2nd Shift Quality Assurance Team Lead

Alene Candles; New Albany, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Alene Candles is seeking a 1st Shift Quality Assurance Team Leader to support the QA Supervisor in daily operations and maintain stringent quality standards.

You will perform inspections of in-process and finished goods, guide the QA team, prepare reports, and coordinate with other departments and vendors to ensure accuracy and compliance. Hours: 2:30pm–10:30pm. Pay: $22.50 per hour. Location: New Albany, Ohio.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months related experience and/or training.
• Computer proficiency in spreadsheet and word processing software in a Windows environment a must.

Responsibilities

• Performing inspections of in-process and finished goods as required.
• Provide guidance and assistance to QA Team
• Support the goals and objectives of Quality Management.
• Ensuring all Quality standard and processes are followed
• Monitoring QA technicians for accuracy and efficiency
• Providing guidance on quality assurance standards to all departments as required.
• Providing technical assistance to QA technicians as needed.
• Training of new QA Technicians.
• Creation and distribution of reports and other technical data as required.
• Monitor the collection of sample and BMEs and ensure their timely shipment to the designated recipients.
• Performing wax batch approvals, including coverage for shift start-up after extended down time (i.e. weekend or holiday). Enters HVO and fragrance lot numbers into wax approval log.
• Ensures all inspections performed by technicians are entered in the correct spreadsheets and databases; ensures all BME's and samples are collected.
• Maintaining Alene standards of performance and comply with housekeeping, safety policies and procedures.
• Communicating with customers and vendors to request documentation (standards, certificates of analysis, etc.) and answer questions as needed.
• Performing other tasks and duties as assigned by Quality Management.

Skills

Quality assurance

Lean manufacturing

Statistical process control

Problem solving

Excel / data entry

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Technical school or college training

Job description

The 1st Shift Quality Assurance Team Leader assists the Quality Assurance Supervisor in the day to day operations of the Quality Assurance Department.

Hours: 2:30pm-10:30pm

Pay: $22.50

Role and Responsibilities

• Performing inspections of in-process and finished goods as required.
• Provide guidance and assistance to QA Team
• Support the goals and objectives of Quality Management.
• Ensuring all Quality standard and processes are followed
• Monitoring QA technicians for accuracy and efficiency
• Providing guidance on quality assurance standards to all departments as required.
• Providing technical assistance to QA technicians as needed.
• Training of new QA Technicians.
• Creation and distribution of reports and other technical data as required.
• Monitor the collection of sample and BMEs and ensure their timely shipment to the designated recipients.
• Performing wax batch approvals, including coverage for shift start-up after extended down time (i.e. weekend or holiday). Enters HVO and fragrance lot numbers into wax approval log.
• Ensures all inspections performed by technicians are entered in the correct spreadsheets and databases; ensures all BME's and samples are collected.
• Maintaining Alene standards of performance and comply with housekeeping, safety policies and procedures.
• Communicating with customers and vendors to request documentation (standards, certificates of analysis, etc.) and answer questions as needed.
• Performing other tasks and duties as assigned by Quality Management.

Education required:

Range of Experience:

• Minimum of 6 months related experience and/or training.
• Computer proficiency in spreadsheet and word processing software in a Windows environment a must.

Preferred Skills:

• Technical school or college training a plus
• Strong basic skills including the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as rate, ratio, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to interpret graphs and charts.
• Ability to complete assigned tasks, written or verbal, in a timely manner with minimum supervision and instructions.
• Ability to work accurately, with interruptions, to meet deadlines.
• Knowledgeable in statistical process control.
• Knowledgeable in Quality concepts and LEAN Manufacturing.
• Excellent problem solving skills.

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

The physical demands and environmental characteristics described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use fingers and hands to keyboard data, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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