Quality Specialist, 1st Shift

Cadence Inc•Staunton, VA

About The Position

The Quality Specialist is responsible for implementing, maintaining, and improving company and regulatory quality standards within a production manufacturing environment. This role requires strong knowledge of industry and governmental quality regulations and plays a critical role in ensuring products, processes, and systems consistently meet established quality, safety, and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

Ensure products and processes adhere to established quality standards, specifications, and regulatory requirements.
Maintain compliance with industry regulations, certifications, and company quality policies.
Stay current on regulatory changes that may impact quality systems and manufacturing processes.
Conduct quality inspections and audits of products, processes, and systems.
Perform visual inspections, measurements, and documentation reviews to identify deviations.
Plan, develop, and execute tests to evaluate product performance, functionality, and reliability.
Analyze test results and identify defects, trends, or areas for improvement.
Manage and maintain quality documentation, including SOPs, work instructions, and quality records.
Maintain and update Quality Management System (QMS) documentation to reflect process or regulatory changes.
Ensure document control practices are followed accurately and consistently.
Identify, document, and manage nonconformances and quality deviations.
Perform root cause analysis and collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
Validate the effectiveness of corrective actions.
Propose and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product and process quality.
Support validation and verification activities for new or improved processes.
Validate and document the impact of process changes on product quality.
Establish, monitor, and analyze key quality performance indicators (KPIs).
Prepare quality reports and communicate results to management and stakeholders.
Collaborate with suppliers to ensure incoming materials and components meet quality requirements.
Conduct supplier audits, assessments, and performance evaluations.
Provide quality-related training and education to employees on standards, procedures, and best practices.
Work closely with production, engineering, R&D, and other departments to support a holistic quality approach.
Assess and manage risks related to product and process quality.
Collect, analyze, and respond to customer quality feedback and complaints.
Use customer input to drive corrective actions and continuous improvement.
Ensure quality processes align with environmental, health, and safety regulations and standards.