Onsite Quality Assurance Lead — Continuous Improvement

A. O. Smith Corporation; McBee (SC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Retirement savings plan

Life insurance

Disability programs

Tuition assistance

Job summary

A. O. Smith Corporation is seeking a Quality Assurance professional in McBee, SC. The role focuses on performing routine tests, visual inspections, data recording, and reporting quality results to ensure products meet standards.

Responsibilities include notifying supervisors of out-of-spec results, maintaining quality forms, making disposition recommendations, and supporting QA projects with cross-functional teams. Training in Six Sigma/ISO is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Quality processes, procedures, and tools (SPC, Six Sigma, and Statistical Analysis).
• Familiar with ISO requirement.
• Familiar with Lean Manufacturing.
• Communication and leadership abilities.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to initiate change and continuous improvement.
• Able to achieve goals and results.
• Ability to work well with cross-functional team.
• Ability to facilitate blitzs and meetings.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Performs assigned routine tests on materials, goods in process, or finished goods where results are compared with company quality standards.
• Inspects visually for obvious defects.
• Performs detailed visual inspection when necessary to determine quality of product.
• Notifies line supervisor when inspection data exceeds acceptable limits or when major incidents of poor quality are noted.
• Records results on inspection forms or charts and reports number of defects found.
• Posts and maintains forms and charts of inspection data, quality levels, or special quality studies.
• Makes recommendation on disposition of questionable product to supervisor.
• May act as quality control department clerk, maintaining all quality records for the facility.
• May act as scrap collector, touring the facility and removing tested and product samples from QC inspection stations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Quality processes

SPC

Six Sigma

Statistical analysis

Communication

Leadership

Organizational skills

Change management

Cross-functional teamwork

Blitzes & meetings facilitation

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

A. O. Smith Corporation is seeking a Quality Assurance professional in McBee, SC. The role focuses on performing routine tests, visual inspections, data recording, and reporting quality results to ensure products meet standards.

Responsibilities include notifying supervisors of out-of-spec results, maintaining quality forms, making disposition recommendations, and supporting QA projects with cross-functional teams. Training in Six Sigma/ISO is valued.