Quality Control Technician

The Quality Control Technician (QCT) must be detail-oriented, maintain high quality standards, and be comfortable performing physical work in a manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will work effectively within a team, take pride in the quality of their work, and follow established procedures and instructions.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform daily audits of finished and in-process goods to verify plug quality. 
• Perform a full range of varied inspection tasks including visual and touch point inspection. 
• Perform first/middle/last quality checks on all production products. 
• Standardize and continuously improve through investigation and analysis with the end user/internal customer. 
• Support process simulation/bottleneck analysis for productivity/quality improvements. 
• Provide expertise and solutions for process capability improvements. 
• Maintain documents and records according to departmental requirements. 
• Follows all Company safety policies and procedures. 
• Follows Food Safety and GMPS’s as directed by Management. 
• Additional duties as assigned. 

Essential Qualifications:

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.

• Excellent verbal communication skills 
• Ability to work independently, as well as to collaborate in a team environment 
• Strong attention to detail 
• Demonstrated reliability and dependability. 
• Ability to be at work on time and as scheduled 
• Ability and willingness to learn 
• Positive attitude and strong work ethic. 
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor when interacting with teammates, visitors, customers & vendors 

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent experience. 
• Minimum 1 to 3 years of relevant work experience (preferred). 
• Previous manufacturing or quality inspection experience preferred. 
• Computer skills including Microsoft Outlook and Excel. 
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor when interacting with teammates and visitors. 
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment. 
• Conflict resolution.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. 
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle and feel; reach with hands and arms. 
• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, twist, reach, stoop, kneel, and crouch. 
• The employee must often lift and/or move product up to 50 pounds. 
• The employee must be capable of properly wearing a respirator and other applicable PPE and safety equipment, as required by the employer. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 

Work Environment:

• Manufacturing environment 
  • Work environment temperatures may vary from hot and humid to cold depending on weather conditions and work location.
• Must be able to adapt to the noise level of a manufacturing setting, which is usually moderate to heavy. 
•  This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as a computer, phone, printer/scanner, and filing cabinets.