Quality Lead

Facility:           Trenton Plants

General Description

The Quality Lead is responsible for overseeing the daily activities of the shop floor ensuring a quality product is being produced. Assure compliance with Safety and Quality standards throughout all operations and processes. This position is hands-on where he or she will be expected to spend the majority of the shift on the shop floor working with the Inspectors and Operators making sure the proper production and quality procedures are being followed.  He or she will also be responsible for recommending and implementing methods to improve quality in the department.

Specific Duties

• Monitor workplace operations for compliance with all environmental, health, and safety rules and procedures and immediately respond to any non-conformances.
• Perform risk assessments and consult with workers on environmental, health, and safety issues.

• Ensure that all quality assurance programs and procedures are being implemented correctly.
• Maintain day-to-day operation of in-process Quality to ensure management goals and timelines are met.
• Develop the Q/C Inspectors by coaching and training.
• Responsible for corrective action of direct reports counseling, disciplining, planning, monitoring, and appraising work performance.
• Delegate and coordinate the day-to-day assignments to the Q/A personnel.
• Maintain control up to the disposition of the non-conformance material.
• Make sure all product produced meets quality standards.
• Document daily, all quality issues within the plant.  Prepare reports that will be distributed and/or posted weekly for management to review.
• Train Operators on new quality procedures and standards. Conduct random workstation audits to ensure that the Operators are following procedures.
• Make sure that all inspection equipment is properly calibrated.
• Communicate all quality issues to management.
• Be flexible to work opposite shifts as required.
• Communicate professionally with everyone in the plant, including office employees and shop floor employees. Utilize a translator to communicate with non-English speaking employees.
• Work overtime as required.
• Travel as required.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

Qualifications

• Prior experience working in a quality inspection or supervisory role is required.
• Previous experience working in a production environment preferred.
• Ability to read and understand manufacturing/assembly drawings is preferred.
• Basic computer/PC skills are required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience in ISO-certified organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Complete tasks with minimal supervision.
• Strong attention to detail.
• HS Diploma or GED.
• Must be able to work in an un-air-conditioned environment for a minimum of 8 hours per day.
• Ability to speak Spanish is a plus.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

The employee frequently is required to sit; walk, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, lift, and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, for viewing a computer terminal distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception vision for driving, and the ability to adjust focus.

This position is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions

Personal Protective Equipment

The following list of PPE is required while in the manufacturing area. 

• Safety Glasses conforming to ANSI Z87.1 or higher 
• Steel Toe Safety Shoes conforming to OSHA General Industry Standards 29 CFR 1910 
• Hearing protection conforming to OSHA General Industry Standards 29 CFR 1910  

Hutchinson Industries, Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer.

This is an exempt position.  Hutchinson Industries, Inc. reserves the right to modify the job description based upon its needs and may require the employee to perform functions beyond those mentioned above.  Neither this job description nor any other communication creates an employment contract between Hutchinson Industries, Inc. nor the employee, and either one may terminate employment without notice at any time.