Quality Assurance Specialist
Advanced Drainage Systems
- Harrisonville, MO
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Maintain Quality Assurance (Lab Quality) portion of ADS Quality System so that requirements are being met. Lab sample testing and correlation feedback to LO constitutes 40% of work week.
- Monitor the Quality Control (Plant Quality) portion of the ADS Quality System
- Facilitate external audits of home plant and external audits of support plants as necessary
- Complete Continuous Improvement projects agreed upon by Quality Process Manager with appropriate deliverables targeting 5 hours per week on CI projects.
- Assist with Internal Quality Audits and ensure posting of Corrective Actions (CA) within the designated timeline
- Complete CA follow up with audited plants on monthly basis
- Regular involvement and support with home plant on CI projects.
- Assist support plants with a minimum of one Continuous Improvement project per year
- Ensure Wired Plant compliance through training, follow-up and documentation to plant management team if issues persist
- Facilitate required quality training at home plant and provide support training to audit plants
- Instill and impose a Quality culture at all levels of the plant
- Regular inspection through Line and Yard walks to ensure compliance with ADS Quality System
- Monitor incoming resin sampling procedures to ensure compliance with ADS Quality System
- Maintain schedule and proper calibration of quality measurement instruments
- Generate certification and compliance letters as required
- Respond to field complaints/visit customer locations as required
- Understanding of quality control/assurance principles
- Knowledge of manufacturing and plastics processing
- Ability to work with corporate, plant, sales and outside agency personnel
- Strong leadership and problem solving skills
- Critical thinking and good decision-making skills
- Strong work ethic and time management skills
- Willing to travel (20%)
- Available to work weekends and off shifts as necessary
- Strong troubleshooting skills and root cause analysis
- Ability to perform effective hands on training within the manufacturing/QC process.
- 2 year degree minimum or equivalent work experience