Quality Assurance Assistant

About the role

Formed in 2004, First Response Rail Service, Inc. is a privately owned company that provides rail asset management, transloading logistics and operational support, rail fleet inspections and minor repair, and intermodal container repair services.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the implementation and maintenance of the quality system in accordance with AAR Recommended Standards and Practices and customer requirements.
• Support quality performance monitoring by collecting and maintaining data related to production performance, supplier performance, continual improvement initiatives, and internal and external audits.
• Assist with the preparation, coordination, and documentation of quality-related employee training.
• Maintain QA-related documents, records, logs, forms, and other quality documentation.
• Assist with preparing information and documentation for periodic quality system reviews with management.
• Support corrective and preventive action activities by documenting potential nonconformities and assisting with follow-up actions.
• Identify and document problems related to products, processes, procedures, and the overall quality system, and promptly report concerns to the appropriate personnel.
• Assist with tracking QA-related issues, corrective actions, and recommended solutions through completion, including verification that required actions have been implemented.
• Assist with inventory control activities, including receiving and verifying materials and parts, maintaining accurate inventory records, monitoring stock levels, organizing inventory, and assisting with periodic physical inventory counts.
• Support the identification, segregation, and proper disposition of nonconforming, damaged, or otherwise unacceptable materials and parts.
• Assist with maintaining material and component traceability and ensuring applicable inventory and quality documentation is complete and accurate.
• Promote quality awareness throughout the company by working cooperatively with management, employees, suppliers, and customers to support quality objectives and requirements.
• Perform other quality assurance, inventory control, and administrative duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be willing to learn and comply with AAR M-1003, and other appropriate AAR technical standards
• Well organized, detail oriented, and able to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to use or learn to use a forklift or all-terrain forklift

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off