2nd Shift Quality Coordinator

Alene Candles; New Albany (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Alene Candles LLC & Midwest is seeking a QA Coordinator to oversee quality assurance activities across production lines, lead a small team, and support continuous improvement initiatives. This role requires hands-on inspection, documentation, and collaboration with vendors and management to ensure compliance with standards.

You will mentor staff, coordinate sample labeling, track lab samples, and participate in lean and 5S projects to maintain Alene's high quality and safety standards in our

Qualifications

• Must have at least 5 years in a lead or indirect supervisory role.

Responsibilities

• Approve production lots for release and perform first-offline burn testing.
• Manage a sample process to ensure correct labeling information on materials and products.
• Coordinate with manager and vendors to obtain documentation (certificates of analysis, etc.).
• Perform inspections of finished goods as required.
• Ensure incoming inspection criteria are defined, communicated, and documented; assist incoming inspection staff.
• Guide departments on QA standards as needed.
• Oversee in-process and end-of-line inspections; participate in data collection and trend reporting.
• Maintain QA database and prepare reporting.
• Aide in ship release, IFS approvals, COO, and deviations.
• Coordinate vendor returns and CAR interactions (cannot issue CAR directly).
• Communicate with customers on approvals, defects and testing as directed by QM.

Skills

Strong communication

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Problem solving

LEAN/5S

Data analysis

Work under deadlines

Independent work

Quality mindset

Adaptability

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

ERP

Job description

Alene Candles LLC & Midwest is a private label, contract manufacturer that produces high-quality candles for some of the world’s most recognized retail, boutique, and cosmetic brands. With our headquarters in New Hampshire and locations in Ohio, we’ve been in business for 30 years. We are passionate about making the best products in the world, making safety our number one priority, and being an insanely great place to work.

Summary

Note: QA Coordinator leads a lower number of employees or in special areas or shifts where a full supervisor is not requiring, but direct supervision is needed.

Role and Responsibilities

· Performs steps necessary to approve production lots for release to ship including 1st offline burn testing.

· Manages a sample process to insure correct labeling information on raw materials, labels, products and containers.

· Communicates with manager and vendors to request documentation (standards, certificates of analysis, etc.) and answer questions as needed.

· Performs inspections of finished goods as required.

· Ensures incoming inspection criteria defined, communicated, and documented. Assists incoming inspection technicians as required.

· Provides guidance on quality assurance standards to all departments as required.

· Provides day to day oversight and guidance to in process and end of line inspections. Will be involved in data collection and trend reporting.

· Keeps track of standards received.

· Keeps track of lab samples received.

· Trains new Quality Staff

· Maintain Alene standards of performance and comply with housekeeping, safety policies and procedures.

· Leads and participated in lean and 5S initiatives

· Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Quality Assurance Manager.

· Maintain Quality database and reporting.

· Aids in ship release and IFS approvals, COO, & Deviations.

· Coordinates Vendor Returns & CAR interactions (Cannot issue CAR directly)

· Coordinates Customer communication on approvals, defects, and testing where needed (As QM directs)

Education required

· High School Diploma

Range of Experience:

· Minimum of 5 years related experience and/or training in a lead or indirect supervisory role.

· Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· ERP experience is a plus

· Six Sigma and Lean knowledge a plus

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent team building and communications skills
• Ability to work accurately, with interruptions, to meet deadlines.
• Knowledgeable in statistical process control.
• Knowledgeable in the concepts of LEAN Manufacturing and 5S
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Ability to do analysis, draw conclusions, makes recommendations.
• Previous process industries experience a plus such as food or cosmetics.
• Ability to work without close supervision.

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or touch; reach, talk, hear and smell. The employee may be required to, kneel, crouch, sit, climb or balance. The employee may lift and/or move up to more than 50 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee may be regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, and aromas. The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the physical demands and work environment.

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