Position Title: Back End Quality Specialist
Wage: $21.40 per hour
Shift: 1st, 2nd
Hours: 6:00am-4:00pm; 4:00pm-1:00am (Mon-Fri)
QPS Employment Group has a great Back End Quality Specialist position at a company in Rockford, IL. This is a 1st and 2nd shift position with the opportunity for hire.
Back End Quality Specialist Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Tend to one or more automatic sheet stackers, monitor sheet flow, and manage loads, ensuring stacks are stable and properly aligned.
- Manually remove decorated sheets from the oven conveyor when needed and place inspected sheets on conveyor platforms.
- Monitor sheet flow from the press to prevent misalignment, jams, double sheets, or damage.
- Change loads as required and place empty skids into the re-stacker.
- Ensure stacks are properly aligned, stable, and prepared for transport.
- Operate load turners, strapping machines, and follow appropriate glove protection and safety protocols.
- Monitor and adjust oven settings (temperature, airflow, conveyor speed) as directed to maintain proper
curing.
- Inspect sheets exiting the oven for proper drying, coating adhesion, and surface quality.
- Clear jams or misfeeds at the oven exit and restart equipment safely.
- Complete routine cleaning of oven and back-end components to prevent contamination.
- Perform basic visual quality checks for: Dirt, defects, or coating drips; Print misregistration; Color variation or shading inconsistencies; Surface irregularities or scratches.
Back End Quality Specialist Requirements:
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Previous experience performing quality checks, inspections, or verification to standards preferred.
- 2-3 years of experience in a manufacturing, printing, or production environment is crucial.
- Physically able to stand for shift, reach, bend, twist. Regularly carry or move 30 lbs., semi-regularly carry or move 60 lbs., in a safe manner. Work in a physical, fast paced role.
- Scheduled overtime is required.
- Must be able to follow attendance policy.
- Must be able to work well with others having a positive, motivated, and responsible approach.
- Must be able to sustain the preemployment process, interview process and training process.
- Pass QPS and company screening process.
- Must pass a color vision test to confirm color-matching ability.
- Basic computer skills required for data entry and documentation.
- Excellent attention to detail and reliability in following quality standards.
- Must be able to read and speak English at an intermediate / fluent level.
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