Job Details

Vector's client located in Solon, OH is in need of a Packer - Inspector - Loader associate to join their team, preparing ceramic products for shipment, inspecting quality, and keeping kiln operations flowing smoothly.

1st Shift
$21.86/hr.

Job Summary:
Responsible for loading and unloading ware off kilns, aiding Kiln Operator when necessary, inspecting and packing all ware, loading packed ware onto pallets, inventorying, preparing orders, wrapping and banding orders, shipment paperwork and communications with trucking companies. Will load and unload trucks as required. Loading and unloading grog pots. 

Responsibilities:

• Loads and unloads tunnel kiln cars. Must know how to properly load ware to prevent kiln wrecks. Must keep kiln cars in good condition and wash when necessary. Must understand compositions and sizes, be able to re-deck a car, aid during kiln wrecks and power outages. Grease wheels of kiln cars that you are loading.
• Must be able to determine whether any and all ware is good or reject. Must use plug gauges, calipers, rulers, taper gauges, depth gauges, feeler gauges, Hole-a-matic, micrometers, scales, go-no-go gauges, flat plates, C gauges, wall thickness gauge, bow gauges, computers, pin gauges, bottom thickness gauges, hole template and snap gauges. Need to be able to find computer generated prints. Must be able to understand and interpret inspection documents.
• If ware is reject, must know how to disposition it. Reject ware can be reclaimed and crushed with hammer, disposed of into trash hopper, or set aside for further review.
• Prepares acceptable ware for shipment - including scrubbing vacuuming, labeling, wrapping, bagging and boxing.
•  Must know how to properly pack and label all acceptable ware, over 2,500 different pieces including over 40 different boxes, dividers, pads and inserts. Must also use foam, banding machine, shrink wrapper, bubble wrap, vacuum trays, noodles, ties, bags, foam inserts, desiccant, shrink wrap, end caps, labels, stamps, staplers and stitcher. Help to develop new packaging methods to met customers needs.
• Re-inspection, re-packing of ware and combining of partials.
• Responsible for maintaining foamer, stitcher and changing propane tanks and batteries on tow motors used in the Inspection Department.
• Need to use tow motors, pneumatic barrel mover and strongarm to move ware.
• Will manually move up to 17,000 pounds in one shift.
• lnput all transactions into appropriate system, understand QC samples and be able to audit.
• Responsible for ordering cardboard and necessary supplies and calibrate all gauges as necessary.
• Need to use computers, printers, and general office equipment.
• Fill in or assist Shippers as necessary.
• Dye check fine grain parts. 
• Use Bridgeport to smooth bricks.