with brilliant solutions every year. Today we are a world leader in global packaging solutions with diversified operations in over 34 countries. We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialization and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people.
Position: Quality Tech I for VIP Line
Location: Portland, IN
Pay: $22.30 hourly
Shift: 1st shift; 7am-3:30pm
Report to the Production Shift Supervisor and become ThermoSafe’s unbreakable gatekeeper of quality on the VIP packaging line. You’ll own first-piece sign-offs, precision measurements, product quarantine, dry-down studies, and relentless line walks—ensuring every gauge sheet, record, and panel meets flawless GMP standards while protecting the world’s most temperature-critical shipments.
What You’ll Do
- Safety is non-negotiable—#1 priority, every shift, no exceptions
- Own first-piece approvals, weighing, measuring, quarantining suspect product, and supporting dry-down studies
- Conduct line walks to verify every gauge sheet and production record is complete and GMP-perfect
- Print labels, crush Excel work, handle communications, and nail end-of-shift Oracle inventory closeouts with the supervisor
- Spot defects instantly, troubleshoot fast, and keep quality bulletproof
- Keep product moving—pack out, stage, and flow finished goods all shift
- Maintain a spotless, 5S-excellent, highly organized workspace
- Jump in wherever needed—help other teams, get it done, no hand-holding
- Live ThermoSafe’s mission: obsess over quality, own safety, protect the customer
What You Bring
- Proven manufacturing experience (strongly preferred) and rock-solid attendance
- “Make it happen now” urgency with zero tolerance for cutting corners
- Eagle-eyed defect detection and fanatical attention to detail
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently while juggling multiple priorities
- Reliable, committed, quality-obsessed, and a genuine team player
- Physical stamina to lift/carry up to 49 lbs, stand full shifts, bend, stoop, twist, and grasp repetitively
- Solid computer skills—Excel, email, label printing, Oracle transactions
- Ability to read and execute manufacturing instructions precisely at high speed
If you’re wired for perfection and want every panel you touch to safeguard life-saving pharmaceuticals or mission-critical payloads—this is your line to own. Come be the quality shield that keeps the world’s most important shipments safe.
At Sonoco Products Company, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive pay and benefits. *Benefits listed below are for employees located in the U.S. Specific benefits and wellbeing programs may vary depending on your location (within the U.S. or global), or if you are a union employee.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, including FSA and HSA options
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Wellbeing tools and resources to support holistic health, including an Employee Assistance Program with a variety of services
- Paid time off and holidays to recreate, rejuvenate and care for the health of yourself and family
- Variety of company paid and voluntary employee-paid insurance plans including life, personal accident, and disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic.
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