Quality Control Technician

Bridgewood Cabinetry; Chanute (KS); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Paid time off

Benefits

Job summary

Bridgewood Cabinetry is seeking a Quality Control Technician to inspect and ensure our cabinets meet strict quality standards. You will work across the manufacturing floor, understanding Bridgewood's product specifications, and ensure only high-quality items leave the shipping department.

Preferred candidates have 1 year in quality control and cabinet manufacturing. The role is on-site in Chanute, KS, with benefits, quarterly bonuses, and wage progression."

Qualifications

• Prefer 1 year of quality control experience.
• Preference for cabinet manufacturing experience.
• Ability to differentiate paints, enamels, stains, finishes, styles, and product types.
• Ability to read a tape measure and calipers.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Inspect products for quality against specifications.
• Reject non-conforming items and route to correct location.
• Investigate quality issues and suggest improvements.
• Conduct repairs on cabinets as needed.
• Record inspection results accurately.

Skills

Quality control experience

Cabinet manufacturing

Read tape measure

Calipers

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Putty knife

Dent repair iron

Air tools

Job description

Are you looking for a new career with a company that truly values you? At Bridgewood Cabinetry, we offer a wide variety of great benefits, quick progressive wage increases, quarterly bonuses, and 80 hours of paid time off in your first year!
We are a family-owned company and have been manufacturing wood furniture and cabinets for over 45 years under the Hi-Lo Industries name. Bridgewood Cabinetry began production in September of 1990 — over 30 years ago. Our mission is still the same, to combine high-quality materials, with our experience to craft beautiful custom cabinetry that will complete the home our customers have been dreaming about. And that all starts with YOU!
Does this sound like something you're interested in?

Schedule:

6:00 AM - 2:30 PM (up to 4:30 PM)

Monday-Friday (Saturdays as scheduled by leadership)

Pay Range:

$16.00 - 20.00 /hour

Wage ranges are commensurate with experience.

Position Summary

A Quality Control Technician is responsible for reviewing, inspecting, and investigating quality concerns regarding products produced by Bridgewood Cabinetry. The Quality Control Technician works throughout the manufacturing plant and is fully educated on the specifications of Bridgewood Cabinetry’s product and takes pride in ensuring customers receive the best product before it leaves our shipping department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Following company safety and company rules & procedures
• Responsible for understanding the value and specifications of all items sold by Bridgewood Cabinetry.
• Ensuring all products are rejected as necessary and sent to the proper location for correction.
• Investigating quality issues, concerns, and processes that lead to issues seen in products being produced.
• Visually examines and feels surface of Woodstock or products to detect defects such as mismatched color, dents, splits, blemishes, loos and uneven joints, holes, and faulty sanding.
• Networking and asking questions within different departments to identify information regarding the quality outcome of our product such as procedures not being followed properly or identifying areas for improvement. Reporting these to their supervisor or manager.
• Communicating an issue to a department when a quality issue is found.
• Performing repair on cabinets as necessary using a putty knife, dent repair iron, stick burner, and air tools.
• Verifies conformance of Woodstock or products to dimensional specifications on order.
• Records quantity of material approved and rejected on inspection report.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Preferred one year experience in a quality control department.
• Preferred experience in cabinet manufacturing.
• Ability to differentiate paints, enamels, stains, finishes, styles, and product types.
• Ability to memorize the company catalog
• Ability to write correspondence digitally to others.
• Ability to communicate and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Understanding or willingness to understand how different parts of cabinets work together to create the final order
• Motivated to provide the best product to our customers and their homes/businesses
• Ability to utilize a computer efficiently
• Ability to efficiently and accurately read a tape measurer and calipers.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• High school diploma or GED

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Standing for the scheduled shift and any over-time scheduled (8 hours/shift)
• Lifting up to 50 lbs regularly, pushing and pulling up to 50-75 lbs
• Constantly bending, stooping, kneeling, holding, grasping, and manipulating (typing)
• Occasionally twisting throughout the shift.
• Constantly utilizing eye, hand, foot coordination

Work Location: 3928 Ross Lane, Chanute, KS 66720