Quality Assurance Tech I — First Shift, On-Site, $2K Sign-On

Alene Candles

Milford, Northern (NH, KY)

Hybrid

USD 33,000 - 44,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with company match

Life Insurance

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Maternity Leave

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Volunteer Program

Job summary

Alene Candles LLC & Midwest is a private label contract manufacturer of high-quality candles. This Quality Assurance Technician I role supports the supervisor in a manufacturing setting, ensuring product quality through audits, testing coordination, and data tracking.

The position offers a 5:00 am–3:00 pm shift with potential overtime during the busy season and includes a $2,000 sign-on bonus. The selected candidate will manage testing processes, log data, prepare samples, and help drive

Qualifications

1-2 years as a quality inspector or similar position in a manufacturing environment in which the individual was required to monitor and report on quality attributes of some product and/or process.
Associates Degree preferred
Will be expected to be a team member of the supervisory and management staff, chairing meetings, offering opinions, supporting initiatives, and treating co-workers with mutual respect.
Ability to use various machines and practical skills.
Good communication skills to deliver valuable teamwork.

Responsibilities

Supports the supervisor with quality related items in a manufacturing process environment with respect to candles and home fragrance products.
Monitors and helps verify corrective and preventive actions are effective and sustainable while maintaining product quality.
Evaluate efficiency standards and measure performance to targets.
Tracks, reports, conducts root cause analysis, and supports corrective actions as defined by the supervisor to maintain and improve efficiencies.
Responsible for the BME & EU testing process, logging samples into database, and printing testing forms and ID barcodes.
Preps samples according to customer requirements, sets up distribution to various testing facilities (internal, customer, 3 rd party), and communicates the sample distribution list with various customer reps daily.
Ensures a safe work environment by communicating safety requirements, auditing, tracking, and providing feedback and corrective actions to employees and management.
Will collect data, maintain metrics, monitor trends, and report to supervision on the health and well-being of manufacturing.
Perform process, line and procedural audits while challenged with improving efficiencies of line production.
Provides additional support where needed and serve as backup coverage for senior technicians and supervisors.
Own the WIP and Quarantine stored at site location