Quality Assurance Specialist

Job Title: Plant Quality Assurance Specialist

Schedule: 7:00am - 4:00pm, Monday-Friday with flexibility to work off shifts as needed on 2nd and 3rd shift.
Salary: $45k - $58k

Responsibilities

The Quality Specialist is responsible for implementing quality methods and protocol in accordance with Company Quality System. The Quality Specialist is also responsible for driving Continuous Improvement on companywide initiatives as well as plant specific programs as they arise. The Quality Specialist reports directly to the Quality Process Manager and has a dotted line to Plant Manager.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Maintain Quality Assurance (Lab Quality) portion of the Quality System so that requirements are being met. Lab sample testing and correlation feedback to LO constitutes 40% of work week.
• Monitor the Quality Control (Plant Quality) portion of the Quality System
• Facilitate external audits of home plant and external audits of support plants as necessary
• Complete Continuous Improvement projects agreed upon by Quality Process Manager with appropriate deliverables targeting 5 hours per week on CI projects.
• Assist with Internal Quality Audits and ensure posting of Corrective Actions (CA) within the designated timeline
• Complete CA follow up with audited plants on monthly basis
• Regular involvement and support with home plant on CI projects.
• Assist support plants with a minimum of one Continuous Improvement project per year
• Ensure Wired Plant compliance through training, follow-up and documentation to plant management team if issues persist
• Facilitate required quality training at home plant and provide support training to audit plants
• Instill and impose a Quality culture at all levels of the plant
• Regular inspection through Line and Yard walks to ensure compliance with the Quality System
• Monitor incoming sampling procedures to ensure compliance with the Quality System
• Maintain schedule and proper calibration of quality measurement instruments
• Generate certification and compliance letters as required
• Respond to field complaints/visit customer locations as required

Job Skills:

• Understanding of quality control/assurance principles
• Knowledge of manufacturing and plastics processing
• Ability to work with corporate, plant, sales and outside agency personnel
• Strong leadership and problem solving skills
• Critical thinking and good decision-making skills
• Strong work ethic and time management skills
• Willing to travel (20%)
• Available to work weekends and off shifts as necessary
• Strong troubleshooting skills and root cause analysis
• Ability to perform effective hands on training within the manufacturing/QC process.

Educational Requirements:

• 2 year degree minimum or equivalent work experience