Product Inspection Operator

The Role and Responsibilities

As a Product Inspection Operator, you play a vital role in ensuring the success and efficiency of our production operations. Your responsibilities include monitoring production quality through visual inspections and assisting with basic troubleshooting to keep operations running smoothly. By following established standards and executing reaction plans, you address challenges such as excessive rejects and machine downtime promptly and effectively. Your meticulous attention to detail ensures accurate documentation of machine performance, while your proactive communication during shift changeovers promotes seamless transitions and continuity.

By consistently adhering to company policies, safety standards, and procedures, you contribute to achieving production goals and reinforcing our commitment to delivering high-quality products.

Machine Operations and Troubleshooting: You assist in the operation of inspection units within your designated zones, ensuring adherence to the Standards of Operations (SOPs) and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) procedures. Monitoring production closely and conducting visual inspections helps identify and remove defective products before final stacking, preserving the quality of finished goods. Troubleshooting basic machine issues and escalating complex problems to the Production Supervisor or Line Lead minimizes downtime and maintains production flow.

These efforts contribute to steady and efficient operations, reducing defects and optimizing machine performance.

Documentation and Communication: Accurate and detailed record‑keeping forms a vital part of what you do. Downtimes, reject rates, and inspection findings are meticulously documented, creating a clear and accountable record of production processes. This information provides valuable insights into trends and machine performance, supporting proactive decision‑making. During shift changeovers, you communicate effectively with your relief, ensuring they are fully informed of machine conditions, recent issues, and updates on production progress.

The seamless transfer of information prevents errors and maintains operational continuity, keeping production efficient and on schedule.

Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement: You focus on consistently meeting quality standards by monitoring defect rates and identifying root causes of issues. Reaction plans are executed promptly to address any problems, safeguarding the quality of the final product. With a focus on supporting production goals, such as achieving output targets, you help drive team success. Participation in workshops, problem‑solving meetings, and the refinement of work instructions fosters innovation, efficiency, and waste reduction.

These efforts not only uphold product quality but also enhance teamwork and contribute to operational excellence.

You’ve received your high school diploma and have at least two years of experience in a manufacturing environment where you utilize visual product inspection and measurement systems to ensure products meet required specifications. You may have experience in statistical process control (SPC). You have strong attention to detail, effective communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.

You work with a high level of integrity, confidentiality, organization, and time management.

Your work is conducted in a dynamic manufacturing setting, requiring ability to work in production floor environments, where exposure to noise, dust, fumes, and varying temperatures is common, necessitating the use of appropriate personal protective equipment and adherence to safety protocols. This job requires remaining in a stationary position 70% of the time, whether standing or sitting, and moving about inside the facility.

This job requires manual dexterity, as it involves operating machinery, tools, or controls, and handling or manipulating objects. The job involves both close‑up work and monitoring processes from a distance, as well as identifying and…