Quality Auditor

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborates with management and supervisory personnel from Operations, Continuous Improvement and Engineering to resolve problems affecting product quality.
• Collaboration includes reacting, investigating, and following up for non-conformance issues and working jointly towards resolution.
• Performs thorough containment of all known or suspect defect events to ensure that defect escapes are minimized.
• Manages customer RMA inventory and ensures that product is reworked appropriately.
• Provides guidance and plan of action to the manufacturing floor, including quality inspectors, when production events occur as defined by SOPs and leads investigations of non-compliant issues according to procedures as defined by SOPs.
• Author other types of quality system documents as directed or assigned by Quality Management.
• Drive improvement projects in order to improve throughput of non-conforming inventory processes.
• Facilitate / Lead quality specific special projects, customer specific projects, 5S projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Effectively communicate with the Quality Manager and other team members regarding status of work and ongoing projects.
• Efficiently perform all inspection and containment duties, SPC duties and other duties as assigned.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Three (3) solid years of experience in a related industry or discipline is beneficial.
• Six (6) months parts inspection/auditing are desired.
• Basic understanding of quality principles and practices.
• Ability to use discretion and make decisions under the guidance and direction of the Quality Supervisor/ISO and Food Safety Facilitator.
• Basic knowledge of IQMS navigation (training will be provided).
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor at all times.
• Ability to work cooperatively with all team members.
• Ability to perform gauge measurements (training will be provided).
• Working knowledge of Outlook, Excel and Word beneficial.
• Ability to read drawings beneficial.
• Ability to differentiate color is necessary.
• Ability to effectively multi-task.