Quality Assurance Engineer

Company: INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANY
Location: Vandalia
Posted on: January 25, 2023

Job Description:

Job DetailsLevelExperiencedJob LocationIndependent Can Co - Vandalia - Vandalia, OHRemote TypeN/APosition TypeFull TimeEducation LevelHigh SchoolSalary RangeUndisclosedTravel PercentageNoneJob Shift1stJob CategoryQA - Quality ControlDescriptionSUMMARY: The Quality Engineer ensures the overall quality of manufactured products. They test processes, monitor quality standards, create documentation, devise quality tests, and define the criteria a test result should meet. The Quality Engineer monitors the quality of a process and the systems that drive data collection and analysis while playing play a key role in fixing issues when they arise. Must be the site leader in living and driving the Company Core Values and High-Performance Work Culture. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Develop both internal and customer metrics to drive quality improvementDevelop specific action items to improve both customer quality metrics and internal scrap / spoilageAssess that the final products are safe, reliable, and meet customer expectations while keeping the manufacturing process as effective and cost-efficient as possibleCollaborate with various stakeholders, including being the key interface with the customers, ensuring that current and future business needs are met.Responsible for leading quality improvement and scrap reduction teams / activitiesLead and champion SQF pre audit and complianceImprovement driven focus in Safety, Quality, Productivity, Cost, and People DevelopmentDevelop and improve quality systems and tools for repeatable and effective quality controlDevelop and improve tools/applications to enhance data acquisition and utilization of the QMSDevelop training and perform coaching on the shop floor for all shifts and employeesPerform root cause analysis to improve poor performing processes while building cross-functional support for any proposed solutions and required assistance from stakeholders and support teamsApply modern quality principles and methods to assess and evaluate manufacturing processes to include product/process design and controls, producibility, process qualification/validation, requirements flow down, manufacturing process requirements/documentation, measurement and testing, product/process audits, statistical applications, and lean manufacturingDevelop a mindset/culture of continuous improvement in quality by developing time standards for QC data collection and reporting, reducing rejects, reducing rework, improving safety and environmental concerns, and reducing overall risk to the organizationCoordinated resources assigned to projects and ensured timely completion of deliverables throughout all phasesIdentify gaps with SOP's and Job Instructions, advise/assist with document developmentInteract with all areas of ICC in understanding QMS requirementsReview areas of opportunity including trend analysis of customer complaints and internal non-conformances, and document control.Will follow Company personnel and product safety requirements including standards such as those from SQF and internal GMPs.Other duties as assignedAll other duties as assigned SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This position will not have any supervisory responsibilities.QualificationsQUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Successful accomplishment of duties and responsibilities require the following:Must demonstrate good visual acuity and must not be color blindMust have basic personal computer skills (Word and Excel)Must be able to work well and communicate effectively with othersDisplay strong leadership, mechanical aptitude and the ability to problem solveAbility to manage multiple priorities at one timeAbility to communicate effectively and deal with problems in a sensitive, sensible, and organized mannerEDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering; and/or 5 years of related experience; and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. This position may require ongoing offsite specialized training.LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos and the ability to write correspondence. Ability to effectively present information one-on-one and in small group situations to and for other employees of the organization.MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra, geometry, and trigonometry.COMPUTER SKILLS: Ability to perform basic computer functions and use various software applications in the QA department. Ability to generate and format documents, tables and charts using MS Word and Excel. Ability REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to spend most of their workday in a production floor environment.WORK ENVIRONMENT: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually high.NOTE: This job description identifies the general nature and scope of work to be performed. Independent Can reserves the right to revise all or any part of this job description and to add or eliminate essential job functions at any time. Designation of any job duty as an essential function is not intended as an assurance or guarantee that a team member has any right to perform the job duty, except as required by Independent Can. This job description is subject to change based on the needs of the position and/or the Company.

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