Onsite Quality Specialist — QA & Process Improvement

JBT Marel; Gainesville (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Family leave

Vision coverage

401(k) match

Job summary

JBT Marel in Gainesville, GA is seeking a Quality Specialist to uphold and improve our quality systems on the plant floor within the Poultry Division. You will report to the Manager of Engineering and Quality and ensure conformance to internal quality procedures, coordinate containment actions, and drive continuous improvement with internal teams and suppliers.

Responsibilities include performing inspections, measurement planning, calibration oversight, and adherence to ISO 9001-2015 standards

Qualifications

• 3 years’ experience in QA as an auditor, technician, or specialist responsible for maintaining quality standards
• Manufacturing experience on the plant floor and with operations teams to correct issues
• Work with vendors and customers to improve process and quality control
• Must understand fit, form and function and stack tolerances of manufactured equipment
• Knowledge and experience of operation measuring tools and equipment
• Knowledge of Lean methodology, root cause, and/or Six Sigma experience
• Understand and engage in 5S methodology
• Knowledge of geometric dimension and tolerancing
• Ability to read technical drawings

Responsibilities

• Communicating and explaining the quality system both inside and outside the organization (i.e. to suppliers)
• Initiating and organizing the implementation of actions after abnormalities have occurred so that (similar) abnormalities can be prevented
• Motivating, encouraging, coaching, and influencing new behavioral patterns both within the internal organization and at suppliers
• Adhere and ensure conformance to all Internal Quality procedures
• Identifying, handling, and coordinating containment actions after articles have been produced either internally or externally that do not comply with the specifications
• Drawing up and analyzing investigation and control results and the distribution of reports
• Formulating measurement plans and 3D measurement programs
• Suspending production and freezing stock if abnormalities are discovered
• Verifying faults and abnormalities and determining the level of non-conformity
• Carrying out incoming inspections, stock inspections, process inspections, and end product inspections
• Verifying faults and abnormalities and determining the level of non-conformity
• Carrying out tests and measurements: Carrying out incoming inspections, stock inspections, process inspections, and end-product inspections
• Ensure calibration equipment standards are maintained
• Following international quality ISO 9001 -2015 Standard
• Production reporting
• Monitor and carry out Marel standard procedures when supplier discrepancies are identified
• Provide support as required in the improvement of quality-related processes
• Participation in internal and external quality consultation meetings and improvement projects
• Demonstrate continuous performance of duties according to Marel HSE standards and policies
• Assist in root cause analysis, process mapping, etc. to make incremental changes to process and procedures

Skills

QA experience

Lean methodology

Six Sigma

5S methodology

Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing

Reading technical drawings

Measurement tools

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Calibration tools

Measurement equipment

Job description

JBT Marel in Gainesville, GA is seeking a Quality Specialist to uphold and improve our quality systems on the plant floor within the Poultry Division. You will report to the Manager of Engineering and Quality and ensure conformance to internal quality procedures, coordinate containment actions, and drive continuous improvement with internal teams and suppliers.

Responsibilities include performing inspections, measurement planning, calibration oversight, and adherence to ISO 9001-2015 standards