Quality Auditor - 3Rd Shift

What you will be responsible for:

The Quality Auditor is responsible for performing quality audits, inspection, and assistance with associate quality training. Supports Production in order to maintain part conformance to the customer. This position reports to the Quality Manager and Quality Supervisor

This would include:

• Perform various audits (In-process, finished product, new model, internal process, supplier)
• Control of non-conforming product with emphasis on supplier control
• Support containment, sorting, and problem investigation at customer &/or supplier locations
• Assist in gauge calibration and maintenance of Red-Master poke Yoke samples
• Assist with associate quality training, as instructed
• Assist with creation and distribution of Quality Alerts, Deviations, and Change Alerts, Final disposition of product (incoming, in-process, outgoing) – If decisions are not effective, we may scrap out material that is acceptable, pass along material that is actually defective, and cause unnecessary additional production or re-work.
• Determine type of containment for customer concerns – If this is done ineffectively, we may not properly contain a defect spill and additional defective material could reach downstream processes and the customer. Even if it doesn’t reach the customer, further sorting, containment, and perhaps scrap may result.

What will you bring to the table (Skills/Experience Required):

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in manufacturing environment; preferably in automotive quality
• Demonstrated experience with ISO/IATF 16949 preferred
• Proficiency with MS Office
• Basic auditing skills for inspection, process, and product audits
• Ability to use measuring tools (calipers, micrometers, optical comparator and measuring trough, etc.)
• Knowledge of customer related requirements (IPP, labelling, NCRs, etc.)
• Basic understanding of customer and internal drawings for general requirements, dimensions, and tolerances
• Basic analysis, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Good visual acuity for inspection of surface defects
• General understanding of metric measurement

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Production floor environment, wearing all required personal protective equipment per Sanoh America’s policies.
• Minimal exposure to hazardous work conditions including moving machinery, tow motors

• Able to travel within the manufacturing area via main aisle ways with periodic entry to tight spaces for detail equipment review.
• Full range of motion including the ability bend, stoop, lift up to 50 lbs and push/pull up to 50 lbs.
• Overtime of varying levels may be required with this position
• Requires keyboarding and computer usage.
• Ability to walk and move about, bend/twist, stoop, kneel, crouch
• Frequently climbing onto carts to perform cart checks

REQUIRED DECISION-MAKING AND ORGANIZATION IMPACT (Describe the typical types of decisions made by employees in this job and the likely impact of those decisions on the Company).

• Final disposition of product (incoming, in-process, outgoing) – If decisions are not effective, we may scrap out material that is acceptable, pass along material that is actually defective, and cause unnecessary additional production or re-work.
• Determine type of containment for customer concerns – If this is done ineffectively, we may not properly contain a defect spill and additional defective material could reach downstream processes and the customer. Even if it doesn’t reach the customer, further sorting, containment, and perhaps scrap may result.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS (Indicate job titles for this job’s supervisor and direct reports).

• Reports to the Quality Supervisor
• There are no positions reporting to this position

WORKING CONDITIONS (Describe the environment within which the work is performed).

• Spends 95% of their time or more on the Production Floor.
• Infrequent travel is possible, mostly day trips
• Overtime of varying levels may be required with this position.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Able to travel within the manufacturing area via main aisle ways with periodic entry to confined spaces for detail equipment review.
• Full range of motion with the ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Requires keyboarding and computer usage.
• Ability to walk and move about, bend/twist, stoop, kneel, crouch
• Frequently climbing onto carts to perform cart checks