Quality Lead

TekniPlex•Madison, WI

10d•$30 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

TekniPlex is hiring a Quality Lead for our South Madison, WI facility. This role functions as a team leader, planner, trainer, and administrator. The Quality Lead must continually support and demonstrate a bias for action on individual and/or employee team-based initiatives. They are responsible for encouraging employee participation in improvement processes by demonstrating proactive support for team-based initiatives. The pay range for this role is $30 - $32 per hour. The shift hours are 7:00 am – 3:30 pm, Monday – Friday.

Requirements

2-4 years' experience in Quality Technician role
In good standing with attendance
Demonstrated team facilitation skills and success in implementing process improvements in conjunction with employee work teams.
Demonstrated success in continuous improvement within manufacturing as per standards.
Must be computer literate and demonstrate capability in working with Microsoft Suites.
Ability to operate and communicate effectively in person, over the telephone, and in groups, under normal and stressful conditions.
Ability to lead, motivate, select, train and instruct personnel. Good interpersonal, organization and communication skills.
Thorough understanding of quality process and manufacturing capabilities.
Must demonstrate strong decision-making skills, sound judgment and the ability to adapt to a rapidly changing work environment.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and legibly complete time cards and work orders.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures and read blueprints and technical drawings, such as machine, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small groups situations to other employees of the organization.
Ability to effective present information and respond to questions form groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra, geometry, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variable in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.

Responsibilities

Constantly accessing job requirements and addresses possible job hazards by either eliminating the hazard or through implementing a requirement for PPE or possible engineering solution.
Audits employee behaviors to ensure compliance with safety rules and guidelines.
Drive floor level safety compliance and implement safety initiatives.
Participates actively on the plant-wide safety teams.
Ensures Quality of products and processes are maintained by understanding and supporting quality policies and systems. Reports any non-conformances or high-risk quality problems to immediate supervisor.
Reject any non-conforming material.
Block material uses in PRMS.
Disposition material.
Determine what to do with RJM.
Rework or scrap material.
Leads daily activities of quality area to ensure that volume, safety, and quality standards are achieved.
Responsible for the training and development of personnel.
Ensures that data collection/reporting activities within the Quality department are completed accurately and on a timely basis.
Record keeping.
Must file all certificates in a timely manner.
Ensure verifications are completed in a timely manner.
Maintain and schedule calibrations on equipment with outside calibration companies.
Preparing COA (certificate of analysis) and documenting.
Preparing Samples for customers if needed.
Handle Urgent Requests for customers via proper communication channels.
Facilitates team improvement projects such as, but not limited to: Quality improvement- implementation of Statistical Process Control, Compliance with Good Documentation Practice, Procedural compliance.
Work with QC Manager and Technical Manager on new products, samples and issue resolution.
Additional tasks assigned by department management.