Barrel Production Technician: Quality & OEE Champion

Roy Metal Finishing Co.; Piedmont (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Roy Metal Finishing Co. in Piedmont, South Carolina seeks a Production Quality Technician to uphold 6S best-practice standards, ensure barrel plated products meet the highest quality, and read and follow WOID instructions with discipline.

You will monitor thickness and quality sampling, respond to escalations to mitigate issues, track OEE data and support maintenance, safety, and training, collaborating with the production team to deliver reliable, on-time deliveries.

Qualifications

• Be a 6S best-practice example for others.
• Reading and following WOID instructions with discipline.
• Reacting to escalation to mitigate quality issues.
• Continuous quality sampling and thickness measurements.

Responsibilities

• Be a 6S best-practice example that enables all other job aspects and models behavior for other associates.
• Responsible for ensuring that barrel plated products are manufactured to meet the highest standards of quality.
• Reading and following WOID (work instructions) with discipline, every time.
• Reacting quickly regarding the escalation policy and reaction limits to mitigate long running quality issues.
• Continuous quality sampling and thickness measurements using designated measurement instrumentation.
• Understanding customer specific quality requirements before inspecting work.
• Understanding shiftly load targets and the effects of OEE (Original Equipment Effectiveness) upon performance.
• Enabling efficient line startups and shutdowns that maximize OEE.
• Performing shiftly preventive maintenance on production barrels and local station equipment.
• Using machine data (process output) to analyze production results and identify areas for improvement.
• Troubleshooting production problems, in general, in support of Maintenance, Process, and Quality technicians.
• Collaborating with other members of the production team.
• Understanding how to utilize Material Handlers for timely delivery of next production material.
• Ensuring that material FIFO (First in First Out) is maintained to support customer delivery commitments.
• Executing the quality Reject process flawlessly, every time.
• Hourly capture of relevant OEE data that supports accurate and valuable shift report authoring.
• Ensuring that all safety protocols are met and adhered to by all associates.
• Sending Maintenance and Quality Alerts through the ZincIt ERP system.
• As required by the Team Leader, support high quality training on new associates.
• Emergency procedures as trained by the Safety and HR teams (i.e. Fire extinguisher use)

Job description

Roy Metal Finishing Co. in Piedmont, South Carolina seeks a Production Quality Technician to uphold 6S best-practice standards, ensure barrel plated products meet the highest quality, and read and follow WOID instructions with discipline.

You will monitor thickness and quality sampling, respond to escalations to mitigate issues, track OEE data and support maintenance, safety, and training, collaborating with the production team to deliver reliable, on-time deliveries.