Entry Level Quality & Safety Technician

Pratt Industries•Conyers, GA

10d

About The Position

Quality & Safety Technicians work in the plant with Production teams and Management to support quality and safety and ensure work is completed safely and on time. The role may involve working in multiple plant areas during the week on varied projects and customer orders. The technician performs production quality checks, helps prevent defective products from reaching customers, and supports supplier defect control, complaints, audits, documentation, and corrective and preventive actions. Additional duties may be assigned by management.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Eligible to work in the United States.
Successfully complete a pre-employment background check and drug screen.
Work overtime as required.
Read and follow quality, safety, and job-packet instructions.
Read a tape measure quickly and accurately; calculate percentages, measurements, volume, and rate; and apply high school math concepts.
Apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or graphic instructions and handle problems involving concrete variables in standardized situations.
Maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License if required.
Strong attention to detail, time management, organization, self-direction, and motivation.
Excellent attendance.
Ability to solve practical problems, interpret verbal and written instructions, multitask, and work through varied challenges and situations.
Ability to read, comprehend, and interpret operating instructions, training materials, and procedure manuals.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak effectively with employees, managers, and customers.

Nice To Haves

Strong desire to learn and grow in a state-of-the-art, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Perform a variety of tasks in the assigned department and work in multiple plant areas on projects and customer orders as needed.
Perform production quality checks and ensure safety guidelines are followed.
Help control non-conforming supplier defects and returns, including sorting and reworking damaged product.
Support weekly KPIs and compliance with corrective action reports (CARs).
Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Pratt Industries quality procedures and policies.
Identify and stop poor-quality product before it leaves the facility for the customer.
Participate in the complaint process for internal and external customers, including entering and tracking complaints and receiving issues and resolutions or root-cause analyses.
Perform process audits.
Enter data and manage and control safety, training, and quality documents.
Manage sorting and rework activities.
Manage weekly KPIs and compliance with CARs.
Be responsible for preventive action reports (PARs).