Quality Assurance Coordinator

About the role

UTMC is a family-owned, 100-plus-year-old company and the long-term industry leader in refrigerated semi-trailers, ranking as North America’s fourth largest semi-trailer manufacturer. The company operates six manufacturing factories — five in the United States and one in Mexico — plus a research and development facility in California. This on-site position is based at UTMC headquarters in the City of Industry, CA and requires travel for approximately two weeks each month to factories in Virginia, Utah, Arkansas, Alabama, and Piedras Negras, Mexico.

Responsibilities

• Strategically plan, execute, and document quality audits, including the preparation of detailed findings and recommendations
• Maintain Department Manuals
• Coordinate with vendors and factories
• Monitor production compliance procedures
• Identify nonconformance items and resolve issues
• Implement production, productivity, quality, and customer standards
• Ensure the reliability and consistency of production through monitoring processes and checking final product

Requirements

• Proficient in both oral and written communication (bilingual in Spanish a plus)
• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, Engineering, or related field (a plus)
• Strong mechanical aptitude (a plus)
• Comfortable reading drawings
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, with advanced Excel skills required — ability to create, maintain, analyze, and report data using complex spreadsheets, formulas, pivot tables, and reporting tools; proficient in Word and PowerPoint
• Industry expertise preferred
• Auditing experience (a plus)
• Understanding of LEAN-Six Sigma methodology (a plus)
• Familiar with the use and implementation of SPC (a plus)
• Working knowledge of Calibration System, Receiving Inspection, Process Inspection, and Training (a plus)
• Must always be comfortable wearing safety attire (boots, glasses, helmet, etc.)
• Required to travel two weeks per month to factories in Virginia, Utah, Arkansas, Alabama, and Piedras Negras, Mexico
• Work-related activities in a production environment required

Reasoning Ability

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Regularly exercises discretion and the ability to prioritize workload.

Certifications

Lean Six Sigma certification a plus but not required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate effectively, including talking and hearing. The employee frequently uses hands and fingers to handle, feel, grasp, reach, and operate tools, equipment, and materials. The employee is frequently required to sit and may regularly alternate between sitting, standing, and walking throughout the workday. The position requires frequent bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching. Employees must be able to climb onto, off of, and around trailers and related equipment, as well as maintain balance while working on elevated surfaces. The employee may be required to crawl underneath trailers and equipment to perform inspections, maintenance, repairs, and diagnostic activities. The ability to work in confined, restricted, or tight spaces is required. The employee must occasionally lift, carry, push, and pull objects weighing between 10 and 30 pounds and may be required to move heavier items with appropriate equipment or assistance. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus to inspect equipment and identify potential issues. The employee may also be exposed to varying environmental and weather conditions while working indoors and outdoors.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud due to the factory environment.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary range: $72,385 to $79,230 annually. Exempt position.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Profit sharing
• Life insurance
• Voluntary spouse life insurance
• Voluntary dependent life insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Dependent Care Assistance (DCA)
• Long-term disability insurance
• Accident insurance