Quality Assurance Technician - Odenton, MD
A well-established polyurethane manufacturer is looking for a Quality Assurance Tech to join their growing team in Odenton, MD. This reports to the site’s Operations Manager and the corporate Director of Quality.
The Quality Assurance Tech supports quality needs and focuses on ongoing opportunities for improvement. The ideal candidate will be heavily involved in manufacturing and is someone looking to expand upon their Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and problem-solving skills. This position will also allow for a candidate to gain experience in creating and implementing a myriad of quality systems as required by ISO 9001:2015.
Responsibilities
- Reviewing quality and manufacturing data on a weekly basis and reporting quality issues or trends to site management.
- Process and evaluate nonconforming material to identify disposition of product and if corrective actions are required.
- Manage monthly MRB meeting and drive Root Cause Analysis activities.
- Work with engineering and manufacturing personnel to identify possible areas for improvement in quality or manufacturing processes.
- Work closely with the New Product Introduction team to create and implement Quality Standards to evaluate products based on customer expectations and requirements.
- Perform First Article Inspections to ensure products comply with company and customer standards.
- Ensuring inspection equipment is calibrated and working correctly.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or demonstrated equivalent experience.
- Previous quality assurance or manufacturing experience is preferred.
- ISO 9001-2015 – Familiarity and understanding of ISO 9001 requirements. Prior working experience with ISO implementation in a manufacturing environment is a plus.
- Analyze Quality data– Ability to interpret and analyze data collected during manufacturing and inspection to formulate conclusions, new insights, or solutions.
- Oversee Quality Control - Knowledge to monitor and assure the quality of the provided goods or services by overseeing that all the factors of the production meet quality requirements.
- Communication skills – Ability to communicate efficiently across the organization in a timely manner regarding quality issues.
- Problem solving – Aptitude for investigation and problem-solving. Applicant must be mechanically inclined and be able to work with a cross functional team to remediate issues at their source (Root Cause Analysis).
- Attention to detail –Familiarity with revising and reviewing quality control documents. Maintain and update production documentation as well as review and approve nonconformances and change management documents.
- Inspection – General understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) principles with familiarity with an assortment of inspection tools and gages.
- Prioritization - Assesses which tasks or issues are most critical, organizes her/his resources and workload to ensure that the most important items are addressed in a timely manner.
- Independence - Demonstrates ability to work on multiple priorities without direct oversight, knows when to ask for support and obtain other inputs and guidance.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.
CoWorx is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive team. We believe that a varied workforce enhances our business outcomes and contributes to a brighter future for our internal teams, Field Talent, customers, and communities. We are committed to considering all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or veteran status, and we do not discriminate based on disability.
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