Quality Assurance Auditor

At Kruger Family Industries, parent company of Penda Corporation and TriEnda Holdings, our passion is to bring great products to life through an exceptional area of thermoformed solutions. We are the North America leader in heavy gauge thermoformed plastics. We are committed to delivering highly engineered, high quality material handling products and automotive accessories that reduce the weight and cost of traditional composite, fiberglass, wood and metal products, making this an opportunity to work in an innovative environment during an exciting growth phase.

Summary

Audits the work activities of production process to verify conformance of activities to engineering and quality assurance requirements by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Performs production inspections to ensure compliance to Design, Quality and Customer Requirements (1st Pc. Inspections, Roving inspections, Final skid inspections, Dock Audit Inspections, Work Cell Audits, etc.).
• Performs Qualitative lab testing of raw materials to ensure compliance to Design, Quality and Customer Requirements (MFI, Density, Orientation, Moisture, color, visual).
• Perform Receiving Inspections of Purchased goods to ensure compliance to Quality and Customer Requirements (Raw materials, components, kits, hardware).
• Perform Calibrations on Inspection measurement equipment/gages (calibrations, repairs, record maintenance) to applicable test methods & standards.
• Manage Quality records to ensure compliance to Quality and Customer Requirements (verification, filing, organization, retention).
• Processing Customer returns (receipt, inspection, disposition, tagging).
• Processing of nonconforming product to ensure compliance to Design, Quality and Customer Requirements (documentation, containment, identification, sort management).
• Provides test results to various departments upon request (i.e., Production, Material Handling, Purchasing, Engineering, Extrusion etc.).
• Performs data entry of lab testing results, receiving inspection results, NCR information, dock audits, customer return results, calibration results.
• Writes and submits audit reports to supervisory personnel.
• Provides support and/or scheduling of Rail, Silo and Pelletizer processes, where applicable.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES None

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• American Society for Quality Control (ASQC) Mechanical Inspector (CMI) or Quality Technician (CQT) is desired.
• Ability to actively participate on problem solving/quality improvement teams.
• Ability to perform basic computer skills.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent in order to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Language Skills

Fluency in English is required. Ability to read and interpret documents such as drawings, operating instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees in the organization.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Work Availablity And Travel

Must have the ability to work all shift schedules, periodic overtime and be available for periodic weekend work.

Travel requirements: <10%

***Don't meet every single requirement? KFI is dedicated to building a diverse, well-rounded team and appreciate authentic backgrounds and experiences.. so if you think you'd be a good fit for what you just read, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification listed, we encourage you to apply anyways! We are always willing to train those who are motivated to learn and you may be just the right candidate for a position with our growing company!***

KFI is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

This is a direct-hire opportunity with KFI. KFI is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.