Quality & Safety Tech

Pratt Retail Specialties - Production Facilities; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Pratt Industries seeks a Quality/Safety Tech to support the Plant Quality & Safety Manager in ensuring safe, on-time production and delivery of products. You will participate in the Plant Safety Committee, uphold GMPs, and drive root-cause analysis for quality issues.

Responsibilities include data entry, audits, complaint handling, and management of documentation for safety, training and quality. Overtime may be required to meet production demands.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with related college degree and/or technical courses.
• Minimum of one year of experience in a related field.
• Knowledge of LEAN manufacturing, ISO, Six Sigma preferred; OSHA or safety field experience beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assist in ensuring on-time production and safe operations.
• Enter, track, and resolve complaints; support root-cause analysis.
• Conduct process audits and manage safety, training, and quality documents.
• Support weekly KPI tracking and corrective action reports (CAR).
• Assist with PARs and non-conforming supplier defects and returns.

Skills

LEAN manufacturing

ISO standards

Six Sigma

OSHA safety

Data entry

Microsoft Excel

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Technical courses or associate degree

Tools

Excel

Access

PowerPoint

Job description

The position of Quality/Safety Tech will be working closely with the Plant Quality/Safety Manager to ensure on-time production and delivery of products in the safest manner.**DUTIES**Work safely at all times, be aware of surroundings and understand and comply with Pratt Industries Safety rules, operating procedures, and help hold co-workers responsible for safety related items. Participate in Plant Safety Committee.Follow at all times GMPs (Good Manufacturing Processes)Learn and comply with Pratt Industries quality procedures and policies. Stop bad quality from leaving the facility to the Customer. Catch it on the front end of manufacturing the product. Strong attention to detail for poor quality; prevent bad quality being sent to customer.Superior time management skills and must be self driven and self motivated. Excellent attendance is a must.Must have outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail is must.Ability to solve practical problems: ability to interpret verbal and written instructions.Multi-tasking; ability to work with various challenges and deal with a variety of situationsAbility to read, comprehend and interpret operating instructions, training and procedure manuals.Excellent communication skills; able to speak effectively to employees, managers, customersExcellent listening skills; ability to provide positive and corrective feedbackWill be very involved in the complaint process for internal and external customers; entering, tracking, receiving complaint issues and resolutions to complaints or root cause analysisAbility to perform process auditsData entryManagement and control of documents (safety, training and quality)Control of non-conforming supplier defects and returnsManagement of sorting and reworksManagement of weekly KPI's and/or compliances with CAR (corrective action reports).Responsible for PAR (Preventive Acton Reports)Must be able to work overtime as necessary, sometimes on short notice. We serve our customers 24x7 – 365 days a year and sometimes work on holidays not avoidable.Additional duties may be assigned by management.**REQUIREMENTS**Computer literacy. Must be proficient with Microsoft Office especially Excel, Access and Powerpoint.High school graduate or equivalent with related college degree and/or technical courses or associate (two-year) college degree.Minimum of one years of experience in a related field and knowledge of LEAN manufacturing, ISO, Six Sigma preferred, OSHA or Safety related field.**MATHEMATICAL SKILLS**Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy. Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume and rate. Able to apply concepts of high school math.**REASONING ABILITY**Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.**PHYSICAL DEMANDS**Employee is regularly required to walk and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Vision requirements include: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.**WORK ENVIRONMENT**While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.