Quality - In-Process Auditor (1st Shift)

NIFCO USA•Canal Winchester, OH

About The Position

Responsible for visual inspection and part quality standard inspection of assigned presses. The role has three levels of responsibility. Level I covers inspecting parts, reporting equipment or quality issues, documenting findings, and assisting with containment, clean point, and pack station audit activities. Level II adds quality-system improvement investigations, training support, and creation of lab work orders. Level III adds training and support for quality auditors, root-cause investigation and initial countermeasures with production management, reporting findings to management, completing and interpreting clean points, and creating internal quality reports. Overtime may be required as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Must communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing.
Must be able to read, understand, and interpret part quality standards.
Must be able to work sitting or standing for extended periods.

Nice To Haves

Previous quality experience.
Plastic injection molding experience.
Good people and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Retrieve parts from injection molding presses.
Report any machine or diverter-shoot issues to the Team Lead or Technician.
Complete quality visual inspections.
Interpret inspection results and report changes to the Technician.
Complete part quality standard inspections using calipers, gauges, a Keyence video comparator, colorimeter, force testing, moisture analyzer, and scales.
Document inspection findings on inspection reports or in the electronic data collection system.
Assist with containment process activities.
Assist with Clean Point Activity.
Assist with Pack Station Audit.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.
As a Level II auditor, demonstrate investigation skills to improve the quality system through Kaizen.
As a Level II auditor, support training of new associates.
As a Level II auditor, create lab work orders using the lab database for quality-standard lab requirements on shift.
As a Level III auditor, support and train Quality Auditors on shift.
As a Level III auditor, work closely with production management to investigate root causes and establish initial countermeasures for quality issues.
As a Level III auditor, report quality findings to management by email and reports as soon as possible.
As a Level III auditor, complete Clean Point fully and interpret the results.
As a Level III auditor, complete training of new associates.
As a Level III auditor, create internal quality reports (IQR).
Work overtime as needed.