Title: Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Summary:

The Quality Engineer is responsible for the day-to-day tasks of the Quality Department, its auditors, and inspections; and has the ability to stop production if Quality standards are not being met.

Essential Job Functions:

• Implements and enforces company policies to workers; enforces safety.
• Provides statistical information for quality improvement by identifying testing methods and samples.
• Analyzes data by completing hypothesis, normal distribution, and process capability analysis tests.
• Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data; making recommendations.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Analyzing information and reporting research results.
• Technical Understanding, blue prints and related equipment.
• Promoting process improvement.
• Developing Standards, inspection methods, procedures/work instructions, and equipment.
• Supports innovation.
• Hands-on knowledge of CAPA, MSA, PPAP, APQP, CAD
• Excellent listening skills.
• Able to use, set up and train on all inspection equipment (manual or electronic) and software.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving work problems and identifying training needs.
• Trains as required.
• Determine product and process acceptability within specified tolerances or limits.
• Recommend production shutdown when necessary based on appropriate severity.
• Initiates and follows through with all Non-Conforming product, containment, and communication.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Access.
• Department meetings – minutes and coordination through the department manager.
• Maintains quality standards and procedures for verification and/or calibration of product tools, test equipment and finished products.
• Must be able to communicate with Customers, Engineering, Manufacturing,
• Purchasing, buyers and suppliers on quality issues.
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase the efficiency of the shop department or work crew.
• Completion of special projects and miscellaneous tasks assigned (i.e.: special audits, rework projects, developing checklists, etc.).

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:

• Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Customer Service – Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
• Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Ethics – Treats people with respect; inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
• Initiative – Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.
• Leadership – Exhibits confidence in self and others; Inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; Accepts feedback from others; Gives appropriate recognition to others.
• Oral Communication – Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
• Problem Solving – Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Teamwork – Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.
• Technical Skills – Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.
• Written Communication – Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.

While the company has attempted to accurately and thoroughly describe this position, the Company reserves the right to change the same, including to change, add to or subtract from the duties outlined, within the sole discretion of the Company, at any time, with or without advance notice.

Title: Warehouse Manager

Job Summary:

Responsible for all activity related to raw material/finished goods inventory, control and shipping/receiving functions.

Essential Job Functions:

• Manage all warehouse workforce to meet department requirements.
• Make capital expenditures within the guidelines set by QP Senior Management
• Plan and direct all warehouse, shipping and receiving functions utilizing available equipment and resources.
• Develop and maintain written procedures that assure customer orders are shipped correctly.
• Ensure that customer routings are adhered to and all special instructions are followed.
• Work with customer service on all expedited orders.
• Develop competitive truck rates for inbound and outbound freight.
• Develop and maintain written procedures that insure the proper storage and movement of raw material and finished goods inventories.
• Ensure all materials are properly marked and all customer order requirements have been met.
• Work with scheduling on all expedited or special orders.
• Work with production and QA on quality issues.
• Direct quarterly inventories and maintain ongoing system data.
• Ensure company policies and safety rules are being followed.
• Implement and maintain compliance to QS-9000 requirements as applied to warehouse/shipping/receiving functions.
• Educate Train and Promote (EMS) Environmental Management System.

Minimum Requirements:

• Educational level sufficient to speak, read, compute and write for on-the-job communication and maintaining work standards, preferably equivalent to a high school education.
• 1 year of supervisory experience involving shipping, receiving and warehouses.
• Familiar with computer input procedures.
• Possess manual dexterity and ability to handle items weighing 50lbs. or more.
• Possess a valid driver’s license appropriate for vehicles operated on the job.
• Any other equivalent combination of training and experience.

Abilities Required:

• Performs job duties in the dock area and in the plant environment exposed to varying temperatures, noise, dirt, dust, plastic pellets, odors, etc.
• Performs a variety of tasks at various locations throughout the plant.
• Lifts, moves and handles quantities of plastic pellets or other material weighing 10 to 50 pounds and moves cartons weighing 20 pounds or more.
• Mechanical assistance is available for heavy lifting.
• Requires manual dexterity to handle containers of plastic pellets, supplies and other materials.
• Requires coordination to operate motor vehicles and motorized material handling equipment.
• Tasks require standing, bending, reaching, climbing, pushing, pulling and visually observing plastic pellets and other material.
• Operates lift truck, hand truck, pallet mover, and related material handling equipment.
• Lifts and moves items following safety lifting practices.
• Observes safety precautions when strapping, lifting, and moving.
• Stores items securely to prevent shifting or falling.
• Reports equipment malfunctions to superior.
• Observes safety standards, follows safety rules, wears specified personal protective equipment.
• Maintains records related to shipping orders, production, quality, etc.
• Review records, notifies superior, or takes corrective action to maintain quality and production standards.
• Participates in training.
• Performs other tasks as requested.
• Minimize damage and spillage of materials and responsibly clean up and dispose of all waste that may affect the environment.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.