Lead Quality Auditor

Hood Container Corporation • Louisville, KY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Hood Container is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented Quality Lead for its Louisville, Kentucky plant. This hourly position supports daily quality operations in a fulfillment environment, conducts internal and external quality audits, identifies and documents nonconformances, and responds to customer quality inquiries. The Quality Lead provides day-to-day direction and support to quality auditors to ensure that established quality standards, procedures, and customer requirements are consistently met.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience in a quality role within a manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Experience using the MS Office suite.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and quality instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to work a minimum 8-hour shift and overtime as needed to meet production requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Bilingual proficiency in Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Lead and train Quality/Data Entry personnel using Hood Container’s Guiding Principles.
• Direct and assign auditors’ daily activities.
• Assist with line verifications and line-clearance verifications.
• Review and validate rejects, and work with production to reduce or eliminate them using root cause analysis.
• Supervise the proper execution of job packets and communicate changes needed to job packets.
• Perform first-article inspections and ensure compliance with SOPs.
• Correct lot codes when errors result from data entry.
• Ensure daily completion of quality check sheets, production records, OTC reconciliations, and quality reject sheets.
• Perform mock recalls as directed by the supervisor.
• Support management in creating procedures and guidelines related to customer quality.
• Maintain the Quality Management System through daily walks and internal audits.
• Lead monthly training on plant SOPs when needed and maintain training records.
• Support all departments with internal and external quality concerns.
• Support management with internal and external audits.
• Perform Quality/Data Entry daily tasks as needed.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Robust benefits package; employees are eligible for benefits on the first day of the month after 30 days of employment.
• Company-sponsored training.
• Quarterly bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED