Quality Technician

About the role

Our Quality Technician is a key contributor to the organization, supporting teams across all business functions to ensure excellence, consistency, and continuous improvement within our manufacturing operation.

Responsibilities

• Support and help contribute to the Quality Team goals, objectives, and initiatives
• Support process improvement initiatives and drive quality-focused actions throughout the organization
• Proactively monitor and measure product output for daily quality metrics and reporting, with a specific focus on inline continuous extrusion variables such as melt temperatures, line speeds, and cooling rates
• Develop systematic approaches to product quality review, complaint investigation, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and overall quality assurance, specifically training in the ability to identify common extrusion flaws like die lines, warp, surface quality, and uneven web thickness
• Establish, review, and revise quality specifications, procedures, work instructions, and standards
• Maintain accurate quality documentation, records, reports, and controlled documents
• Utilize Microsoft Excel to maintain and manage complex data tracking documents. This includes interacting with existing spreadsheets driven by complex formulas to support trend analysis and metric management
• Utilize Microsoft Word for advanced document creation, authoring comprehensive, visually structured Standard Work Instructions and inspection forms
• Document approval, processing, and storage in accordance with ISO 9001 standards
• Support internal processes to ensure Liberty Plastics’ successful certification, recertification, and compliance of customer or regulatory-required designations, including ISO 9001 and other 3rd party certifications
• Conduct quality training for applicable plant personnel to ensure understanding of quality objectives, programs, plans, and techniques
• Audit and determine if prescribed processes are being followed, ensuring employees and processes comply with company quality standards and standard ISO requirements
• Perform quality control testing including collecting raw material samples, performing tests using laboratory testing equipment, reviewing results against specifications, documenting findings, and communicating status

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited institution or 5+ years manufacturing or comparable experience in place of education
• Strong Microsoft Excel and Word experience, including data tracking, reporting, document formatting, and record management
• Experience maintaining organized documentation and supporting document control processes
• Proven track record for communication, collaboration, and document management
• Ability to multitask and proactively accomplish goals and tasks with minimal direction
• Previous experience working within an electronic quality management system
• Hands-on proficiency with precision instruments such as micrometers, digital calipers, and force gauges
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail

Skills

• Strong technical writing, document management, and organizational skills
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word to manage complex datasets, maintain controlled documents, support reporting and data tracking, and create clear, structured technical documentation

Benefits

At LDI, we are pleased to provide employees with a comprehensive benefits package including health/dental/vision insurance options; paid time off; 10 paid holidays; 401(k) plus company matching and annual discretionary profit sharing; flexible spending and health savings account options; life and disability insurance; tuition assistance; wellness and mental health resources, and financial advising services. Eligibility in benefit programs is based on hours worked per week.

Pay

The starting pay rate for this position is $20.97 - $26.21 hour. The compensation posted is the anticipated pay for the position at the time of the posting. We may pay above or below posted amount based on several factors, including, but not limited to education and/or certifications, skills, experience, or work location.

Schedule

Regular sitting, standing, and walking throughout the day to accomplish tasks

Physical Requirements

• Manual and finger dexterity used regularly with some repetitive finger motions
• Ability to work in front of a computer screen for long periods of time
• Specific vision abilities include close and distance vision; able to identify colors, small letters, and numbers; hand/eye coordination, depth perception and able to adjust focus
• Frequent reaching, stretching, pushing, pulling, pinching, grasping, and gripping

About Our Company

Comprised of multiple companies with headquarters in New Hope, Minnesota, Liberty Diversified International (LDI) is a privately held company employing more than 1,900 individuals across our manufacturing facilities, production facilities and core business operations in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Mississippi, Texas, Arizona, Virginia, California, and Mexico. With deep roots in the corrugated box manufacturing industry, we operate in the core markets of paper, packaging, workplace products, corrugated plastics and building products. Since 1918, our values – Caring, Innovation, Trust and Excellence – have guided our day-to-day activities. We believe that when our employees are aligned with these values, we create superior service and solutions for our customers. The LDI family of companies includes Liberty Packaging, Liberty Paper, Liberty Plastics (Custom Solutions and Quarrix Building Products) and Safco. Liberty Diversified International is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.