Quality Control & Production Assistant — Vocational Training

JVS; Montclair (NJ); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

JVS in Montclair, NJ is seeking a Quality Control Production Assistant to support vocational rehabilitation programs by enforcing quality, safety, and compliance standards. You will bridge production operations with rehabilitation goals, ensuring training participants meet job requirements and workplace expectations.

The role emphasizes quality control procedures, inspection, testing, defect documentation, and collaboration with production teams to improve processes in a training environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in quality control, manufacturing, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of QC or production assistant experience in manufacturing, rehabilitation, or vocational setting.
• Experience with IDD population preferred.
• Knowledge of inspection standards and QC/QA procedures.
• Proficiency with MS Office and QC software.
• Strong attention to detail, problem-solving, and communication.
• Certifications in QC/QA, HACCP, or related may be preferred.

Responsibilities

• Quality Control Support: Assist in developing and implementing quality control procedures and standards for vocational training and production environments.
• Inspection & Testing: Perform routine inspections, tests, and quality checks on training materials, tools, and production outputs to ensure they meet specifications.
• Defect Identification: Identify and document product or training material quality issues, and recommend corrective actions.
• Collaboration: Work with the production team and external customers toaddress quality concerns and improve processes.
• Training Support: Assist in preparing training materials, equipment, and environments to meet vocational rehabilitation standards.
• Time Studies: Complete time studies based on the Federal 14C DOL standards.
• Business Development: Engaging business partners for contract work for the production in the workshop.
• Payroll: Monitor the payroll on a daily basis to ensure accuracy of input, specifically where an error may occur such as a job code.
• Reporting: Complete detailed reports and performance records to support quality assurance and program evaluation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in quality control/manufacturing or related field

Tools

MS Office

QC software

Job description

JVS in Montclair, NJ is seeking a Quality Control Production Assistant to support vocational rehabilitation programs by enforcing quality, safety, and compliance standards. You will bridge production operations with rehabilitation goals, ensuring training participants meet job requirements and workplace expectations.

The role emphasizes quality control procedures, inspection, testing, defect documentation, and collaboration with production teams to improve processes in a training environment.