Quality Associate 1st Shift

Job Description Job Details

Base pay starts at $22.00 per hour

Shift: 1st shift, 6:00 am - 2:30 pm, Monday-Friday, overtime as designated

The Quality Technician conducts detailed inspections of fabricated parts, in process control inspections. Conducts audits of packaged, staged and loaded shipments to ensure compliance with Ply Gem quality requirements and specifications.

• Knows and understands all safety rules and precautions necessary for working in and about a manufacturing environment
• Responsible for monitoring, inspecting, and reporting all assigned activities and finished goods to ensure quality
• Ability to submit clear, concise, and accurate reports of inspections, audits, test results, job site visits and delivered goods
• Ability to conduct tests using a variety of tools and equipment
• Responsible for preparing daily quality control activity summaries
• Ability to assist in developing and implement objectives, plans and priorities to achieve quality control objectives in a timely manner to meet deadlines
• Communicates with Quality Manager on methods and problem-solving procedures to successfully meet deadlines
• Assists and periodically delivers internal external audits
• Maintains continuous improvement practices in work area
• May be assigned additional projects or duties as designated by Team Leader
• Ability to complete and present basic Root Cause analysis
• Inspect all incoming raw materials per inspection plan
• Record and maintain receiving inspection results
• Completes first article quality reports
• In-Process Verification of calibration tools for all inspection test equipment and tools
• Maintains gage calibration database and records
• Perform product test and records results during product manufacturing
• Ensures adherence to production practices and product quality standards
• Assists in the documentation of and resolution of nonconforming material and process discrepancy
• Evaluate product to determine if they are acceptable
• Perform start-up and changeover audits to verify that the product will meet specifications
• Proficient at using Microsoft office

To perform satisfactorily in this position, the employee must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made for employees with certain disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to read and comprehend documents including but not limited to policy manuals, safety rules/programs, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and simple correspondence, in addition, the ability to communicate information effectively one-on-one and in small group situations and settings is required

• Ability to perform general mathematic calculations including but not limited to addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions, percentages, and division
• Some positions may require advance mathematics

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to perform work instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form a must. In addition; the ability to solve problems, which involve multiple variables in a standard situation, is required

• Must have a high degree of concentration
• Ability to work effectively to meet deadlines
• Ability to work with a diversified work force
• Ability to read different measuring devices (i.e. tape measure, protractor, micrometer)

• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear
• The employee is frequently required to walk
• The employee is frequently required to stand; sit; bend; stoop; use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; lift; climb and/or balance essential tasks
• Specific vision abilities include close-up and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception

• The employee may be required to enter areas that are near moving mechanical parts, with occasional exposure to hazardous chemicals, and extreme cold or heat
• The noise level in the work environment is considered…