Inner Packaging Inspector - Chemical Plant

HIGH-PURITY SILICON AMERICA CORPORATION; Alabama; On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

HIGH-PURITY SILICON AMERICA CORPORATION in Alabama is seeking an Inner Packaging Inspector to support the Finishing department. You will inspect and weigh finished product, maintain paperwork, and ensure lot traceability in a clean room environment, using calipers, scales, and labeling equipment.

The role requires strong attention to detail, ability to lift up to 50 lbs, and comfortable working in a high-production setting with a Monday–Friday schedule and occasional weekend/holiday hours as

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Certifications in Chemical Operator, AIDT, ISO 9001/14001 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work inside clean room environment; don/doff garments 6 times per shift.
• Size, sort, visually inspect, and weigh pieces to customer specs.
• Maintain product and operating supply inventories.
• Operate weight scales and bag sealers; ensure lot data traceability.
• Maintain inspection paperwork and electronic records.

Skills

Attention to detail

Manual dexterity

Math calculations

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

ISO 9001 / 14001 awareness (preferred)

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel)

DCS

LabelStation

AspenTech

Job description

Description

Job Title: Inner Packaging Inspector

Department: Finishing

Reports to: Manager, Finishing

Job Summary:

The Finishing Operator works in a high production rate environment processing polysilicon final product while exhibiting a high level of commitment to maintaining company safety and quality standards.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Work inside of clean room environment requiring don and doff of dedicated clean room garments 6 times per day as well as PPE for cut / puncture protection
• Size, sort, visually inspect, & weigh to 11-lbs small, sharp, rock-like pieces for defects within different customer specifications
• Maintain product and operating supply inventories
• Operation of static & in-motion weigh scales and bag sealers
• Organize and maintain inspection paperwork
• Ensure product tracking and traceability of all lot data groups of baskets through the inspection process
• Keep work area clean throughout the day and before leaving shift
• Maintain electronic records of seed/bridge production, including lot numbers, quantities and seed lengths using MS excel and Label Station.
• Frequent changes of plastic sheeting and gloves for product protection

Additional Duties/Responsibilities:

• Inspect baskets and carts for defects
• Move emptied carts and baskets to upstream areas
• Operate label station
• Perform seed and cut rod inspections
• Perform clean room maintenance and cleaning
• Evaluate the logistics of material flow through process areas to ensure operational efficiency
• Move 50-lb baskets of P-Si between carts for sorting and staging product
• Work around moving parts
• Additional duties as assigned

Requirements

• Ability to learn and perform repair tasks on equipment
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Understanding of how to use calipers, a tape measure, rulers, etc. for measuring and checking finished work
• Data entry and retrieval from MS office (Word and Excel) and the use of computer software including DCS, AspenTech, LabelStation
• Ability to work weekends and holidays as needed
• Proficiency in basic math such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentage, and average calculations
• Ability to work with 2 other operators in a 10 x 10-ft area while twisting & maneuvering around carts and tables

Education and Experience:

High School Diploma or equivalent; further education and certifications such as Chemical Operator, AIDT, ISO 9001 and/or 14001 are preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand for the majority of an 8-hour shift
• Ability to stand at approximately 4-ft height inspection table
• Push / pull and maneuver approximately 230-lb carts through crowded spaces
• Bend to Lift up to 50 lbs. from below the waist to approximate 4-ft height while twisting
• Lift and twist while holding 11-lb bags during course of shift (up to approximately 180 bags)
• Ability to retrieve product from floor level and reach elevated surfaces during cleaning
• Expect to manually handle approximately 2000-lbs per day as inspection operator and 14,000 lbs per day as a label station operator
• Inspect, weigh, and seal approximately 25-lb cylindrical P-Si rods while standing
• Inspect, weight, and seal seed products weighing approximately 10-lbs in bundles of 16