Inner Packaging Inspector – Chemical Plant

HIGH-PURITY SILICON AMERICA CORPORATION; Alabama; On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

HIGH-PURITY SILICON AMERICA CORPORATION is seeking an Inner Packaging Inspector to operate in a Finishing environment, ensuring strict safety and quality standards. You will inspect, weigh, and seal components, maintain records, and support material flow through the process.

The role requires attention to detail, ability to work in a clean room with PPE, and comfort with manual handling and data entry in Excel and related software.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required or preferred.
• Ability to learn and perform repair tasks on equipment is desirable.
• Familiarity with measurement tools (calipers, rulers) and basic math is required.

Responsibilities

• Work in a clean room environment with required garments and PPE several times daily.
• Size, sort, visually inspect, and weigh pieces up to 11 lbs for defects per customer specs.
• Maintain product and operating supply inventories.
• Operate weight scales and bag sealers; keep inspection paperwork organized.
• Ensure traceability of lot data and documentation throughout inspection process.
• Maintain electronic records using MS Excel and Label Station; update lot numbers and quantities.
• Move and handle up to 50-lb and 230-lb carts; work around moving parts.
• Perform seed, rod inspection, and routine clean room maintenance.
• Evaluate material flow for efficiency and assist in logistics within process areas.

Skills

Attention to detail

Calipers/tape measure

MS Excel data entry

Team collaboration

Weekend/holiday availability

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

DCS software

AspenTech

LabelStation

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

Required Skills/Abilities

• 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