Quality Systems Specialist: Lab & Process Improvement

Specialty Granules LLC; Hagerstown (MD); On-site; USD 76,000 - 104,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, dental benefits

401K with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Specialty Granules LLC is seeking a Quality Systems Technical Specialist to uphold corporate and plant quality systems to meet customer specs. You will support the QVM, QMS, and QIS, and drive product and process improvements in collaboration with Quality, R&D, PED, and Operations.

The role involves auditing, data analysis, and leading quality projects to improve processes and customer satisfaction while ensuring safety and compliance in a lab and plant environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Science, Statistics/Mathematics or related discipline.
• ASQ certification preferred or willing to obtain in the first year of employment.
• 5+ years of experience in a quality position beyond entry-level and having worked in a manufacturing or corporate environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and maintain a safe, neat work area at all times.
• Coordinate with plant personnel to obtain, prepare and distribute customer standards, while maintaining customer standards records and product standards inventory for customer samples as requested by Sales, PED, and R&D.
• Review, develop and implement corporate quality procedures, policies, and test procedures in support of the QMS. Develop and maintain QMS software in support of QMS.
• Conduct quality systems and laboratory audits at all facilities. Prepare reports, review and recommend corrective and preventative action plans.

Skills

Quality systems

Statistics

Analytical procedures

Quality tools

DOE/MVT

Data analysis

SQL databases

Manufacturing processes

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Science

ASQ Certification preferred

Tools

Minitab

SQL

MS Excel

QMS software

Job description

Specialty Granules LLC is seeking a Quality Systems Technical Specialist to uphold corporate and plant quality systems to meet customer specs. You will support the QVM, QMS, and QIS, and drive product and process improvements in collaboration with Quality, R&D, PED, and Operations.

The role involves auditing, data analysis, and leading quality projects to improve processes and customer satisfaction while ensuring safety and compliance in a lab and plant environment.