Quality Control Inspector

60 years ago, Fox Packaging got its humble start with used equipment and borrowed space in the back of a South Texas carrot shed. Today, things look a little different for us. Not only have we become a leader in flexible packaging solutions, but we now service produce customers across North and South America. While our customer base and distribution has grown through the years, our family remains committed to delivering the same customer service and product quality that served us well in those early years. We take great pride in our ability to respond to the needs of our customers with innovative flexible packaging solutions that help elevate their fresh products to both trade and consumer audiences. As a fundamental partner of Fox Packaging, Fox Solutions sets the standard for equipment quality and safety with full stainless-steel construction and comprehensive pack line solutions that include weighers, baggers, case packers and more. We provide single source sales and support for several best-in-class equipment brands including Newtec, Haith and C-Pack. It is these customer relationships that motivate us to exceed expectations with consistently superior service, design, production, and prompt delivery.

Position Summary

Fox Packaging is looking for a dependable and safety-focused individual(s) to support operations in the Quality Inspection of all products produced in our facility. This position will provide support with inspecting, testing, and sampling machined or fabricated products to identify defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. This role will also utilize precision measuring tools and advanced testing equipment as needed

Essential Functions

• Responsible for the inspection of manufactured items. Inspects and/or measures items manufactured within the facility to verify conformance to specifications and/or to detect problems. Discusses inspection results with those responsible for products and recommends necessary corrective actions.
• Reads work orders, instructions, artwork, die lines, and venthole patterns on First Run Articles (FRAs) and compares repeat runs to previous orders. Examines FRAs to verify conformance to specifications. Works with production personnel to ensure that FRA products are built to specification.
• Responsible for creating the Rejected Material Report (RMR) within the quality system. Follows through with determined disposition of rejected materials.
• Responsible for analyzing finished bags before packaging for shipment to customers. Maintains detailed records of inspection findings, customer complaints and comments, as well as corrective actions taken.
• Works closely and communicates regularly with management, production, quality control, lab, materials, and engineering personnel to investigate and resolve any quality issues pertaining to suppliers, customers or production.
• Must be able to work flexible schedule.
• Practice personal safety and follow all area safety practices and procedures. Perform safety inspections on equipment. Report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Safety Manager.
• Responsible for quality in all aspects of work and ensuring customer specifications are met. Demonstrate initiative and a sense of urgency in fulfilling customer orders in support of all company business.
• Responsible for own time records. Must use the timekeeping system to record all hours worked. Ensure any missed punches, vacation requests, sick days, or overtime authorization forms are approved by a supervisor or manager and submitted to the HR/Payroll Clerk in compliance with company payroll processing deadlines.

Accountabilities and Performance Measures

• Be a highly organized self-starter that thrives in a growing and changing team environment.
• Self-directed and capable of prioritizing opportunities and performing multiple tasks.
• Maintain confidential information.
• Drive innovation in progressive and growing businesses.
• Be collaborative and form strong relationships with internal colleagues and customers.
• Comply with all company policies, practices, and procedures.

Education/ Experience:

• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Up to one-month related experience or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to lift and carry heavy items as needed.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills.

Necessary Skills Required:

• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Knowledge of computerized inventory systems and production order processing software.
• Understanding and utilizing leadership principles to motivate and develop the team to operate as a cohesive department.
• Being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Being dependable, respectful, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job requires moderate physical activity performing strenuous daily activities of a primarily administrative nature. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, or walk. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; lift and carry material up to 50 lbs. The employee must have manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, work with the fingers, and perceive attributes of objects and materials. The employee is regularly required to talk and listen. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and peripheral vision.

WORK SCHEDULES/HOURS

Normal work week is 40 hours. Fox Packaging can change the shift schedule or request to rotate schedule based on Fox Packaging needs. Fox Packaging may require work on weekends, mandatory or voluntary overtime and might require occasional travel (up to 20%) by land and/or air. Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Disclaimer: Although Fox Packaging has attempted to describe this position accurately and thoroughly, Fox Packaging reserves the right to change the same, including to change, add to or subtract from the duties outlined, within the sole discretion of Fox Packaging, at any time, with or without advance notice.

This job description is a controlled document and may not be modified without the approval of Human Resources.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $12.00 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person

Salary : $12