QA Technician

H eadquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, with plants strategically located across the USA, Novipax is safeguarding the future by partnering with fresh protein and produce processors, grocery retailers, foodservice providers, packaging distributors, and healthcare providers to deliver absorbent solutions that protect packaged fresh food and healthcare professionals and patients. Novipax manufactures a suite of category-leading absorbents, including Dri-Loc, Pad-Loc, Multi-Loc and Prep Pads, and the revolutionary active absorbents Dri-Loc XtendaPak and UltraZap XtendaPak. We believe in Protecting the Things That Matter Most. This is a workplace where your team members have your back—and are pulling for you to succeed. Where family comes first and community counts. If there’s one thing that defines the Novipax team, it’s that we win together.

• Performs in-process visual and dimensional inspection.
• Conducts product testing to meet product specification and customer requirements.
• Verifies and Interprets Spec Sheet and communicates with Product Design if there is a spec variation, or if SKU can’t achieve the tolerance required.
• Approves or rejects product based on compliance to product specification, work instructions, product deviation, food safety, and customer requirements.
• Adhere to and enforce standard operating procedures, good manufacturing practices (GMP), and work instructions.
• Performs pre-operational inspections and line clearance verification.
• Ensure test results are recorded, are current, and are accurate.
• Monitors and ensures test and inspection equipment is maintained in working order and reports damage to the Plant Manager and/or Quality Assurance Supervisor.
• Initiate corrective actions when non-conformances are found.
• Monitor raw materials to ensure consistency and integrity.
• In-puts testing and dimensional records on SQC database to produce work order reports.
• Communicates with Production Supervisor, and Machine Operators when adjustments are needed, to improve form, fit or function.
• Other duties as directed by Quality Manager/Supervisor or higher authority.