Quality Assurance Technician

The Challenge Printing Company; Sanford (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Challenge Printing Company is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to ensure adherence to SOPs, work instructions, and current Good manufacturing practices in a fast-paced print production environment. You will work in a team to support efficient manufacturing and uphold integrity across processes.

You will review specifications, approve proofs, verify materials, and document batch records to guarantee that every job meets customer specifications and shipped goods meet quality standards.

Qualifications

• Must speak and understand English.
• Good attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Receive and circulate customer specifications.
• Ensure specifications are released and filed in a timely manner.
• Read customer purchase orders and specs at all stages of production.
• Review and release papers and inks used in production.
• Proofread and approve customer proofs using AVIA and TVT systems.
• Verify area clearance in all production areas and document accordingly.
• Verify and document all raw materials used in production.
• Approve jobs prior to printing, ensure alignment with customer specs.
• Create and approve labels for trays, cores, cartons, and final products.
• Perform batch record reviews before shipment to ensure compliance.

Skills

Attention to detail

English proficiency

Job description

Job Type

Full-time

Description

It is an essential and basic job responsibility, as a Quality Assurance Technician to comply with all Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions, and current Good manufacturing practices. A quality assurance technician will work in a team based environment to ensure efficient production operations. At all times, a QA technician is expected to exemplify the highest level of business and personal integrity.

Responsibilities

• Receiving and circulating of all customer specifications
• Ensuring that all customer specifications are released and filed in a timely manner
• Customer purchase order and specifications must be read at all stages of production to ensure compliance
• Acceptance of all paper and inks used in production. Review of the appropriate documentation prior to the release of any incoming paper/ink. Releasing the paper and ink into production in a timely manner
• Proofreading and approving customer proofs using the electronic proofreading system AVIA and TVT
• Verifying and documenting area clearance in all areas of production, including printing, cutting, folding, machine inspection, handwork and shipping areas.
• Verifying and documenting all raw materials used in the production process
• Approving jobs prior to printing. Ruling up a press sheet to ensure that the job is in position. Ensuring that the job complies with customer specifications. Proofreading the first press sheet produced using the AVIA proofreading system to ensure the job matches customer approved artwork. Proofreading a press sheet from each truck lift to ensure the job matches customer approved artwork
• Creation of bindery labels to ensure that the folding department utilizes the appropriate trays used in production of a final product
• Approving jobs prior to cutting. Verifying that the job is properly cut to ensure that it will fold according to customer specifications
• Approving jobs in folding. Ensuring that the final fold is in accordance with customer specifications
• Approving jobs in the machine inspection areas to ensure that the job complies with customer specification
• Approving jobs in the shipping department to ensure that we meet all packing/shipping requirements
• Creating and approving tray/core/carton/EZ labels used to identify the final product before being shipped to the customer
• Performing batch record review prior to the shipment of any customer order to ensure that all the required documentation is included in the job jacket and that we have complied with the customer specifications

Requirements

• Speak and understand English
• Good attention to detail