NF Recovery QA Technician

Radius Recycling•Oakland, CA

About The Position

The NF Recovery Quality Assurance Technician reports to the NF Recovery Manager. They are responsible for ensuring that sampling and testing requirements are met at the plant. Additionally, they will focus on securing, organizing, and analyzing the information collected from NFR products. The incumbent must be able to use various types of equipment to analyze samples along with being able to accurately determine types of items being sampled. This position operates within defined parameters. The primary goal of this position is to achieve excellence in all facets of the position. Providing the highest quality product safely, effectively, and efficiently decreases accidents and errors and increase profits.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED Certification preferred.
Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar role or scrap industry preferred.
Ability to develop and maintain constructive and cooperative working relationships with customers and other employees required.
Mathematical and problem-solving skills, basic negotiation skills, attention to detail, and basic typing skills required.
This position requires possession of a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive an automobile.
Proficiency in all MS Office Suite, including Outlook; typing; accuracy and attention to detail; excellent professional, oral and written communication skills with all levels of personnel and customers.
Ability to: prioritize multiple projects, work well in a time sensitive environment, follow instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form, and deal with problems involving several specific variables in or from standard situations.
Needs to be flexible.

Responsibilities

Providing a safe environment for all employees, customers, and visitors.
Responsible for performing quality control tests of product and waste by measuring and evaluating materials per the SSI/MMRB sampling protocol.
Utilizes tools, equipment and instruments to prepare and weigh samples including set up and maintenance.
Records and reports on result and maintains the internal computer data base of sampling.
Responsible for understanding the nine product streams that must be collected on a daily basis for testing. Items include large, intermediate, and small zorba, large zurik, small zurik, and coated wire.
Oversees and instructs others in the collection and proper labeling of samples and oversees and instructs others in processing samples when needed.
Responsible for interpreting test results, drawing overall conclusions and making recommendations to improve process and desired product quality.
Determines anomalies in sample results compared to control charts and identify process issues.
Responsible for keeping current on developing technologies used in the sampling process and impacts to the material testing program.
Special projects as assigned
Supports the Company’s Internal Control process which includes understanding, communicating, and complying with defined internal controls as well as suggesting and making modifications to the policies, procedures and controls to better relate to the business.
Communicates upward problems in operations, noncompliance with the code of conduct, or other policy violations or illegal actions.