What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Inspector / Gauger position at Anchor Glass?
locations
Shakopee
time type
Full time
posted on
Posted Today
job requisition id
JR1000617
Job Title
Quality Inspector / Gauger
About Us:
Anchor Glass Container Corporation, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a leading North American manufacturer of premium glass containers with six, strategically located production facilities throughout the US. Founded in 1983, Anchor serves many of the most iconic and recognizable consumer packaging brands in the beer, beverage, spirits and food industries. Anchor Glass Container Corporation strives to exceed customer expectations through unrelenting attention to detail. What we do goes beyond glass making. We find incredible meaning in all the small things that create enriching experiences for customers and consumers alike. Everything we do – creating, customizing, shipping, collaborating – we do with the customer’s best interests in mind. Each solution is the result of a thousand-and-one details coming together in brilliant succession, thanks to our team of experts that do whatever it takes to make life easier and more enjoyable for our customers. With over 2,000 US-based team members, Anchor Glass has the size and scale to service all of your glass packaging needs, without the complexity and bureaucracy associated with larger suppliers. Excellence is in the details!
Job Summary
Primary Function:To gauge set outs from lehr to determine that glass meets customer specifications and inspect packed ware to determine that ware meets specified AQL level and locate and hold any pallets that do not meet specified criteria. This position is responsible for all quality control aspects for the specific line assigned to.
MAIN POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
Typical duties include but not limited to
- Housekeeping & cleaning
- Reviews product specification and other posted material, limit samples, section reports, line monitor system, etc. to become knowledgeable for the jobs for which the employee is to be responsible.
- Gauges shop no less than every two (2) hours to determine fitness for use. Informs Forming of any and all glass that is defective and does not meet gauge requirements, discards glass that does not meet requirements.
- Inspects quantity of finished goods called for by AQL hourly to determine fitness for use.
- Fills out Packed Ware Report based off this inspection. A minimum of 48 samples per hour to be checked. Refer to T.O.P. 035-9422.
- Authorizes holding pallets for reselect when ware does not meet the quality standards posted for the job.
- Inspects sealing and make up of cases to determine that they are suitable for use.
- Checks Hot and Cold end coatings as required by SOP.
- Performs thermal shock test as Job Specification dictates.
- Performs comparator checks on finishes and bottles as required.
- Performs pressure tests as specified by product specification.
- Keeps work areas clean.
- Responsible for all general safety and house rules, good manufacturing practices and job-specific safety procedures.
- Performs miscellaneous duties as assigned.
Individuals will work a swing shift / rotating shift work involves working 7 consecutive days of an 8am-4pm shift followed by 3 days off, then working 7 consecutive days of a 12mid-8am shift followed by 2 days off and then working 7 consecutive days of a 4pm-12mid shift followed by two days off and then starting back on the 8-4 shift. This amounts to working 21 days with 7 days off in a 28-day cycle.
EMPLOYEE QUALIFICATIONS:
