Quality Assurance Assistant

The Quality Assurance Assistant is responsible for the inspection of incoming and outgoing products and parts. Ensuring the company’s quality standards are met before products reach the customer involves inspections of raw material and incoming goods, in-process parts/product and finished goods prior to shipping. This position requires close communication and coordination with the Quality Management Director and Production Manager.

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Job Summary

The Quality Assurance Assistant is responsible for the inspection of incoming and outgoing products and parts. Ensuring the company’s quality standards are met before products reach the customer involves inspections of raw material and incoming goods, in-process parts/product and finished goods prior to shipping. This position requires close communication and coordination with the Quality Management Director and Production Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or 3+ years of quality experience in manufacture
• Certification in quality control is preferred
• Verifiable ERP experience, SAP experience preferred
• Strong understanding of quality control standards and testing techniques.
• Using precision measurement equipment including but not limited to calipers and micrometers
• Ability to work with European measurement standards (millimeters, etc.)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 using Word, Excel PowerPoint, Teams, Sharepoint and One Note.
• Solid attention to detail
• Problem-solving abilities
• Forklift experience
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Good math and technical skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and perform quality inspections of incoming and outgoing products and parts, ensuring they meet the company’s quality standards
• Conduct in-process quality checks for release of product or for production stops in coordination with production management.
• Review of internal and external complaints, sorting complaints and recommending necessary rework with a sense of urgency
• Act as a production control catalyst in terms of quality and quantity regarding blocking, releasing, sorting, reworking and scrapping of products and components as needed

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Kardex US Manufacturing, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers competitive wages and a full benefits package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, vacation, holidays, and 401K. In this production environment, some PPE is required (provided by the company) when working with equipment in the shop. Ability to bend, lift, push and pull up to fifty (50) pounds is required.

As part of our employment selection process, all applicants are subject to both drug testing and to a national background check.