Quality Technician

Alleguard; Anderson (SC); Hybrid; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life and AD&D Insurance

401k Retirement Plan

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Vacation and Holiday Pay

Job summary

Alleguard in Anderson, SC is seeking a Quality Technician to inspect, test, and monitor products for defects, and to assist the Quality Supervisor with data reporting and process improvements. You will coordinate FPA procedures and ensure calibration of testing equipment, while guiding a small QA team.

Daily responsibilities include recording inspection data, issuing QSS instructions, and training staff on quality standards; strong cross-functional communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years employment experience in quality inspection/management.
• High School Diploma or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate.
• Relevant supervisory experience may be substituted for education at the discretion of the hiring manager or Director of Quality.

Responsibilities

• Discuss inspection results with those responsible for products and recommend corrective actions.
• Coordinate First Part Approval (FPA) procedures per established requirements.
• Discard or quarantine nonconforming products/materials and monitor QA in the QMS.
• Ensure calibration of all measuring/testing equipment.
• Record and maintain inspection/test data (weights, temperatures, grades, moisture content).
• Issue approved QSS and work instructions prior to each production run.
• Perform daily spot checks of packaging/labeling per QSS.
• Provide leadership to Quality department personnel and direct work activities.
• Assist in training of Quality staff and participate in training events.
• Comply with environmental and safety requirements; promote continuous improvement.
• Follow environmental and safety policies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Quality inspection

Supervisory experience

Physical stamina

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Position: Quality Technician

Come join a leader in Protective Foam Solutions! At Alleguard, we’re built from the ground up to expand and shape our customer’s businesses. We understand the diversity of challenges that customers are facing across different industries, from confidence in their supply chain to needing the latest innovations at their fingertips. These challenges are also opportunities, and whether our customers are in construction, protective packaging, cold-chain or other industries, we are relentless in seeing around corners, and going the extra mile to help their business succeed.

Job Summary

Inspect, test, sort, sample, measure, or weigh raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment. Assist the Quality Supervisor in the compilation and reporting of quality data. Communicates and coordinates quality standards and activities with customers and Quality Inspectors.

Pay: $18.00 per hour

Shift

• Monday through Friday
• 7:00am - 3:30pm
• Flexibility is a must, hours subject to change based on production schedule.

Responsibilities

• Discuss inspection results with those responsible for products and recommend necessary corrective actions.
• Coordinate First Part Approval (FPA) procedures in conformance with established company or customer requirements.
• Discard or quarantine for inspection products, materials, and equipment not meeting specifications. Monitor all aspects of product quality and manage the
  process using the company’s Quality Management Software (QMS) program.
• Ensure that all measuring/testing equipment is properly calibrated.
• Record and maintain accurate and complete inspection or test data, such as weights, temperatures, grades, or moisture content and quantities inspected or graded.
• Issue approved QSS (Quality Standard) and work instructions prior to the start of every production run.
• Perform daily spot check verification of item packaging/labeling configuration to ensure conformance to the QSS.
• Provide leadership to the Quality department personnel, including directing work activities and follow up.
• Assist in the training of Quality department personnel.
• Assist Plant Manager and/or Quality Supervisor in applicable employee training events.
• Compliance with legal environmental and safety requirements of the area.
• Focus effort to ensure that the administration / quality management system achieves the intended results, in the activities that develops.
• Promote improvement.
• Know the environmental aspects of the area and its control.
• Know the environmental impacts associated with their activities.
• Identify specific environmental requirements of the customer.
• Follow all Environmental and Safety policies.
• Comply with procedures, regulations, and instructions of environmental and safety programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Position may require periods of intense physical exertion in conditions of low to high temperatures and humidity. Position requires ability to lift, push, pull, and/or carry up to 50 lbs. on a frequent basis. Position requires frequent and repeated standing, stooping, bending, and grasping.
• High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate); Minimum of 2 years employment experience in quality inspection/management position (preferably in a manufacturing environment).
• Relevant supervisory experience may be substituted for the education requirement at the discretion of the hiring manager or Director of Quality.

Physical Demands

• Position may require periods of intense physical exertion in conditions of low to high temperatures and humidity.
• Position requires the ability to stand, bend, and stretch over extended periods of time during a normal work shift.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.

We believe in taking care of the people who take care of our customers.

Our benefits package offers eligible team members access to:

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Retirement Program (401k)
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Vacation and Holiday Pay

Alleguard Company Values

• Safety - We care for our employees by creating and maintaining an environment with consistent actions, trusted processes, and courageous conversations.
• Trust - We build confidence with our employees and customers through dependability, respect, clear communication, and service.
• Integrity - We are consistent in always striving to do the right thing by accepting responsibility for our decisions and actions.
• Collaboration - Our diversity is the catalyst that drives our teamwork, creative problem-solving, and partnership.
• Growth - We invest, develop, and empower our people to build our company so our customers will experience outstanding success, in turn contributing to our own.
• Accountability - We achieve our success by holding ourselves and each other to high standards of behavior, commitment, and personal responsibility.

*Hiring process typically takes about 1 week to complete*

We’re a dynamic, high-growth business, invested in helping you grow with Alleguard.

Many of our colleagues have been with us for decades. That’s because we believe in collaborating as a team to serve and support each other as well as we serve and support our customers.

Alleguard’s employee-centric culture is designed to help you maximize your talents, learn new skills, and gain valuable experience on the way to achieving your professional goals.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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