Quality Specialist

Electroswitch; Weymouth (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Electroswitch is seeking a Quality Specialist to improve manufacturing processes and ensure product quality. Responsibilities include providing hands-on quality assistance, performing inspections, and investigating non-conformance issues.

The ideal candidate will possess strong problem-solving skills and an eye for detail to propose corrective actions. This role requires collaboration with manufacturing and engineering teams, and a commitment to continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Ability to evaluate and break down manufacturing issues thoroughly.
• Experience with quality assistance to manufacturing and engineering teams.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with various audiences.

Responsibilities

• Manufacturing process work instruction and equipment calibration.
• Daily floor support for product non-conformance and root cause investigation.
• Participate in creating documentation and analyzing quality trends.

Skills

Hands-on quality assistance

Problem solving methods

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Detail-oriented work ethic

Job description

Summary Of Responsibilities

The Quality Specialist's primary responsibilities include manufacturing process work instruction and manufacturing equipment calibration procedure preparation, training, and performance oversight, and continuous improvement. Additional responsibilities involve daily floor support of product non-conformance, root cause investigation, and proposing corrective solutions for QA Leadership and QA Engineering disposition. This role may cover areas of Weymouth Assembly/Inspection, and Rockland facility component manufacture/Inspection.

• Provide “hands‑on” quality assistance to Manufacturing, Materials, Product Engineering, and Sales, by applying knowledge and skills to develop, implement, and sustain process, product, and equipment performance.
• Perform Incoming Inspection and/or QC Final Test responsibilities during surge capacity as product demand requires.
• Basic understanding of manufacturing drawing interpretation.
• A detail‑oriented work ethic is required to thoroughly evaluate and break down manufacturing issues with the drive to root out the cause(s) and propose corrective action.
• Apply problem solving methods, documenting findings, and organizing information into a logical report to achieve the most cost‑effective outcome.
• An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
• An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
• An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
• Participate in creating documentation, collecting, and analyzing non-conformance data quality trends associated with the Cost of Quality as an objective in the generation and implementation of defect‑reduction programs. Acquire trend information from quality data systems and through frequent interactions with cross‑functional team members.
• Support the company calibration program for production equipment.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Guide the training of personnel to meet company policies and standards to achieve best practice and continuous improvement.
• Audit internal department personnel to ensure the latest policies and procedures are effectively applied and maintained.
• Assist in the development and implementation of statistical process control.
• Perform other duties as assigned or as may be necessary.