Quality Technician

IPL Schoeller; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading packaging solutions provider seeks a Quality Technician in Hull to monitor production quality, ensuring compliance with specifications. The ideal candidate will have experience in manufacturing and quality roles, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently. This full-time position offers competitive pay and benefits, including a discretionary bonus and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus

7% employer contribution pension scheme

Life assurance benefit

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Experience in a Quality Role is preferable.
• Ability to collaborate and drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the production process and perform regular tests.
• Carry out First-off tests to ensure compliance.
• Identify root causes of production issues.

Skills

Ability to work independently

Effective communication skills

Knowledge of health and safety processes

Job description

Overview

Who We Are

IPL Schoeller is a global leading sustainable packaging solutions provider that manufactures specialty rigid packaging products used in the food, consumer, agricultural, logistics and environmental markets. Sustainability is essential to the long-term success of our business.

As a packaging company that develops plastic-based solutions for our customers, it is imperative that we meet the customer needs while being mindful of our operational impacts and the need to preserve our planet. We are committed to running our business responsibly and in ways that drive environmental, social and economic value for our stakeholders, including shareholders, customers, employees and local communities.

Read more about our story at: www.iplglobal.com

The role

We have vacancies for Quality Technicians to join the team at our site off Hedon Road, Hull (HU9). Our Hull site is an experienced leader in the injection and blow moulding industry, housing state of the art machinery. IPL Hull takes initiative on providing eco-friendly solutions and pride themselves on delivering products specifically tailored to their customers\' needs. Key products include the “One Nest” stacking crate, jerry cans, Water Butt, composter, kerbside boxes, food waste containers, and nestable bale arm trays.

This integral role on shift is accountable for the full quality monitoring of our production process, from inspecting raw materials to ensure consistency and integrity, to inspecting the goods outprocess against customer specifications.

You will work across functions to improve the quality of products and enhance customer satisfaction.

This is a full-time site-based role working to a shift pattern of 12 hour shifts covering days, nights and weekends.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor the production process and performing regular tests to identify potential problems and malfunctions in the early stages.
• Carry out First-off tests to ensure compliance with product specifications.
• Identify the root causes of production issues and preparing reports and documentation on malfunctions to determine corrective measures.
• Collate production data for reporting purposes.
• Review product blueprints for testing and quality documentations.
• Tracking quality assurance goals and KPIs.

About you

You will have:

• Previous experience of working within a fast paced manufacturing environment.
• The ability to work independently as the standalone quality colleague on shift and you will also need to communicate effectively with team members in order to collaborate and drive improvements.
• Previous experience within a Quality Role (preferable).
• The ability to work as part of a team or on your own initiative in a fast-paced, challenging environment.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, to be comfortable interacting at all levels of the organisation.
• You will also need a good knowledge of health and safety processes and procedures, ensuring these are prioritised at all times.

What we can offer the right candidate

You can expect a competitive hourly rate plus a shift allowance.

Additional benefits include:

• Discretionary bonus
• 7% employer contribution pension scheme
• Life assurance benefit of four times your annual salary
• Eligibility to participate in a Cycle to Work scheme following successful completion of your probationary period
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) from day one
• Complimentary breakfast items and fruit throughout the week

We also host outside of work events that family members can join, making sure that hard work is recognised and rewarded.