Quality Assurance Administrator

Valence; Camden (AR); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Valence is seeking a QA/QC focused professional to support chemical processing quality and compliance. The role involves developing SOPs, auditing processes, and collaborating across teams to ensure accurate, reliable results.

The ideal candidate will have 0+ years in quality surface finishing, strong Microsoft Office skills, and a proactive approach to continual improvement and readiness activities.

Qualifications

• High School GED required.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering preferred.
• 0+ years of experience in Quality surface finishing.
• Experience with SPC, programming platforms, and simulators.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to QA/QC and chemical processing quality.
• Develop and maintain SOPs and process trees.
• Perform internal audits and support continual improvement.
• Assist in risk analysis and readiness initiatives.
• Support training and documentation activities.

Skills

Accountability

Accuracy

Ambition

Active Listening

Applied Learning

Communication Oral

Communication Written

Conceptual Thinking

Customer Oriented

Decision Making

Leadership

Patience

Relationship Building

Time Management

Problem Solving

Responsible

Honesty

Integrity

Organized

Delegating Responsibility

Detail Oriented

Initiative

Ethical

Education

High School Graduate or GED

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Preferred

Tools

SPC programs

Simulators

Programming platforms

Job description

Essential Functions Statement(s)

Thorough understanding of quality assurance/control & chemical processing philosophies, principles, systems, methods, tools, standards, organizational and team dynamics, customer satisfaction, training, interpersonal relationships, improvement systems, and professional ethics. Have a thorough understanding of management systems, including the development, documentation, and implementation these systems with respect to domestic standards or requirements. Create, implement and maintain standard processing, equipment matrices and procedures to support compliance of flow-down through requirements planning, product realization planning and associated activities. Create, implement and verify the accuracy of standard process trees within material requirements planning (mrp) systems and to develop standard operating procedures (SOP's) to ensure process tree consistency and accuracy for like processes/approvals at each plant during the initial deployment of the mrp system. Perform internal audits and the development of operational and quality procedures to support the qualification of new processes and approvals. Develop and have a thorough understanding of the audit process including types of audits, planning, preparation, execution, reporting results, and follow-up. Create and Support quality programs, including tracking, analyzing, and reporting results, including the use of problem-solving methods to promote continual improvement. Support product and process quality in accordance with established quality principles, planning processes, material control, acceptance sampling, and measurement systems. Be able to support quality product applications in chemical processing, nondestructive testing, & surface enhancement processes and activities. Support each of the quality functions with flexibility to step in as needed to ensure on-time delivery. Have a thorough understanding of and ability to implement problem-solving and lean quality improvement tools and techniques. Be able to acquire and analyze data using appropriate standard quantitative methods across a spectrum of business environments to facilitate and implement process analysis and improvements. Have a thorough understanding and be able to implement risk analysis philosophies/methodologies and their applications. Have a thorough understanding and be able to implement readiness processes.

Requirements

Other duties as assigned

Position Qualifications

Competency Statement(s)

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Ambition - The drive to achieve personal advancement.
• Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
• Applied Learning - Ability to participate in needed learning activities in a way that makes the most of the learning experience.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Conceptual Thinking - Ability to think in terms of abstract ideas.
• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
• Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
• Leadership - Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.
• Patience - Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.
• Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
• Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
• Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Delegating Responsibility - Ability to allocate authority and/or task responsibility to appropriate people.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.

Skills & Abilities

Education: High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED): Required

Bachelor's Degree (four-year college or technical school) Preferred, Field of Study: Engineering

Experience: 0 plus years of experience in Quality surface finishing

Computer Programming Platforms, SPC programs, and Simulators

Computer Skills: Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office