Who is Tekni-Plex?

We are a 50 year global leader in advanced plastic and rubber polymer technology, Tekni-Plex engineers solutions to meet customer needs in critical applications that touch every aspect of life, from medical devices used in operating rooms and hospitals, to food packaging in your kitchen.

Why Work for us?

With Company Values like Innovation, Integrity and Trust and Employee Fulfillment, Tekni-Plex offers every employee around the world the opportunity to stretch, grow and succeed every day. Our employees are challenged to bring new ideas to the table, jump in and get involved and make an impact. Tekni-Plex has a proud history and a compelling future. Behind every great Tekni-Plex product is a team of dedicated employees who are truly making a difference for our customers and who are Tekni-Proud!

What is the position where you can add value?

Tri-Seal (A Tekni-Plex Company) in Blauvelt, NY is looking for:
A Quality Technician for its third shift (12:00 am-8:30 am, Tuesdays through Saturdays). This role is responsible for the inspection, assessment, verification/testing, and documentation of process and product quality on all goods, incoming goods, in-process used in the manufacture of our product and finished goods to the customer and acceptability thereof. Included in these duties are instrument care, calibration, documentation and auditing functions.

What will you do?

Following standard methods and techniques, inspects and tests product to ensure it meets customer and product specification, and alert the quality and production teams when standards are not met.
Monitors manufacturing processes to assure process capability via SPC, Excel, FTIR bond test equipment and software.
Monitors product tracking methods (i.e. UPC, date stamps, etc.). Maintains customer samples.
Puts questionable product on hold, organizes re-work if necessary, and inspects returned product.
Prepares routine MS Word and Excel reports including gathering and summarizing data.
Inspects and tests incoming supplies and raw materials.
May assist in training of other production employees in quality assurance procedures and standards.
May review overall SPC and data entry to notify of non-conforming trends.
Knowledgeable of proper packaging specifications and acceptable quality for any given product.
Continual monitoring of product quality being manufactured on the production floor.
Follows and participates in plant safe housekeeping guidelines designed to ensure a safe work environment. Participates in the GMP and HACCP programs.
Conduct internal audits for ISO, cGMP, etc.
Provide internal training to QA, production personnel and office staff.
Essential Job Responsibilities and Duties include but not limited to the following.

What skills do you bring to the role?

Min 2 years Quality Assurance experience, preferably in a GMP manufacturing environment, plastics, food, pharma, manufacturing of finished goods for packaging a plus, extrusion a plus.
Great attention to detail.
Min GED/High School Diploma.
MS Office Proficiency.
Ability to write correspondence, emails.
Ability to input and retrieve data on a computer, Microsoft excel.
Experience with measurement equipment: manual micrometers, calipers, thickness gauges, weight scales, rulers
Prior exp. inspecting, assessing, verifying and testing product quality for incoming and in-process goods.
Understanding of physical and attribute properties
Good understanding of equipment, instruments and processes utilized in the production of products
FTIR experience is preferred but not required
Bilingual English-Spanish a plus
Must be able to be trained at either 1rst shift (8:00 am to 4:30 pm) or, at 2nd shift (4:00 pm to 12:30 am)
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Tekni-Plex Rewards:

At Tekni-Plex, we value all of our people across the globe. We strive to provide a work environment that leads to your professional fulfillment. Since fulfillment means something different to everyone, the rewards that Tekni-Plex provides globally are appropriately diverse and suited to help you perform your best inside and outside the company. Our rewards programs include:
We offer a full complement of valuable Health, Wellness, and Welfare benefits which include:
Medical, Dental, and Vision
Life and Disability
401(k) and Match
Wellness Program including EAP
Pay for Performance philosophy
Tekni-Plex is committed to providing equal opportunity for employees and applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.
If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the following document names to download the files for review: EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement.

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