| Quality Associate
Job Summary:
This position is responsible for performing various inspections, audits and checks to support manufacturing in ensuring IFA quality processes are followed and products meet customer specifications.
Essential Functions: - Maintain safety standards for all in the area.
- 1st point of contact for quality issues identified in assigned area of the assembly process.
- Hold and/or stop shipments if product does not conform to IFA quality standards and customer requirements.
- Override any decision made to ship non-conforming products.
- Support and/or conduct the internal operations of parts inspection, process and product audits.
- Identify and initiate containment and communication actions for quality issues that meet established escalation criteria.
- Ensure proper labeling, segregation and handling of non-conforming material in assembly process.
- Utilize SAP to record data related to scrap and rework notifications for assigned area
- Complete accurate production quality end of shift reports daily for assigned area of responsibility.
- Communicate information related to safety, quality, non-conforming products, production and scrap to incoming Quality Associate and/or Coordinator.
- Completes proper documentation and archiving of control forms.
- Work with quality leadership, logistics and production to improve in-line processes and containment procedures with an emphasis on reduction of non-conformant material.
- Works together with Quality Management to obtain/maintain an ISO IEC 17025 compliant quality management system as well as other quality requirements related to manufacturing processes.
- Complies with ISO/IATF 16949, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and customer requirements.
- Complies with organizational policies and procedures.
- Support and maintain good housekeeping principles using lean manufacturing tools such as 5S.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education: - Associates degree in a technical or related field or a combination of education and experience
Experience - Minimum of 2 years of manufacturing experience in a production or quality capacity.
Skills: - Advanced knowledge of metric measurement system
- Understanding of industrial machines and gauges (various machines/equipment)
- Familiarity with lean principles including 5S
- Basic knowledge of blue prints
- Knowledge of both metric and English measurement systems
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office (ie Excel, Outlook) computer software applications
- Previous experience utilizing an ERP (preferably SAP)
- Ability to read and write English
- Ability to communicate effectively both written and oral with all levels within the organization
- Ability to collaborate with various departments to achieve shared goals.
- Ability to understand and follow work instructions.
- Ability to read, interpret and use a PFMEA, Control Plan and/or product inspection plan
- Ability to work outside of scheduled shift to include a rotating week schedule as part of the in-line quality team.
- Understand the consequences of non-conformances to the customer.
- Understanding of IRNA Quality Management System (QMS) as applicable to assign area of responsibility.
- Understand the relevance and importance of their activities and how they contribute to achieving quality objectives (UNIVERSAL per IATF 16949).
- Understanding of ISO 14001/ISO 450001.
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