Hands-On QA Specialist in Metals Manufacturing

Marmon Holdings, Inc.; Spring Valley (IL); Sur place; USD 78 000 - 83 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid vacation

Sick time

Holidays (10)

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Résumé du poste

Marmon/Keystone LLC in Spring Valley, IL is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist to support daily quality operations in a high-volume manufacturing and distribution environment. You will balance shop-floor presence with QMS administration and promote Built-In Quality throughout the facility.

Reporting to the Regional Quality Manager, the role involves inspections, nonconforming material handling, MRB involvement, and cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Customer Service, Supply

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Technology, Quality, Business, or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in manufacturing, metals processing, distribution, machining, fabrication, or industrial operations.
• Working knowledge of Quality Management Systems.
• Experience with Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action methodologies.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and customer specifications.
• Experience with ERP systems and quality software.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsabilités

• Serve as the site’s primary quality representative supporting daily warehouse and processing operations.
• Perform incoming, in-process, and final product inspections using standard inspection equipment.
• Verify conformance of cut-to-length tube, pipe, and bar products to customer specifications.
• Support processing operations including band saws, cold saws, rotary cut-off equipment, and outsourced value-added processing.
• Manage nonconforming material, quarantine inventory, containment activities, and disposition recommendations.
• Conduct product and process verification activities to ensure compliance with customer requirements.
• Perform layered process audits, Built-In Quality (BIQ) audits, warehouse audits, and process compliance reviews.
• Support Material Review Board (MRB) activities and disposition decisions.
• Investigate customer complaints and validate returned material.
• Coordinate supplier nonconformance activities and corrective actions with mills and outside processors.
• Support customer audits, supplier audits, and quality system assessments.
• Review customer drawings, specifications, purchase order requirements, and quality documentation.
• Assist with customer qualification activities including PPAPs, FAIs, ISIRs, deviations, and customer-specific documentation.
• Participate in customer and supplier meetings as required.
• Lead or facilitate Root Cause Analysis (RCA) activities using structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Support implementation and verification of Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs).
• Issue Quality Alerts and communicate lessons learned throughout the facility.Participate in Lean, Continuous Improvement, and Built-In Quality initiatives.
• Support reduction of customer claims, COPQ, rework, scrap, and processing errors.
• Assist with development of visual work instructions and standardized work.
• Maintain quality records within ERP and Quality Management Systems.
• Process customer claims and supplier quality documentation.
• Maintain calibration records and support the site’s gage control program.
• Assist with internal audits and ISO 9001 compliance activities.
• Support document control and quality record retention requirements.
• Complete customer surveys, supplier questionnaires, and compliance documentation.
• Maintain inspection records, quality metrics, and reporting dashboards.
• Support ERP master data initiatives as assigned.
• Perform inventory verification and stock quality checks.
• Verify product identification, traceability, labeling, certifications, and packaging requirements.
• Support timely disposition of quarantined inventory.
• Work with Operations to improve throughput while maintaining product quality.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate waste and improve process consistency.
• Partner daily with Operations, Customer Service, Sales, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Regional Quality Managers.
• Participate in daily production meetings, toolbox talks, and cross-functional Teams meetings.
• Communicate quality risks, customer concerns, and operational issues in a timely manner.
• Escalate issues requiring Regional Quality Manager involvement while independently resolving routine site-level quality matters.

Connaissances

Quality Management Systems

Root Cause Analysis

Reading engineering drawings

Inspection equipment

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Lean/Six Sigma (preferred)

Team collaboration

Formation

Associate degree in Engineering Technology / related

Outils

Power BI

Quality software

ERP systems

Description du poste

Marmon/Keystone LLC in Spring Valley, IL is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist to support daily quality operations in a high-volume manufacturing and distribution environment. You will balance shop-floor presence with QMS administration and promote Built-In Quality throughout the facility.

Reporting to the Regional Quality Manager, the role involves inspections, nonconforming material handling, MRB involvement, and cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Customer Service, Supply