Quality Assurance Administrator

Job Overview:

Job Title: Quality Assurance Administrator

Reports to: Quality Manager

Location: Everett, WA 

Type: Full-Time Non-Exempt (hourly)

Schedule: 1st Shift

Valence Surface Technologies production is open 24 hours per day. All shifts are as follows: 1st shift (Monday-Friday 6:00am-2:30pm), 2nd shift (Monday-Friday 12:00pm-8:30pm, 3rd shift (Sunday-Thursday 10:00pm 6:30am)

Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions: 

• Thorough understanding of quality assurance/control & chemical processing philosophies, principles, systems, methods, tools, standards, organizational and team dynamics, customer satisfaction, training, interpersonal relationships, improvement systems, and professional ethics.
• Have a thorough understanding of management systems, including the development, documentation, and implementation these systems with respect to domestic standards or requirements.
• Create, implement and maintain standard processing, equipment matrices and procedures to support compliance of flow-down through requirements planning, product realization planning and associated activities.
• Create, implement and verify the accuracy of standard process trees within material requirements planning (mrp) systems and to develop standard operating procedures (SOP's) to ensure process tree consistency and accuracy for like processes/approvals at each plant during the initial deployment of the mrp system.
• Perform internal audits and the development of operational and quality procedures to support the qualification of new processes and approvals.
  
• Develop and have a thorough understanding of the audit process including types of audits, planning, preparation, execution, reporting results, and follow-up.
  
• Create and Support quality programs, including tracking, analyzing, and reporting results, including the use of problem-solving methods to promote continual improvement.
• Support product and process quality in accordance with established quality principles, planning processes, material control, acceptance sampling, and measurement systems.
  
• Be able to support quality product applications in chemical processing, nondestructive testing, & surface enhancement processes and activities.
  
• Support each of the quality functions with flexibility to step in as needed to ensure on-time delivery
  
• Have a thorough understanding of and ability to implement problem-solving and lean quality improvement tools and techniques.
  
• Be able to acquire and analyze data using appropriate standard quantitative methods across a spectrum of business environments to facilitate and implement process analysis and improvements. Have a thorough understanding and be able to implement risk analysis philosophies/methodologies and their applications.
  
• Have a thorough understanding and be able to implement readiness processes and requirements
  
• Other duties as assigned

Position Qualifications

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Ambition - The drive to achieve personal advancement.
• Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
• Applied Learning - Ability to participate in needed learning activities in a way that makes the most of the learning experience.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Conceptual Thinking - Ability to think in terms of abstract ideas.
• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
• Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
• Leadership - Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.
• Patience - Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.
• Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
• Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
• Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Delegating Responsibility - Ability to allocate authority and/or task responsibility to appropriate people.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education: High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED): Required
Bachelor's Degree (four year college or technical school) Preferred, Field of Study: Engineering

Experience: 0 plus years of experience in Quality surface finishing
Computer Programming Platforms, SPC programs, and Simulators

Computer Skills: Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

N (Not Applicable): Activity is not applicable to this position.
O (Occasionally): Position requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5 hrs/day)
F (Frequently): Position requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day)
C (Constantly): Position requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5 hrs/day)

Physical Demands
Lift/Carry

• 10 lbs or less: O
• 11-20 lbs: O
• 21-50 lbs: O
• 51-100 lbs: N
• Over 100 lbs: N

Stand: O
Walk: O
Sit: C
Manually Manipulate: O
Reach Outward: C
Reach Above Shoulder: O
Climb: N
Crawl: N

Push/Pull

• 12 lbs or less: O
• 13-25 lbs: O
• 26-40 lbs: O
• 41-100 lbs: N

Squat or Kneel: O
Bend: O
Grasp: O
Speak: F 

Other Physical Requirements
•Vision (Near, Distance)
•Sense of Sound - Able to hear average conversations
•Sense of Touch
•Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Safety Glasses
•Finger Dexterity

Benefits: 

• Compensation Range $17.50 to $ 23.00 per hour (DOE) 
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Employer Paid Basic Life, Supplemental Life Insurance, 401k with a 3% Employer Match
• Generous Paid Time Off program
• 7 Holidays and 2 Floater Holiday
• On-the-job training, no experience required
• Join a great company with opportunities for growth!  

Work Environment 

Temperatures in the work environment can fluctuate with outside weather conditions. Due to the manufacturing environment, Personal Protection Equipment may be required including safety glasses, goggles, aprons, rubber boots, gloves, and a respirator (provided by Company).

Application Process: 

Please apply at Aerospace Metal Finishing Careers | Aerospace Jobs (valencesurfacetech.com) with up-to-date work history and contact information. If you are a qualified candidate, one of our recruiters will reach out to you to learn more about your experience and tell you more about the job, compensation, and benefits.

Salary : $18 - $23