About the position
The position of Quality/Safety Tech will be assisting the Divisional Quality Manager and Divisional Safety Manager in the plant location. Will be the local representative of the quality department and safety department.
Responsibilities
- Work safely at all times, be aware of surroundings and understand and comply with Pratt Industries Safety rules, operating procedures, and help hold co-workers responsible for safety related items.
- Participate in Plant Safety Committee.
- Follow at all times GMPs (Good Manufacturing Processes).
- Learn and comply with Pratt Industries quality procedures and policies.
- Stop bad quality from leaving the facility to the Customer.
- Catch it on the front end of manufacturing the product.
- Strong attention to detail for poor quality; prevent bad quality being sent to customer.
- Superior time management skills and must be self driven and self motivated.
- Excellent attendance is a must.
- Must have outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to solve practical problems: ability to interpret verbal and written instructions.
- Multi-tasking; ability to work with various challenges and deal with a variety of situations.
- Ability to read, comprehend and interpret operating instructions, training and procedure manuals.
- Excellent communication skills; able to speak effectively to employees, managers, customers.
- Excellent listening skills; ability to provide positive and corrective feedback.
- Will be very involved in the complaint process for internal and external customers; entering, tracking, receiving complaint issues and resolutions to complaints or root cause analysis.
- Ability to perform process audits.
- Data entry.
- Management and control of documents (safety, training and quality).
- Control of non-conforming supplier defects and returns.
- Management of sorting and reworks.
- Management of weekly KPI's and/or compliances with CAR (corrective action reports).
- Responsible for PAR (Preventive Action Reports).
- Lead Safety Committee in the DC.
- Conduct 7-minute Safety Trainers to all employees in the DC.
- Complete safety and incident forms.
- Must be able to work overtime as necessary, sometimes on short notice.
Requirements
- Computer literacy. Must be proficient with Microsoft Office especially Excel, Access and Powerpoint.
- High school graduate or equivalent with related college degree and/or technical courses or associate (two-year) college degree.
- Minimum of one year of experience in a related field and knowledge of LEAN manufacturing, ISO, Six Sigma preferred, OSHA or Safety related field.
- Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy.
- Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume and rate.
- Able to apply concepts of high school math.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation plans with incentive opportunities.
- Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability.
- All State, Pre-Paid Legal, and 401(k) with company match.
- Paid vacation.
- Paid holidays.
- Childbearing and parental leave.
