Quality Technician- 2nd shift

Smurfit Westrock; Woodridge (IL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Retirement savings plans

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Short-term bonus incentive

Flexible spending accounts or health-s

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock is seeking a Quality Inspector to support manufacturing by performing quality inspections throughout job runs and final inspections on specified products. The role ensures compliance with policies and safety rules while maintaining thorough documentation and reporting.

Responsibilities include in-process and final inspections, auditing processes, verifying color/size/structure, and releasing completed jobs to shipping after meeting quality standards.

Qualifications

• Ability to stand/walk up to 12 hours per shift.
• Ability to read and write instructions and correspondence.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to accurately distinguish and identify colors as required for the job.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly related to printing, cutting, and gluer quality issues.

Responsibilities

• Perform in-process and final inspections to ensure products meet job specifications and quality standards.
• Audit operator processes against standard operating procedures and identify deviations.
• Verify product integrity related to structure, color, size, layout, and cosmetic quality.
• Identify suspect product and complete hold tags on affected loads.
• Review and interpret job tickets for quantities, sizes, and specifications prior to and during production.
• Communicate quality questions, concerns, or issues to the Quality Assurance Manager and manufacturing leadership.
• Collect and visually inspect customer product for color variance, print and size accuracy, and defects prior to processing.
• Complete daily job documentation, weight count reports, and required inspection records.
• Perform final inspections for specified customers.
• Release completed jobs to the shipping department once quality requirements are met.
• Maintain a clean, organized work area while following all safety and quality procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Documentation and reporting

Verbal and written communication

Computer/data entry experience

Color identification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

The Opportunity

• Assist manufacturing in maintaining required quality standards by performing quality inspections throughout a job run as well as by performing final inspections on specified product, including verifying weight counts and completing daily reports and machine inspections. Ensure compliance with federal, state, company policies & safety rules.

How You Will Impact Smurfit Westrock

• Perform in-process and final inspections to ensure products meet job specifications and quality standards
• Audit operator processes against standard operating procedures and identify deviations
• Verify product integrity related to structure, color, size, layout, and cosmetic quality
• Identify suspect product and complete hold tags on affected loads
• Review and interpret job tickets for quantities, sizes, and specifications prior to and during production
• Communicate quality questions, concerns, or issues to the Quality Assurance Manager and manufacturing leadership
• Collect and visually inspect customer product for color variance, print and size accuracy, and defects prior to processing
• Complete daily job documentation, weight count reports, and required inspection records
• Perform final inspections for specified customers
• Release completed jobs to the shipping department once quality requirements are met
• Maintain a clean, organized work area while following all safety and quality procedures
• Perform other duties as assigned

What You Need to Succeed

Qualifications / Requirements

• Computer/data entry experience. (Microsoft office, excel, outlook, etc.)
• Ability to stand/walk for up to 12 hours per shift.
• Ability to read and write instructions and correspondence.
• Ability to use hands for simple and power grasping, pushing, and pulling.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly related to printing, cutting, and gluer quality issues.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to accurately distinguish and identify colors as required for the job.
• Ability to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation

Preferred / Desired Skills and Attributes

• 0-2 years' experience in quality or related experience.
• Prior experience in a manufacturing or quality inspection environment
• Familiarity with visual inspection techniques and basic measurement tools
• Strong documentation and reporting skills
• Strong verbal and written communication to clearly communicate with production and quality teams
• Comfort working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

What We Offer

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential
• A career with a global packaging company where sustainability, safety, and inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of daily work

Salary and Benefits

The starting rate is $19 per hour, depending on your role, level, and location. Your actual pay will be based on your work location and other factors, such as your skills, experience, and education.

• short-term bonus incentive
• health
• dental and vision insurance
• flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts
• retirement savings plans
• life and disability insurance programs
• paid sick leave as required by applicable state/local law
• 10 days of paid vacation
• 11 days of paid holidays
• subject to annual change

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.