Quality Control Technician I

Check, test and inspect finished products and raw materials to ensure products and materials meet predetermined standards.

**Day-to-Day Role**:

- Follow and commit to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for safety, quality, production, efficiency, and service requirements.
- Follow practices and processes intended to provide safe products that comply with appropriate laws and regulations, meet the company quality standards.
- Follow and commit to safety and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices).
- Develop knowledge of processes, equipment, materials and products.
- Conduct routine quality inspections of semi-finished, finished, and/or printed product to ensure all products meet established specifications.
- Compare the physical characteristics of components, materials, equipment, and products to technical specifications to identify defects.
- Conduct tests, record results, prepare reports and communicate changes that should be made improve quality.
- Assist in third party audits
- Collect and ship product samples to Corporate Quality as needed
- Assist in implementing corrective actions
- Create, maintain, and review quality documentation
- Analyze data and reports on SPC and machine capability

**Core Skills and Qualifications**:

- Three (3) months of experience inspecting and performing quality checks or;
- Twelve (12) credit hours in quality technology or related concentration from an accredited school
- Excellent visual and color acuity
- Math skills to include simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- Ability to learn quality standards and methodologies
- Ability to use computer to record results and create reports
- Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language in order to ensure effective new hire training and on-going communications about safety and quality issues

**Preferred Skills and Qualifications**:

- Experience using Microsoft Office, including the ability to create basic reports, documents, presentations and spreadsheets in MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint
- SAP or Quality Management System experience

**_ Overview: _**_Dart makes everyday products that give people the freedom to enjoy the food & drinks they love, wherever they are. From to-go containers and dinnerware to tamper-evident food packaging and even the red Solo cup, Dart products have been keeping people on the go and having fun for more than 50 years. Dart is a family-owned, family-focused company of 13,000 employees united by a shared set of values. Headquartered in Mason, MI, Dart has 30 locations in four countries._

**_ Benefits:_**_ Dart Container full-time employees enjoy great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching contributions, paid vacation, paid holidays, short-term disability, tuition assistance, product discounts and more._
- THC testing ONLY when such testing is required by law.