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.