Packaging Quality Inspector - 2nd shift

Company Overview:

We are passionate about our employees.  We strive to create an environment that is stimulating and motivating and a culture that fosters mutual respect, teamwork, and career development. Come join the Keystone team so we can build your career together!

In addition to competitive starting salaries, we offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, perks and programs that provide our employees the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. 

Please visit our website at www.keystoneind.com to learn more about Keystone Industries and career opportunities.

Position Details:

Title: Packaging Quality Inspector I
Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate will have prior experience in quality control.
Schedule: 2nd shift, 3:00pm - 11:30pm, Monday - Friday
Location: Gibbstown, NJ (08027)
Salary Range: $19-23 hourly, based on experience and qualifications. Plus, shift differential. 

Essential Job Functions:

• Perform quality control inspections and approve or reject incoming materials for packaging lines, including bottles, caps, brushes, labels, boxes, silk screened items, cartons, partitions. etc., according to defined requirements.
• Perform quality control inspections/tests of in-process and final filled product and release of acceptable product.
• Perform inspections and release of equipment and process areas before use to ensure they are clean and do not contain previous products or packaging / labeling supplies. Perform tests to ensure equipment is not contaminated from material from previous batches.
• Ensure controls are appropriate and followed to protect product, labels and supplies from possible loss, mix-up, or contamination.
• Place in-process materials suspected of being nonconforming on hold.
• Perform batch quality control activities, such as sample submission to quality control laboratory, review of final test reports and the creation and upload of COA, COC and other related documents for sales and customers.
• Complete quality control documents and production records.
• Ensure the proper maintenance of all records and sample retains according to regulatory requirements.
• Perform thorough reviews of production documentation and identify errors or omissions.
• Conduct Product Conformance Investigations (PCI), as assigned, on products that are believed to be nonconforming or defective.
• Interface directly with production on issues that relate to product quality.
• Interface directly with purchasing on issues with components or labels which relate to product quality.
• Participate in internal and external audits.
• Prepare and inspect pre-ship samples for sales and customers.
• Produce customer specialty samples as necessary.
• Complete special assignments as required/requested by Management.
• Assist with the training of other Packaging Quality Control Inspectors.
• Assist in the testing and evaluation of new packaging designs.
• Create and revise computer files for printing of outer carton labels.

Qualifications:

• Experience in quality control and/or quality assurance desired but not required.
• Ability to teach aspects of testing and inspection methods to production employees and other Packaging QC inspectors.
• Computer literate and proficiency in MS Office (especially Outlook and Excel).
• Strong organizational skills.
• Deadline driven.
• Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timetables.
• Flexible- adapt to changing tasks and expectations.
• High attention to detail.
• Good interpersonal skills - ability to interface and communicate/collaborate at all levels internally and externally.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.

Desired Skills:

• Knowledge of FDA, cGMP, OSHA, EPA standards.
• Previous experience in manufacturing processing.

Education/Certifications:

• High School Diploma required.
• Associates degree or equivalent in any science field desired, but not required.

Safety:

• Complies with all safety regulations; maintains a safe work environment at all times.
• Adheres to always wearing the proper PPE/Safety equipment.
• Understands and complies with all written safety, health, and environmental procedures.
• Attends all required scheduled Health, Safety and Environmental training sessions.
• Participates in required Health, Safety and Environmental initiatives and programs.
• Perform required administrative functio