Quality Technician Lead

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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 responsibilities will be assigned as identified by need.

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

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

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

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

• 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

Fortune Brands is an equal opportunity employer. Fortune Brands evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability/handicap status, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.