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Quality Control Technician – 3rd Shift
Duties
The Quality Control Technician is a key member of CP Flexible
Packaging’s manufacturing, quality management team. The role is responsible for
ensuring that manufacturing processes and products meet our stringent quality
specifications. This role assists the Quality Manager by helping to lead and
support a staff of Quality Control Technicians, working on all shifts. The
Plant runs on a 24/7 basis.
The ultimate goal of this role is to
help the Plant to minimize waste, improve productivity on the production line
and ensure that customers receive products that are fit for use.
Role
To prepare
inspection plans and instructions, select sampling plan applications, analyze
and solve problems, prepare procedures, train inspectors and perform audits.
Processes
Quality control
technicians help develop processes and procedures for quality control. They
decide the standards to be achieved, which may involve complying with
recognized systems such as the ISO 9000 -- Quality Management system published
by the International Organization for Standardization. The QCT trains inspectors to carry out checks in line with procedures
and audit their work to ensure they comply with the standards. If they identify
problems, they recommend improvements.
Data
Collecting the
right data is essential to quality control. This role helps to define
statistical techniques, determine what data needs to be collected through
inspection or process monitoring, and analyze results. Interprets the data to
identify problems or trends as a basis for planning remedial action.
Inspection
The Quality Control
Technician may at times, personally carry out some of the inspections and/or
oversee the work of quality control inspectors. This role insures that incoming
raw materials, components or supplies meet agreed standards by carrying out
routine inspections and rejecting unsuitable items. It also performs a wide
range of controlled tests on products at various stages of the manufacturing
process. Tests include visual inspection or non-destructive testing to
determine conformance with the product’s specification.
Prevention
The Quality Control
Technicians plan corrective and preventive actions to maintain quality
standards and carry out different types of analyses, including root cause
analysis and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) to identify the source of
problems. QCTs prepare reports and recommendations to deal with any issues that
arise.
Requirements
Benefits