Night Shift Quality Inspector - Meat Packaging

Tyson Foods, Inc.; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401(k) plans

Health benefits

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Job summary

Tyson Foods, Inc. in Kansas City is hiring a Product Inspector to monitor packaging, labeling, and quality on the production line. The role emphasizes LEAN manufacturing and 5S practices, with strict adherence to USDA labeling standards.

Candidates must have at least 3 months of machine or packer operator experience and 6 months of continuous work in the last 3 years. Duties include problem solving, line checks, vision system reviews, metal detection, oxygen testing, and data entry.

Qualifications

• Experience must be documented on your application.
• Minimum of 3 months of machine or packer operator experience and minimum of 6 months of continuous work in the last 3 years.

Responsibilities

• LEAN Manufacturing—Contribute to a continuous improvement environment by participating in activities to include line-side problem solving
• 5S program (Andon System Stoplight)—Contribute to a safe and organized work environment by maintaining a clean and orderly workspace
• Ensure meat is packaged in correct packaging by periodically monitoring printed film, ingredients statement, cardstock label, case label, and corrugate must all be the approved USDA label for the product being manufactured.
• Document the film, case, cardstock, code date, and GTIN label hourly and at every production event of shift start, changeovers, top film changes, and end of shift.
• Check CQP samples for misprints, discoloration, or other quality problems such as Number Missing off SKU on corrugate, discoloration on cardstock, Bleeding ink on film SKU number, Illegible case code date, Illegible tub code date, GTIN information cut off at edge.
• Check vision system cameras at each check.
• Perform metal detection checks to verify equipment is working properly to reduce the potential for damaged equipment on the processing floor and for metal foreign material contamination on the RTE floor by using Metal Detection standards/wands.
• Perform oxygen checks on packages each hour to ensure levels are within range.
• Perform Checkweigher Net Weight and Reject Checks
• Identify material quality defects and take appropriate action
• Weigh rework using a floor scale and a Human Machine Interface (HMI) workstation
• Operate a handheld digital scanner

Job description

Tyson Foods, Inc. in Kansas City is hiring a Product Inspector to monitor packaging, labeling, and quality on the production line. The role emphasizes LEAN manufacturing and 5S practices, with strict adherence to USDA labeling standards.

Candidates must have at least 3 months of machine or packer operator experience and 6 months of continuous work in the last 3 years. Duties include problem solving, line checks, vision system reviews, metal detection, oxygen testing, and data entry.