Quality Control Specialist

Allen Industries•Greensboro, NC

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About The Position

The Quality Control Specialist ensures that products built and delivered meet agreed-upon customer requirements and performs tasks associated with efficient, timely shipping. The role checks products as they move through the plant, identifies and reports quality issues to the Plant Manager, and helps resolve them. It also supports quality-process improvements, signage inspections for UL48 standards, product photography and photo organization, special projects, and prototype work. The employee follows company safety rules and procedures, uses required personal protective equipment, and informs management of safety issues. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Proficiency with common PC-based software, including Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
Strong data-entry skills.
Ability to prioritize tasks and handle numerous issues simultaneously.
Organized, detail-oriented, and results-oriented approach.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, sound judgment, and ability to make decisions in the company’s best interests.
Strong sense of urgency and ability to complete tasks in a timely manner.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
Mechanical capabilities and basic mathematical skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentages.
Ability to read a tape measure, blueprints, and sign or shop drawings, and interpret specifications.
Ability to take job measurements using tools such as a tape measure, steel rule, and tri-square.
Knowledge of carpentry skills.
Ability to use electric hand tools and apply personal safety measures, including using the correct personal protective equipment.
Leadership, problem-analysis and resolution, performance-management, and collaboration skills.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including lifting up to 70 pounds and team lifting up to 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Technical school training or certification.
Experience with Macola EM 10.
Experience in quality control in a manufacturing environment.
Forklift certification.
Overhead crane certification.
LED light installation and wiring knowledge.
Knowledge of UL 48 standards.
Ability to operate electric and pneumatic tools.
Knowledge of general construction methods and hand tools.
Knowledge of OSHA general industry standards.

Responsibilities

Check the quality of products moving through the plant.
Identify quality issues, bring them to the Plant Manager’s attention, and work toward correcting them promptly.
Inspect signage to ensure UL48 standards are followed.
Refine the quality-control process and propose improvements to the Production Manager.
Ensure photographs are taken of all products before they leave the plant, including before and after loading.
Download and sort photographs into folders on an external hard drive.
Assist with special projects in the shop and with prototypes.
Follow company rules and regulations related to employee safety, including driving, production-area, and fire-safety procedures.
Review company-provided materials about updates to safety procedures.
Inform management of safety-related issues.
Perform other duties as assigned.