Quality Assurance Technician - 2nd Shift

For more than 50 years, Silgan Plastics has defined the plastic bottling industry from technical innovation to creative packaging solutions. No matter what your packaging needs, Silgan can and will handle them.
From creation to commercialization, our customized approach to each customer's requirements is what sets us apart from the rest.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
To assist in all Quality operations. To assist every department in meeting and exceeding customer expectations.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
This includes the responsibilities and duties of the job and should cover all performance areas.
Guidelines:

1. Audit all production lines for all applicable Quality checks
2. Place suspect product on hold and audit suspect product using AQL inspections as required.
3. Perform GDP audits and file all production documents.
4. Sample and perform quality checks during production and qualification runs
5. Use all measuring devices and perform quality tests properly to produce results to assist production decision making. Quality test equipment includes but is not limited to the following:
Calipers, height gauges, automatic non-contact dimensional measurement equipment, layer analysis microscope, wall thickness equipment, force gauges, drop impact tester, automatic bottle fill equipment, vacuum test equipment, optical comparator and spectrophotometer.

6. Read and understand drawings and spec sheets.
7. Analysis of data and accurate data entry into spreadsheets or SPC system.
8. Communicate quality concerns to management and supervisor.
9. Perform challenge tests of vision and leak detect systems.
10. Calibrate lab equipment as necessary.
11. Enters of data via computer
12. Must follow and enforce Silgan Safety, Quality and GMP policies.

Any additional job duties as required by management

AUTHORITY LEVEL (if applicable):

EDUCATION:
Required: n/a
Preferred: Bachelors, SPC knowledge
EXPERIENCE:
Required: n/a

Preferred: High-volume output environment, shop floor experience, bottle experience
SKILLS:
Required: Excel, math skills

Preferred: SPC knowledge, electronic measuring devices

LIMITATIONS & DISCLAIMER:

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

Silgan will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities unless doing so would cause undue hardship.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the associate occupying this position. Associates will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and
State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.
Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.

Silgan Plastics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status.

Silgan Plastics is a drug-free workplace.