Quality Coordinator
About The Position
The Quality Assurance Coordinator provides functional leadership and coordination for quality processes at assigned site(s), working within established quality programs, standards, and procedures. The role has no formal people-management training or oversight responsibilities. It ensures that facility products and workmanship meet Greenbrier, customer, and applicable regulatory requirements. The coordinator leads quality initiatives involving training, technical inspections, equipment and product validation, audit support, cross-functional process standardization, and the development, tracking, and implementation of corrective actions. The role also supports continuous improvement, customer and regulatory compliance, and the facility’s overall safety, quality, and profitability performance.
Requirements
- Ability to help others learn and develop.
- Ability to maintain appropriate confidentiality and protect sensitive information.
- Ability to organize and prioritize projects and information accurately under tight timeframes to meet organizational needs.
- Basic knowledge of quality assurance principles, quality control processes, and documentation requirements.
- Ability to communicate and collaborate professionally, verbally and in writing, at all levels.
- Successful completion of a technical proficiency evaluation within 90 days of assignment to the Quality Coordinator position.
Nice To Haves
- College-level coursework or equivalent.
- Two or more years of experience in quality assurance, manufacturing, inspection, production, administrative coordination, or a related field.
- Experience using SmartSheet, Intelex, or similar quality, compliance, or tracking systems.
- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and SmartSheet.
- Working knowledge of Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Association of American Railroads (AAR) regulations.
Responsibilities
- Lead product and process validations.
- Assist with improvement initiatives and Quality Team communications.
- Assist with implementation, oversight, and management of the site-level Quality Assurance Program.
- Lead customer visits and audits.
- Manage internal and external AAR audits.
- Assess quality workload needs and recommend resources to the plant manager to support facility Quality Assurance.
- Ensure process nonconformances are reported, entered into the nonconformance application, and handled through final disposition.
- Participate in continuous improvement opportunities resulting from root cause analysis data.
- Supervise and coordinate quality and technical inspection activities.
- Ensure adherence to Greenbrier safety policies and procedures.
- Contribute to overall performance in safety, quality, and profitability.
- Manage in-process inspection and final inspection audits to ensure compliance with the quality program.
- Facilitate root cause and corrective action processes with the cross-functional operations team.
- Ensure required customer, AAR, regulatory, and Greenbrier standards, specifications, and instructions are maintained.
- Evaluate and coordinate operational and quality training needs with the Plant Manager and Functional Leaders.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
