Quality Assurance Coordinator (Manufacturing)
Job Summary:
The Quality Assurance Coordinator will ensure products and services meet quality standards and procedures are met as well as assisting in the creation of company procedures, policies, and processes, and conduct quality training sessions. This position is a peer to the Quality Assurance Specialist and can perform duties for each. Key responsibilities will be to help with documentation, creation of SOP's, assisting with training and other key responsibilities listed below.
Key Responsibilities & Tasks:
- Ensure all products meet customer specifications.
- Maintain records of all product defects, complaints, or other issues that could affect product quality.
- Establish guidelines for testing and inspecting materials to ensure they meet quality standards.
- Creating, editing, and coordinating updates to system and process documentation, diagrams, and procedures as needed.
- Performs assigned routine tests on materials, goods in process, or finished goods where results are compared with company quality standards. Reports results to supervisor who will make an analysis and take necessary action.
- Complete root cause analysis and corrective action for any defects noted and document.
- Records results on inspection forms or charts and reports number of defects found. Posts and maintains forms and charts of inspection data, quality levels, or special quality studies.
- Makes recommendation on disposition of questionable product to supervisor.
- May act as quality control department clerk, maintaining all quality records for the facility.
- Identify opportunities for improvement in production methods and recommending changes in equipment, materials or processes.
Education/Experience:
• Dexterity and preciseness required to operate gauges and testing equipment.
• High school or technical school education, or equivalent, with mathematics emphasis.
• Considerable mental and visual effort.
Specific Knowledge, Skills Licenses, Certifications, Etc,:
- Technical skills in manufacturing processes and methods including flow, layout, assembly and production equipment
- Quality orientation and attention to detail
- Problem analysis and problem resolution
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to train employees
- Computer experience preferred. Specifically in Microsoft word, Excel, Powerpoint.
- Lean manufacturing experience
- Ability to interpret blueprints and read a tape measure.
- Ability to do simple percentage calculations and log data.
Physical Effort:
- Ability to work on a PC as required.
- Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds.
- Ability to stand for extended periods of time during a normal work day or specified work period.
