Quality Assurance Technician - 3rd Shift

Now hiring Quality Assurance Technician
— 3rd Shift, M‑F 11p‑7:15a in Sparks, Nevada
! Join our dynamic team in a climate‑controlled environment where your attention to detail and quality assurance skills are vital. This temp‑to‑hire role offers a competitive pay rate of $19.00 per hour
, with weekly pay, comprehensive benefits starting Day 1, and on‑the‑job training opportunities. Be part of a leading plastic injection molding operation where safety, quality, and teamwork drive success.

• Weekly pay
• Day 1 benefits including medical, dental, and telemedicine
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) program
• Potential on-the-job forklift training
• Paid overtime and shift differentials
• Temp-to-hire after 520 hours

As a QA Technician on the night shift, your role is crucial in ensuring the highest product quality through detailed inspections, precise documentation, and adherence to safety protocols. You will perform critical tasks including press walk‑through inspections, sampling and testing, cavity defect reporting, and verifying operational parameters. Your keen eye for detail helps maintain compliance with SQF standards and guarantees that only premium products reach our clients.

This is an excellent opportunity for individuals eager to develop their quality assurance expertise within a supportive environment.

$19.00 per hour

Monday through Friday, 11:00 PM – 7:15 AM

• Perform shift change inspections of presses, conveyors, secondary production, and warehouse areas, exchanging critical information with the outgoing inspector and verifying equipment functions.
• Review shift reports and critical information at start‑up from outgoing shifts.
• Pull, inspect, and cool parts from each press twice per shift, checking for molding defects like shorts, flash, pin‑holes, pulled threads, and contamination; verify cavity count.
• Gather and fill out worksheets such as QA product check, finish goods audit, secondary checklist, and sizing reports, ensuring accurate documentation using work orders and LDR sheets.
• Check pump settings, material, and colorant against LDR sheets; update sheets with current lot numbers as needed.
• Verify work order BOM matches materials used; confirm proper documentation and initialed paperwork for each operator.
• Allow caps to cool at least one hour before sizing, and measure sizes using gages; document and notify the foreman of issues.
• Conduct U5 foam tear tests, log results, and report any concerns immediately.
• Assist with cavity turning‑off processes, collecting samples, completing defect reports, and bagging caps for cavity defects.
• Pull, bag, and tag first and last shots per color and material change, including collecting ash testing samples and defective cavity paperwork.
• Check start‑up checklists, validate LDR sheet accuracy, and ensure proper initializations; report any discrepancies.
• Perform half‑hourly QA inspections across presses, production, and pallet staging, noting defects and adjustments in Q.A. product check sheets.
• Test Kleen‑Peel labels using tension gauges during each walk‑through, and verify SOP adherence for inspector sampling every two hours.
• Ensure scales, counters, and auto‑bag sealing are properly calibrated and functioning; verify correct box loading, labeling, and taping.
• Assist with Super Quad operations during breaks, and support pallet rotation, press alarms, and job start‑up/shutdown as needed.
• Maintain inner caps molding and storage areas, change gaylords, and ensure shot counts are accurate and area is sanitized.
• Review and verify non‑conforming products, utilizing the non‑conformance process and completing corrective action reports as necessary.
• Conduct warehouse audits on finished goods from the previous shift, logging results into the designated folder.
• Enter all required documentation into the QA lot traceability database and submit samples and reports to QA management.
• Setup and monitor vision systems during production, ensuring proper operation and troubleshooting when necessary.
• Record leakage amounts at leak test stations, top off water and cleaning supplies, and perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain organization and…