Position Summary:

The Quality Assurance Technician will provide quality control and assurance throughout all phases of the production process beginning with raw materials and ending with the final products.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Quality Assurance Technician will conduct testing during manufacturing processes to ensure that products comply with quality standards. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Perform visual and precision inspections of raw materials, work in process, and finished goods for inaccuracies, defects, general workmanship and dimensional tolerances per specifications.

• Document inspection results in predefined formats, maintaining easily retrievable information if customer requests information.

• Make decisions by following established procedures if a quality concern arises and effectively communicate the issue to the line leader, shift leader and plant manager.

• Be alert for safety concerns and report any incidents or near misses that may affect safety, health or the environment.

• Acquire and continuously update knowledge of operations and equipment, instrumentation, operation processes, etc.

• Prepare and/or create documents and materials in a timely manner for internal/external communications regarding quality concerns.

• Main and update accurate departmental procedure manuals.

• Help as needed with preparing any production daily paperwork.

• Cross train to work as a back-up to other members of the production team.

• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Required Skills:

• Thorough understanding of the product and/or process being inspected.

• Thorough attention to detail.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software as needed to complete reports.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma, technical school education or equivalent required; mathematical emphasis preferred.

• 2+ years of previous experience in a quality support capacity in a manufacturing setting.

• Ability to work effectively under pressure and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

We are an equal opportunity employer