Woodstream has a rich history of over 150 years and we are an essential, life sustaining business committed to equality, social justice, and inclusion. We provide pest & animal control products that destroy disease carrying insects & rodents. We provide a safe work environment including screening, social distancing and sanitation processes.

Current Opportunities for:

Sr. Quality Technician - 1st shift

Lititz Plant: 69 North Locust Street. Lititz, PA 17543

Benefits of Working for Woodstream:

• Competitive benefits package including:

• Access to a free health clinic operated by Penn Medicine and conveniently located within walking distance from our facility

• Company Paid Monthly Parking Pass

• Bonus Program

• 401k with Company Match

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance Effective on First Day of Employment

• Parental Leave

• Adoption Assistance

• Paid Basic Life & Disability Insurance

• Accident, Critical Illness, & Hospital Insurance Options

• ID Theft & Legal Assistance Plan Options

• Paid Vacation and Holidays

• Stable, growing working environment with a history of 150 years of doing business

• Opportunity to advance within the company

  Overview of the Role:

• Execute & record results of 2-4 Quality Inspection rounds per shift across all operating work centers

• Manages, analyzes Quality Inspection rounds results across all shifts to ID trends, corrective actions & cost saving projects

• Completes, document and analyzes results of shift testing to include but not limited to tensile, roundness and force testing, wire diameter checks, hanging weight tests, ant bait, Terro vacuum testing, mole worm etc. to identify/resolve vendor issues and support Quality Inspector efforts

• Document non-conforming material, calculate/perform rational AQL assessments to disposition nonconforming material while maximizing throughput and minimizing overall manufacturing costs

• Design, train, support & execute in process quality studies of new and existing raw materials, work in process or finish as needed while identifying/implementing corrective actions within the dept and in conjunction with Manufacturing Engineers and Operations

• Develop/support/document raw material and work in process standards/specifications to improve the manufacturing operator experience and autonomy.

• Actively use 5 Why process to understand root causes of production issues with raw material, work in process or finish goods and develop/implement sustainable corrective actions

• Conducting in-depth quality investigations to ID/eliminate waste and reduce variation.

• Designs/executes/analyzes capability studies for new product introductions or raw materials and the subsequent publishing of written reports with clear analysis, conclusions, recommendations, and next steps.

• Doing inspections and tests including laboratory tests and training laboratory, quality and engineering personnel to do this work.

  Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Regular attendance and punctuality required to support needs of the business and cross shift meetings

• Maintain a flexible work schedule between shifts to periodically cover for peer vacations, PTO etc. while supporting the business needs to have a Quality Inspector on site

• Support/Lead evaluation of new and existing processes and raw materials.

• Work with QC inspector as needed to review/analyze supplier COA’s and disposition of raw materials.

• Document all non-conforming material and shift reports prior to completing your shift

• Proactively share/convey succinctly and comprehensively your shift results verbally and in written form (shift reports, NCR’s etc.) the following but not limited to findings, audits, procedural breakdowns, improvements implemented to your peers and others via cross shift mtgs, published shift reports and data records.

• Actively seek/record/act on quality & safety problems, inefficient manufacturing methods/processes, unsafe conditions/behaviors, measurement devices out of Calibration, out of spec conditions etc. to reduce defects, reduce defect frequency and improve process efficiency via the Safety & Quality STOP program

• Actively use the ERP system to access PN standard cost, create/submit/track maintenance notifications & work orders, mine Sap and Quality data for trends to reduce variation and defect generation

• Understand and actively use Sophos to access PN & Assembly drawings to ID metrics causing nonconforming material.

• Routinely interacts with Purchasing and Suppliers on quality issues to present analysis to ID defects and implement corrective action

• ID/Share opportunities & content to reduce defects, improve specifications with manufacturing engineering personnel Dept Manager and QC Inspector to develop raw material and in-process specs.

• Calibrate measuring devices prior to use as needed and ensure measuring devices are calibrated as needed per the schedule

• Train operators, inspectors and other personnel performing in process inspections and tests.

• Maintain logs and assure material traceability, as required

• Present quality issues and data analysis in a concise manner to engineering personnel to arrive at best practice solutions.

• Participate in Supplier quality audits at supplier’s sites and by doing desktop audits.

• Actively work with manufacturing engineering, quality dept personnel to achieve/publish transparent and easy to understand raw material and in-process specs for operations

• Actively design/develop inspection and test procedures for the quality team, manufacturing team, others.

• Manages several of the following Quality Dept support processes for data acquisition, std work methods, data analysis and periodic published reporting to include but not limited to

• Tensile and roundness testing

• Force testing/data analysis of rat traps

• Raw material testing/trails on equipment

• Calibration system- documentation, tool tracking, Cert filing etc.

• Quality Management System SharePoint site

• Mole worm testing

• Ant Bait testing

• Develop Quality training content, deliver training to operators, inspectors and other personnel performing in process inspections and testing and data acquisition

• Maintain logs and assure material traceability to lots

• Conduct studies, analyze data and write concise reports

• Present quality issues and data analysis in a concise manner to engineering personnel to arrive at best practice solutions.

• Serves as a back up to Lab in support of manufacturing operations – Titration diagnostics for any bait, mole worm make up, data recording/tracking, etc.

  OTHER FUNCTIONS:

• Follow all EHS regulations, policies, programs, and TBT to prevent incidents

• Actively support the Safety and Quality STOP programs by submitting monthly STOP card requirements

• Complete all assigned HR, EHS and Quality training courses on time

• Willingness to learn 

• Performs other duties as assigned

  Successful Candidate Profile:

• Minimum Associate Degree in an engineering or similar technical field or 8 years equivalent experience in quality, quality inspection or quality assurance

• 5 years of practical inspection and quality experience in consumer-based manufacturing preferred

• Good communication skills both verbal and written

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Ability to interpret drawings and material & contract specifications

• Working knowledge and implementation of quality management systems to include but not limited to Calibration, nonconforming material processes, auditing methods, ISO9000, ISO17025, AS9100 etc.

• Ability to interpret customer quality and technical specifications.

• Able to organize and coordinate multiple tasks and activities across shifts and departments

• Demonstrated capability to present projects/data clearly and succinctly at all levels of the organization

• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook, Teams)

• Working knowledge of statistics (control charts, testing etc.) preferred

  Woodstream Fun Facts!

• We are the #1 EAC (Electronic Animal Containment/fencing) company in North America, 10X the #2 company and these products protect our food supply.

• We are the ONLY Pest & Animal Control company with a significant ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) Program.

• Over 40% of our directors and above are woman.

• 57% of the Executive Team (meaning VP and above) are female, black, Hispanic or Asian/Islander.

  Woodstream is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to recruit, hire, train and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, marital status, union affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic .

   

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