Quality Control Technician

Company Overview Why Choose Us?

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

Our Sustainability Commitment

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives. Job Description

Quality Control Technician|Franklin Park, IL|Hiring Immediately

Starting rate of $19.65 - $21.01 per hour

7am-7pm 7pm-7am

928-668-6539 (928-NOVOLEX)

Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). Adhere to safety rules and procedures. Following departmental rules, regulations, and practices in the use of quality and gauging equipment and implements (including test weights), two-way radios, safety and security in the quality lab.

Retrieve and review the Product Specification Sheet for each run.

Maintain and update product specification spreadsheets as needed and requested. Perform measurements and tests for fit and function, as detailed in the specification sheets. Enter data and ensure complete and maintain accurate documentation. Initiate holding of product out-of specification or otherwise defective. Coordinate return of product with Shipping Team Leads. Mark and save samples of defective product, as needed. Explain Product Traceability Components. Perform daily inspection of thermoforming production, including inspection of packaging, labeling, sample retention cart for hourl collection mold shots, verification for time code stamping etc. Perform daily inspection of extrusion production, including verification of using scanners, verify if is runnig correct order and inspection sheet quality. Maintain and update Extrusion Hold Log. Perform daily gauge/instrument calibrations, and GR&R studies as directed. Attend daily Tier I meetings. Prepare and send daily shift summary. Participate in cross-training, and recurring/alternating assignments among QC technicians (such as preparing and sending samples for microbiological testing). Assess first production run product to customer requirements. Assist with training others as needed, including training backup QC Technicians. Coordinate rework inspection. Stay aware of past customer complaints, and corrective actions. Take direction from Quality Manager and Team Lead. File Quality and Production documentation as needed. Ensure Compliance to BRC requirements. Other duties as assigned.

Product Safety: It is the intent, objective and philosophy of Pactiv to produce safe, legal and quality products. Pactiv makes every effort to ensure product conformity at each manufacturing step while maintaining a safe production environment and a workforce superior for the thermoforming of food contact packaging products.

Adhere to Pactiv’s GMP requirements. Give special attention to document related aspects of the GMP’s such as record correction, use of ink, etc. No use of Pactiv product for storing miscellaneous items, or any other use. Identify product and/or situations that risk product contamination, and report them to Supervision, or otherwise help prevent them from leaving the plant. Identify product and/or situations that violate cleaning and pest control requirements. Identify