Visual Inspection and Packaging Specialist — Injection Molding

Thogus Products Company; Avon Lake (OH); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus

12 Paid Holidays

PTO after 90 days

Perfect Attendance PTO

Paid Parental Leave

401k with Employer Match

Comprehensive Benefits after 60 days

Temperature controlled facility

Job summary

Thogus Products Company in Avon Lake, OH is hiring a Visual Inspection and Packaging Specialist to ensure plastic parts leave the facility exactly as customer specs. You’ll verify dimensions, catch color variances, adjust packaging, scan inventory, and help keep shipments on time.

You’ll perform visual checks, use IQMS for labeling and inventory movements, trim runners, complete simple secondary operations, and document rejects.

Qualifications

• Must have high school diploma or GED.
• 1–3 years in manufacturing or plastics preferred.
• Ability to read/write simple instructions and communicate clearly in small groups.
• Math fluency with whole numbers, fractions and decimals.
• Proficient with Word/Excel/Access; IQMS experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform visual inspections and validate conformance with measuring tools.
• Trim runners and complete simple secondary operations.
• Label, count, package parts per customer standards.
• Use RF scanner to disposition parts into inventory.
• Support online/offline quality sorts and document counts.

Skills

Quality inspection

Injection molding

Reading & writing

Verbal communication

Math fluency

IQMS ERP

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

IQMS ERP

RF Scanner

Pallet Jack

Excel

Word

Access

Job description

Can You Spot the Flaw Others Miss?

If you answered yes, you might be the Visual Inspection and Packaging Specialist we’re looking for. Picture this: a finished lot is about to ship. You verify dimensions, catch a subtle color variance, adjust packaging, scan inventory, and keep a customer’s line running on time. That’s impact.

Role Mission

Ensure plastic parts from injection molding and secondary assembly leave our facility exactly as the customer specified—no surprises.

How You’ll Succeed

• Know the standard: Review specs, work instructions, and packaging details before you ever press “start.” Ask questions when anything is unclear.
• Finish with finesse: Trim runners and complete simple secondary ops like basic welds or insert placement.
• Inspect with intent: Perform visual checks and use measuring equipment to validate conformance.
• Move product accurately: Swap full containers, label correctly, and use an RF scan gun to disposition parts into inventory.
• Package to perfection: Count, weigh, and sort parts with sample or counter scales; follow customer packaging standards precisely.
• Back up quality: Assist with online and offline quality sorts.
• Run the system: Use IQMS to label/package parts, prep upcoming jobs, enter rejects, confirm counts, locate raw materials, sub‑components, and packaging, account for finished goods, and transact inventory movements.
• Document and close: Record rejects, complete end‑of‑run verification, and log shift counts. Set up and tear down cells per standard work.
• Own your space: Keep the area clean and organized. Call out mold, machine, or safety issues immediately. Be present and punctual. Help where needed.

Schedule Options

• Mon–Fri
• 2nd Shift: 4:00 pm–12:30 am
• 3rd Shift: 12:00 am–8:30 am
• Stable 40‑hour workweek with overtime opportunities

Rewards & Benefits

• Sign-On Bonus
• 12 Paid Holidays (yes, including your Birthday)
• PTO available after 90 days
• Perfect Attendance PTO
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401k with Employer Match
• Comprehensive Benefits after 60 days: Medical, Dental, Vision, STD/LTD, Life
• Temperature controlled facility

What You’ll Need to Bring

• High School diploma or GED
• 1–3 years’ related experience preferred; manufacturing or plastics background preferred
• Comfort reading/writing simple instructions and speaking clearly in small groups
• Math fluency with whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to follow written, oral, or diagram instructions and handle problems with multiple concrete variables in standardized scenarios
• Computer familiarity; Word, Excel, Access preferred; proficiency using IQMS (ERP) for transactions

Success Traits

• Strong oral communication and teamwork
• Good judgment and practical problem solving
• Motivated, quality‑driven mindset
• Safety and security awareness
• Adaptable, versatile, and proactive
• Dependable attendance/punctuality with commitment to a 24‑hour team
• Initiative to improve processes and outcomes

Physical Expectations

• Frequent standing and walking
• Reaching with hands; using hands to finger, handle, or feel
• Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as tasks require
• Occasional sitting, climbing, or balancing
• Lift and/or move up to 35 pounds
• Vision needs: close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception

Tools of the Trade

• RF Scanner
• Pallet Jack
• ERP Software (IQMS)

Who We Are at Our Best

• Passion: Strive to make a positive impact and inspire teammates.
• Honesty & Integrity: Do the right thing—even when no one is watching.
• Dedication: Execute with a positive attitude, significance, and enthusiasm.
• Mutual Respect: Be considerate of others’ ideas, feelings, beliefs, and property.
• The Edge: Commit to adaptation, break tradition, and embrace change.

Preferred Experience

• Quality inspection experience
• Injection molding experience
• Basic computer skills

Accommodations (Verbatim)

Required Qualifications: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.