Lead Quality Control Technician

Be part of something new at Dart’s Leola Campus!

Our new Building 12 operation is bringing expanded thermoforming capabilities, new equipment, and exciting opportunities to the Leola team.

As a Quality Lead, you’ll spend most of your time on the floor supporting production, conducting quality inspections, identifying and resolving issues, and helping ensure we deliver safe, high-quality products as we bring this new operation to life.

Day-to-Day Role:

• Follow and commit to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for safety, quality, production, efficiency, and service requirements
• Follow practices and processes intended to provide safe products that comply with appropriate laws and regulations, meet the company quality standards
• Follow and commit to safety and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
• Conduct routine quality inspections of semi-finished, finished, and/or printed product to ensure all products meet established specifications
• Compare the physical characteristics of components, materials, equipment, and products to technical specifications to identify defects
• Conduct tests, record results, prepare reports and communicate changes that should be made improve quality
• Assist in third party audits
• Recognize trends, analyze data, perform root cause analysis and statistical process control (SPC) and recommend solutions
• Coordinate with Department Supervisor to review and maintain schedules to ensure resources are available to meet schedule. Ensure that accurate information is reported and the appropriate paperwork is completed and turned in
• Audit the floor as required by Leader Standard Work, monitor quality metrics, verify adherence to procedures and standard work, correct deficiencies and escalate to supervisor as necessary
• Communicate with oncoming shifts about any problems or issues that are occurring. Work with other departments to maintain or improve communications
• Notify supervisor immediately and recommend solutions if there are issues that will prevent achievement of efficiency goals
• Perform routine duties in support of shift requirements
• Actively support Operational Excellence and effectively participate in lean initiatives

Core Skills and Qualifications:
The ideal candidate must possess all of the following:

• At least one (1) year of related quality control experience working in a fast-paced work environment
• High School Diploma or GED
• Understanding of and ability to apply statistical process control (SPC), analytic skills, root cause analysis, repeat and reliability methodologies. 
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Experience using Microsoft Office, including the ability to create reports, documents, and spreadsheets in MS Word and MS Excel
• Experience using Quality Management System, SAP preferred
• Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language in order to ensure effective new hire training and on-going communications about safety and quality issues

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree 
• Prior training experience 
• Previous experience in a Lead role 

Overview: Dart makes everyday products that give people the freedom to enjoy the food & drinks they love, wherever they are. From to-go containers and dinnerware to tamper-evident food packaging and even the red SOLO cup, Dart products have been keeping people on the go and having fun for 65 years.  We’re a family-owned, family-focused company of 12,000 employees united by a shared set of values and dedicated to providing exceptional customer service. Headquartered in Mason, MI, with 30 locations in three countries, we’re proud of our ability to innovate, manufacture and lead the way with each new generation of quality products.

Benefits: Dart Container full-time employees enjoy great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching contributions, paid vacation, paid holidays, short-term disability, tuition assistance, product discounts and more.

Dart Container is a drug-free workplace.  Candidates are subject to a drug test (excluding THC*/marijuana/cannabis) and background check at the time of offer.

*THC testing ONLY when such testing is required by law.
Dart Container is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all candidates for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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