Quality Associate- All shifts

KASAI NORTH AMERICA; Talladega (AL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

The Quality Associate position at KASAI North America in Alabama conducts production auditing and receiving inspection to ensure product conformance, including first-off approvals and disposition of rejected materials.

Responsibilities include interfacing with internal customers, meeting quality and quantity targets, generating precise reports, and enforcing ISO/TS16949 and ISO 14000 policies. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• At least 1 year experience in the quality field.
• Ability to interpret blueprints, drawings, schematics, etc.
• Capable of computer transactions for inventory purposes.

Responsibilities

• Interact with internal customers.
• Meet quality and quantity levels of assigned work, housekeeping, and safe work practices.
• Generate reports and verify accuracy of documentation.
• Monitor and enforce ISO/TS16949 and ISO 14000 policies.
• Support implementation and maintenance of Quality and Environmental Policies and Procedures.

Skills

Math skills

Written skills

Verbal skills

Blueprint interpretation

Computer literacy

Color vision test

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

The Quality Associate position has two primary functions: production auditing and receiving inspection. The production auditing consists of continuous monitoring of the production processes to confirm product conformance including first-off approvals. The receiving inspection technician verifies product conformance of outside supplied materials including disposition of rejected materials and performing computer transactions for inventory purposes.

RESPONSIBILITIES: (All Quality Associates)

• Interact with internal customers.
• Meets quality and quantity levels of assigned work, housekeeping, and safe work practices.
• Generates reports as required and verify accuracy of all documentation.
• Monitor and enforce ISO/TS16949 and ISO 14000 policies and procedures.
• Support the implementation, achievement, and maintenance of the Quality and Environmental Policies and Procedures

RESPONSIBILITIES: (All Quality Associatesassigned to production auditing)

• Performs first-off inspection for set-up approval, material change, color approval, and die changes.
• Gauge parts per inspection instructions.
• Record inspection results and material dispositions.
• Identify materials for proper disposition such as OK to use, Hold, Rejected, etc.
• Audit compliance to policies/procedures to assure consistent product conformance.

RESPONSIBILITIES: (All Quality Associates assigned to receiving inspection)

• Perform inspection per inspection instructions on supplied materials.
• Identify materials for proper disposition such as OK to use, Hold, Rejected, etc.
• Audit compliance to policies/procedures to assure consistent product conformance.
• Record inspection results and material dispositions.

RESPONSIBILITIES: (All Quality Associates assigned to rejected supplier materials)

• Coordinate disposition of rejected materials including requesting return authorizations from suppliers.
• Generate all paperwork associated with the disposition of rejected materials including scrap tickets, return authorizations, shipping documents, inventory adjustments, reject notifications, etc.
• Sort and/or rework rejected parts as required.

RESPONSIBILITIES: (All Quality Associates assigned to data entry)

• Enter data from received materials for inventory purposes.
• Enter data from inspections performed by QA production auditing.

EDUCATION:

• High School Diploma or GED

EXPERIENCE:

• At least 1 year experience in the quality field.

SKILLS:

• Above average mathematical skills, written skills, and verbal skills
• Ability to interpret blueprints, drawings, schematics, etc.
• Computer literate
• Capable of overall professionalism in a business environment
• Must be able to judge color visually and must pass the Farnsworth Munsell 100 Hue test yearly.

TRAINING SPECIFIC to POSITION:

• Capable of using basic measurement devices such as micrometers, calipers, indicators, etc.

OTHER:

• Ability to travel for extended periods of time with limited prior notice
• Must be able to work any assigned shift