Quality Control Technician

LV Search Partners•Las Vegas, NV

17d

About The Position

Quality Control Technician Primary responsibilities include Understand needs, expectations and requirements for each customer. Establish proactive relationships with internal (manufacturing) and external customers to assure compliance to standards. Assure established Quality Control procedures are followed. Review, and recommend improvements to specifications and procedures for products or processes. Inspect final output and compare properties to requirements at each point of manufacturing. Hands on, collaborative approach with facility leadership and production personnel. Verify and file Certificate of Analysis (CoA) from raw material suppliers. Partner with plant personnel to monitor and ensure First-In-First-Out (FIFO) procedures for all raw materials, and all materials used are within their expiration date. Ensure procedures for the receipt and handling (blending or mixing) of raw materials are followed and results documented for every customer batch. Assist manufacturing with color matching mixed inks to standards. Provide guidance and feedback as needed to manufacturing appropriate personal. Assure manufacturing is compliant to approved process settings. Assure manufacturing is compliant to customer and R4 standards and requirements. Keep accurate documentation and perform statistical analysis. Monitor statistical trends for each critical point in the production path. Quality Performance Charts – floor level Statistical Process Control (SPC) trending Oversee / develop and train through communication to the production teams. Help train manufacturing and maintain manufacturing process control charts (SPC) Verify shipment of finished goods meet customer requirements and are accompanied by CoA where specified. Packaging of Finished Goods Verify packaging standards based on the requirements of each customer are followed. Verify for compliance. Follow R4 procedures for non-conforming materials. (Suspected non-conforming materials should be clearly identified and segregated from product that has been inspected and deemed acceptable) Finished goods Raw materials/Work In-Process (WIP) Customer claims/complaints Supplier claims Use and maintain the Quality Lab Equipment to assure that Customer and R4 requirements are met. Assure Lab Test Equipment is set-up correctly per procedure prior to use. Assure test results are documented, signed/dated, and filed. Working with facility leadership, establish and enforce Good Manufacturing Procedures to ensure adherence to health and safety guidelines as well as legal obligations Good Documentation Practices (GDP) will be followed for all documentation. Other requirements as identified. The ideal candidate would have experience in plastic extrusion manufacturing, specifically with injection and compression molding. Related experience in general plastics and injection molding manufacturing could apply. Experience with the following tooling equipment is desired: Extrusion ID/OD Measuring equipment Test Equipment that may be used to support manufacturing and customer requirements: Durometer/Hardness Testers, Melt Index Tester, Spectrometer/Color Testing Equipment, Haze Opacity Tester, Tensile/Impact/compression Test Equipment, Tension Push/Pull Tester, Surface Gloss Tester, Moisture/Humidity Analyzer, UV Tester, Salt Spray/Corrosion Tester, Temperature Cycle/Life Cycle Tester, Bar Code Verification Tester and more. Measuring Tools that may be used to support manufacturing and customer requirements: Precision weight scale, dimensional scales/rulers, pin gages, drop gage, height gage, micrometer, calipers, profile projector, optical inspection equipment, optical comparator, Torque Tester, Microscope, Loupes, Magnifiers, Density Meter, custom gages and more.

Requirements

The ideal candidate would have experience in plastic extrusion manufacturing, specifically with injection and compression molding.
Related experience in general plastics and injection molding manufacturing could apply.
Experience with the following tooling equipment is desired: Extrusion ID/OD Measuring equipment
Test Equipment that may be used to support manufacturing and customer requirements: Durometer/Hardness Testers, Melt Index Tester, Spectrometer/Color Testing Equipment, Haze Opacity Tester, Tensile/Impact/compression Test Equipment, Tension Push/Pull Tester, Surface Gloss Tester, Moisture/Humidity Analyzer, UV Tester, Salt Spray/Corrosion Tester, Temperature Cycle/Life Cycle Tester, Bar Code Verification Tester and more.
Measuring Tools that may be used to support manufacturing and customer requirements: Precision weight scale, dimensional scales/rulers, pin gages, drop gage, height gage, micrometer, calipers, profile projector, optical inspection equipment, optical comparator, Torque Tester, Microscope, Loupes, Magnifiers, Density Meter, custom gages and more.

Responsibilities

Understand needs, expectations and requirements for each customer.
Establish proactive relationships with internal (manufacturing) and external customers to assure compliance to standards.
Assure established Quality Control procedures are followed.
Review, and recommend improvements to specifications and procedures for products or processes.
Inspect final output and compare properties to requirements at each point of manufacturing.
Hands on, collaborative approach with facility leadership and production personnel.
Verify and file Certificate of Analysis (CoA) from raw material suppliers.
Partner with plant personnel to monitor and ensure First-In-First-Out (FIFO) procedures for all raw materials, and all materials used are within their expiration date.
Ensure procedures for the receipt and handling (blending or mixing) of raw materials are followed and results documented for every customer batch.
Assist manufacturing with color matching mixed inks to standards.
Provide guidance and feedback as needed to manufacturing appropriate personal.
Assure manufacturing is compliant to approved process settings.
Assure manufacturing is compliant to customer and R4 standards and requirements.
Keep accurate documentation and perform statistical analysis.
Monitor statistical trends for each critical point in the production path.
Quality Performance Charts – floor level Statistical Process Control (SPC) trending
Oversee / develop and train through communication to the production teams.
Help train manufacturing and maintain manufacturing process control charts (SPC)
Verify shipment of finished goods meet customer requirements and are accompanied by CoA where specified.
Packaging of Finished Goods Verify packaging standards based on the requirements of each customer are followed.
Verify for compliance.
Follow R4 procedures for non-conforming materials. (Suspected non-conforming materials should be clearly identified and segregated from product that has been inspected and deemed acceptable)
Finished goods Raw materials/Work In-Process (WIP) Customer claims/complaints Supplier claims
Use and maintain the Quality Lab Equipment to assure that Customer and R4 requirements are met.
Assure Lab Test Equipment is set-up correctly per procedure prior to use.
Assure test results are documented, signed/dated, and filed.
Working with facility leadership, establish and enforce Good Manufacturing Procedures to ensure adherence to health and safety guidelines as well as legal obligations
Good Documentation Practices (GDP) will be followed for all documentation.
Other requirements as identified.