Quality Control Technician I

ICP Group is seeking to identify a Quality Control Technician to join our Carroll, Lynchburg, VA plant. The Quality Control Technician is responsible for monitoring, documenting and validating that all products manufactured in the plant, meet defined product specifications. Ensuring we provide our customers with consistent high quality products.

Responsibilities:

Strict adherence to all plant safety requirements including wearing proper PPE both in the plant and in the lab when testing materials

Following specific SOPs or guidelines utilize various measuring devices to perform routine quality checks during every production run to verify products fall within defined product specifications

Using Microsoft Excel or manual documents, record all testing results, track deviations and trends plus alert management of non-compliance

During production runs, maintain constant communication with operators, informing them of quality results and suggest process changes should testing results move significantly or fall outside of defined parameters.

Test incoming raw materials as needed to ensure those items meet expected quality standards.

Ensure finished products not meeting requirements or in question are quarantined both in physical location and within the SYSPRO operating system.

Coordinate with production for the testing and release or finished products from quarantine or the proper disposition of material not meeting specifications

Seek assistance from production management and / or corporate lab personnel when issues arise that cannot be managed or corrected by normal plant protocol.

Coordinate the collection of samples and properly store for the purpose of supporting quality concerns in the field should they arise

Maintain work area in an organized, clean and safe environment

Train other employees on testing procedures

Attend safety meetings, conduct safety audits

Participate in trial production runs, sometimes requiring support on the plant floor

With approval from assistant plant manager, order and maintain lab supplies

Periodically audit, create and revise SOPs to ensure accurate testing and process procedures

Safely perform all other duties as required by supervisor on an as needed basis

Weekly and monthly cycle counts.

Experience needed

Experience working in a manufacturing environment required

Proven experience in a quality focused role required; experience as a quality of lab technician preferred

Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy

Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

Must have 20/20 or corrected 20/20 vision

Must exhibit strong math skills essential for calculating test results

Must feel comfortable using measurements in different Units of Measure (UOM)

Comfortable using a computer to enter data and run reports

Ability to count and organize documentation

Employee must be able to safely lift 70 pounds without difficulty

Must demonstrate the dexterity to use various testing devices repeatedly and consistently

Statistical analysis background preferred

Background testing various types of materials and recording results preferred

Experience with Quality Control/Assurance requirements preferred

Must be able to travel between the Carrol and Buchanan location