Inspector Packer - $18/hour - 7pm - 7am

Mauser Packaging Solutions; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 19,889 - 28,326; Full time

Job summary

A leading packaging solutions provider based in Indianapolis is seeking an entry-level candidate for a full-time position. Responsibilities include monitoring machine operations, inspecting packaged items, and ensuring product quality. The ideal candidate should possess attention to detail, the ability to recognize problems, and some physical stamina to handle packaging tasks efficiently. This is an opportunity to be part of a team dedicated to innovation and sustainability in the packaging industry.

Qualifications

• Recognizing potential issues such as product jams.
• Ability to observe and describe product details accurately.
• Ability to match colors and identify variations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor machine operations for quality and conformity.
• Inspect finished packaged items for defects.
• Prepare raw products for processing by cleaning damaged materials.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good vision

Color differentiation

Coordinated hand movements

Physical stamina

Fast repetitive movements

Oral comprehension

Written comprehension

Problem recognition

Load/unload products

Job description

Job Description

• Read packaging documents to determine product specifications.
• Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of products to standards.
• Remove finished packaged items from the machine and separate rejected items.
• Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor.
• Stock and sort products for packaging or filling machine operation, and replenish packaging supplies, such as wrapping paper, plastic sheets, boxes, cartons, ink, trays, or labels.
• Inspect and remove defective products and packaging material.
• Clean and remove damaged or otherwise inferior materials to prepare raw products for processing (break down empty handle boxes).
• Monitor the production line, watching for problems such as hazards, pile-ups, and product jams.
• Stack finished packaged items, or wrap protective material around each item, and pack the items in cartons or containers (hand stretch wrap finished pallet).
• Record operational data such as finished and rejected packaged items (identify and categorize defect).
• Package the product in the form in which it will be sent out. For example: 120 pails per pallet/ 880 covers per pallet.
• Assemble corrugated shipping containers, trays, and boxes.
• Perform final inspection of product (check product for de‑nest, count covers for proper stack height).

Requirements

• Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem (product jamming up under molding machine).
• Ability to see details at close range (such as color swirls molded in contamination).
• Ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness (White or Natural).
• Ability to make precisely coordinated movement of both arms, hands, and fingers to grasp, manipulate, or assemble small objects (install ¾” vents and push in fittings in line - 12 covers per minute).
• Ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• Ability to make fast, simple, repeated movement of the fingers, hands, and wrists (install plastic and/or wire handles in pails).
• Oral Comprehension.
• Written Comprehension (direction from packaging documents i.e. pack size C.W.L. location).
• Ability to identify or detect differences among product such as flash, mold, contamination, under fill, etc.
• Ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among product. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
• Ability to load/unload, or stack products.

About Us

Do you want to work with people who are dedicated to innovation and making the world a better place? Do you want to build a career with a company that provides opportunities for growth and development?

Mauser Packaging Solutions is that company.

Our mission is to help our customers achieve better sustainability with their packaging. And we do that by giving our people the opportunity to do important work, solve interesting problems and be part of a diverse, forward‑looking team.

At Mauser Packaging Solutions, you can be proud to work for a company that’s always striving to innovate and serve customers better—and help them be better stewards of the environment.

Whether you’re a seasoned professional—or just beginning your career—there’s a place where you can help make a difference at Mauser Packaging Solutions. Join us!

Mauser Packaging Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Location

Indianapolis, IN $17.50 - $17.50

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Packaging and Containers Manufacturing