QA CONTROL & PACKAGING INSPECTOR

AppleOne Employment Services; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Albuquerque, NM is seeking a QA Control & Packaging Inspector for a full-time, temp-to-hire role. The position focuses on ensuring finished products meet quality standards through online AQL inspections, accurate labeling, and proper cartoning.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, plus 3 months of related experience. Typical schedule is daytime hours with a focus on safety, documentation, and teamwork in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Perform quality inspections of finished products, packaging, labeling, and cartoning.
• Inspect incoming production components for accuracy, condition, and compliance.
• Document inspection results and follow established production and safety procedures.
• Support daily quality control and packaging operations in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform online AQL inspections on finished products to verify quality and compliance with established standards.
• Inspect labeling and cartoning of finished products for accuracy, completeness, and presentation.
• Conduct incoming inspections of production components such as vials, stoppers, seals, filters, and related materials.
• Follow safety rules, operating instructions, maintenance instructions, and established production procedures.
• Complete routine inspection reports, documentation, and quality records accurately and on time.
• Support a clean, organized, and efficient production and packaging work area.

Skills

AQL inspections

Labeling & cartoning

Incoming inspections

Documentation

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Reading procedures

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary

We are hiring a QA Control & Packaging Inspector for a full-time, temp-to-hire opportunity in Albuquerque, NM. This role is ideal for a dependable, detail-oriented candidate who enjoys hands-on production work, quality inspection, and ensuring finished products meet established standards before shipment.

The QA Control & Packaging Inspector will support a structured manufacturing and packaging environment where accuracy, safety, documentation, and teamwork are essential. This is a strong opportunity to join a stable production setting with consistent daytime hours, supportive leadership, and the potential to grow into a long-term role.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform online AQL inspections on finished products to verify quality and compliance with established standards.
• Inspect labeling and cartoning of finished products for accuracy, completeness, and presentation.
• Conduct incoming inspections of production components such as vials, stoppers, seals, filters, and related materials.
• Follow safety rules, operating instructions, maintenance instructions, and established production procedures.
• Complete routine inspection reports, documentation, and quality records accurately and on time.
• Support a clean, organized, and efficient production and packaging work area.

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay: $17.00 per hour.
• Schedule: 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM.
• Job Type: Temp-to-Hire.
• Position Type: Full-Time.
• Location: Albuquerque, NM.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Perform quality inspections of finished products, packaging, labeling, and cartoning.
• Inspect incoming production components for accuracy, condition, and compliance.
• Document inspection results and follow established production and safety procedures.
• Support daily quality control and packaging operations in a manufacturing environment.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Three months of related experience, training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, maintenance instructions, and procedures.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify quality issues or inconsistencies.
• Ability to complete routine reports and documentation accurately.
• Dependable attendance, good communication skills, and a team-oriented work style.
• Prior manufacturing, production, packaging, inspection, or quality control experience preferred for success in the role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience performing AQL inspections or working in a quality control environment.
• Previous experience with packaging, labeling, cartoning, or component inspection.
• Familiarity with production components such as vials, stoppers, seals, filters, or similar materials.
• Experience working in a regulated, procedure-driven manufacturing or production setting.

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We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.