Quality Lead

Plan, implement, and lead all aspects of Quality auditing and testing. This is a hands on-role requiring Fiberon Quality Systems knowledge and interpersonal communication skills to lead by influence. The employee will need to maintain systems and drive continuous improvements through disciplined audits and standard work as well as identifying new areas for improvement.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities
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Responsibilities include, but not limited to the following:

• Assist Quality Supervisor in training and identifying training potentials for Quality Auditor team & Quality Checks.
• Apply and assist auditing and enforcing quality requirements and standards for manufacturing products
• Investigate held material and assist material owners to identify resources to disposition material including maintaining MRB log and scheduling review meetings.
• Liaison with Fiberon Manufacturing trainer to identify training needs and improvement opportunities based on Quality spills and reoccurring concerns.
• Update work instructions, forms and other documents to maintain the Quality System and drive continuous improvement.
• Act as training resource and expert for Fiberon auditing and QA Tech team.
• Assist documentation and issue tracking for activities including layered process audits, gemba walks and start-up or shut-down checklist reviews.

Support coverage requirements for auditing as required. Liaison with sourcing team to provide feedback on raw materials issues and new vendors.

Other Duties and Responsibilities
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• Other responsibilities will be assigned as identified by need.

Education/Experience
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• At least 1 year experience in Quality Auditor and/or Quality Technician role or equivalent.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
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Knowledge
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• Ability to schedule and manage workflow
• Knowledge of document control systems
• Extrusion manufacturing experience
• Problem solving
• Ability to influence others

Ability
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• Time management and organization skills
• Work independently
• Ability to dynamically prioritize multiple projects and tasks
• Interface with all levels of the organization
• Effectively deal with conflict

Skills
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• Computer literate at intermediate level (spreadsheet, databases, word processing and applications)
• Effective communication skills (oral and written)
• Good Interpersonal and conflict resolution skills

Physical Requirements
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The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to move around the facility without assistance
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds
• Ability to wear and operate safety equipment (earplugs, safety glasses, safety shoes)
• Ability to read printed data from reports, as well as computer screen
• Ability to key enter data into the computer; must be able to communicate easily by phone and email

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.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to hot and wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

COMPANY

DESCRIPTION:

Fortune Brands Innovations is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company. We’re advancing exciting innovations across our portfolio, which includes:
Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, Spring Well, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, Sentry Safe and Yale residential.

At Fortune Brands,…