Quality Specialist

JBT Marel•Gainesville, GA

21d•Hybrid

About The Position

JBT Marel is a company that values its employees and their contributions to business success. Our purpose is to transform the future of food, guiding our vision to be the global leader in food and beverage technology by partnering with customers and pioneering sustainable innovation. Our values are Create with Collaboration, Serve with Integrity, Grow with Excellence, and Advance with Innovation. As a Quality Specialist, you will report to the Manager of Engineering and Quality, aligned with the Poultry Division and located in Gainesville, GA. This is an Onsite role with a Hybrid schedule (4 days in office/1 day from home).

Requirements

Minimum High School Diploma or GED required
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in QA as an auditor, technician, or specialist responsible for maintaining quality standards
Manufacturing experience working on the plant floor and with operations teams to correct issues
Work with vendors and customers to improve process and quality control
Must understand fit, form and function and stack tolerances of manufactured equipment
Knowledge and experience of operation measuring tools and equipment
Knowledge of Lean methodology, root cause, and/or Six Sigma experience
Understand and engage in 5S methodology
Knowledge of geometric dimension and tolerancing
Ability to read technical drawings

Nice To Haves

Bachelors degree preferred

Responsibilities

Communicating and explaining the quality system both inside and outside the organization (i.e. to suppliers)
Initiating and organizing the implementation of actions after abnormalities have occurred so that (similar) abnormalities can be prevented
Motivating, encouraging, coaching, and influencing new behavioral patterns both within the internal organization and at suppliers
Adhere and ensure conformance to all Internal Quality procedures
Identifying, handling, and coordinating containment actions after articles have been produced either internally or externally that do not comply with the specifications
Drawing up and analyzing investigation and control results and the distribution of reports
Formulating measurement plans and 3D measurement programs
Suspending production and freezing stock if abnormalities are discovered
Verifying faults and abnormalities and determining the level of non-conformity
Carrying out incoming inspections, stock inspections, process inspections, and end product inspections
Carrying out tests and measurements
Ensure calibration equipment standards are maintained
Following international quality ISO 9001 -2015 Standard
Production reporting
Monitor and carry out Marel standard procedures when supplier discrepancies are identified
Provide support as required in the improvement of quality-related processes
Participation in internal and external quality consultation meetings and improvement projects
Demonstrate continuous performance of duties according to Marel HSE standards and policies
Assist in root cause analysis, process mapping, etc. to make incremental changes to process and procedures