Job Description:

• 1) Inspects paper and paperboard products during corrugating, laminating, printing, cutting, scoring, coating, forming, sealing, and packaging processes to ensure adherence to plant quality standards and work orders: Examines product for defects, such as blisters, wrinkles, improper forming and sealing, glue spots, printing overlap, and color distortions.

• 2) Measures dimensions and thickness of product, using tape measure and automatic micrometer.

• 3) Weighs coated and uncoated products, calculates weight of coating, and records weight data on inspection report.

• 4) Tests mullen and crush qualities of paper and paperboard, using mullen and crush tester, and records test results on inspection report.

• 5) Spot-counts number of articles in bundle or shipping container to verify accuracy.

• 6) Examines rejects to determine those that can be salvaged and routes unusable material to scrap baler.

• 7) May be designated according to product inspected as Paper-Bag Inspector; Tube Inspector; or according to phase of process as Assembly Inspector.