A5 Quality Specialist 2nd Shift

East Penn Manufacturing - Deka Batteries; Corydon (IA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

East Penn Manufacturing - Deka Batteries in Corydon, IA, is seeking a Quality Auditor to inspect batteries and accessories during manufacturing and before shipment to ensure adherence to mechanical, chemical, and electrical specifications. You will perform informal audits of the management system, support PFMEA/PLT, and assist in data analysis and documentation across quality systems.

The role requires collaboration in cross-functional teams, attention to safety, and strong problem-solving

Qualifications

• Adequate educational background to facilitate growth potential.
• Basic understanding of statistics with good math skills.
• Strong reasoning and problem-solving abilities.
• Mechanical aptitude and ability to identify issues.
• Clear, effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently without supervision.
• Knowledge of quality documents (CP, FMEA, etc.).
• Preferred 2 years of Quality Auditor experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs informal audits of the management system via rotating floor time.
• Serves as an informational resource for production and quality.
• Participates in PFMEA and/or PLT as needed.
• Participates as cross-functional project team member as needed.
• Participates in internal audit program.
• Reviews management system documentation.
• Enters document change requests into Trubox.
• Visually examines batteries and accessories for defects and verifies specs.
• Records, maintains, and analyzes data to aid problem solving.
• Informs proper people and documents via IPIR when deficiencies are found.
• Participates in PV runs as needed.
• Supports Quality Specialist II with document alignment audits.
• Maintains regular attendance and works overtime as required.
• Performs other duties and contributes to high-quality production.
• Adheres to hygiene, housekeeping, and safety practices.

Skills

Quality Auditor

Statistics

Reasoning

Mechanical skills

Communication

Independent work

Audit skills

Quality docs

Tools

Trubox

Job description

Overview

Responsibilities include but are not limited to inspecting and testing storage batteries and accessories in the manufacturing process or before shipment to verify conformity with mechanical, chemical, and electrical specifications.

Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Performs informal audits of the management system via random rotating floor time
• Serves as an informational resource for members of production and quality
• Participates in PFMEA and/or PLT as needed
• Participates as cross‑functional project team member as needed
• Participates in internal audit program
• Reviews management system documentation
• Enters document change requests into Trubox
• Visually examines batteries and accessories for defects and determines if specifications have been met.
• Records, maintains, and analyzes the data in order to aid the problem solving process.
• If deficiencies are found, will inform proper people and document via IPIR
• Participates in PV runs as needed
• Support Quality Specialist II with document alignment audit
• Maintains regular attendance.
• Ability to work mandatory over time.
• Performs other duties as requested by Management.
• Responsible for producing a high quality product.
• Responsible for proper hygiene, housekeeping, and safety practices.

Equal Opportunity Employer/VEVRAA.

These tasks are considered essential elements of the job.

Qualifications

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, Adequate educational background to facilitate growth potential; MATHEMATICAL SKILLS, Basic understanding of statistics, Excellent Math Skills; REASONING SKILLS, Ability to analyze, Good decision making skills, Recognizes irregularities and brings to the attention of supervisors; MECHANICAL SKILLS, Mechanical ability; COMMUNICATION SKILLS, Good Communication Skills, Strong interpersonal skills, Ability to communicate with Co‑workers; OTHER NECESSARY SKILLS/REQUIREMENTS, Ability to work independently without supervision, Well rounded battery manufacturing knowledge, Able to identify and define problems, Self motivated, Ability to work flexible hours, Good audit skills, Uses quality documents (control plans, FMEA, etc.), *Preferred 2 years Quality Auditor experience