Associate, Quality - Starting Wage is $22.00 per hour plus $1.50 shift differential!
12-hour shifts on a 2-2-3 schedule, Night Shift, 7:45pm-8:00am
Greenville, OH
How can you make a difference at your job and can have the opportunity to grow?
Join the Greenville – Spartech Team!
The Spartech Greenville Ohio facility manufactures a variety of specialty plastic products across various markets. We are proud to service customers in the Aerospace, Building & Construction, Healthcare, Packaging, Farming Equipment, and Automotive markets. This diversification allows us to weather market downturns and provide stable employment for our employees. Continuous improvement and challenging ourselves to be better is how we retain our customers and our team members. The Greenville culture is built on working together in a safe environment to provide high quality products to our customers on time.
The Quality Associate is responsible for ensuring all products manufactured at the Greenville facility meet Spartech and customer requirements through product inspection, line audits, process verification, testing evaluation, product release, and quality system activities.
This position is primarily manufacturing floor based and works directly with production personnel to verify product quality, approve product for shipment, identify nonconforming material, troubleshoot quality concerns, support operator training, and ensure compliance with customer specifications and internal requirements.
The Quality Associate serves as a key quality resource within manufacturing operations and is responsible for final quality approval of finished products prior to shipment.
Requirements
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Product Inspection and Line Audits
Perform continuous line audits throughout the shift.
Conduct first-piece and final-piece approval inspections on production runs.
Approve product prior to pallet wrapping and banding.
Verify all dimensional requirements including thickness, width, length, and customer-specific tolerances.
Evaluate color, appearance, gloss, opacity, and overall product quality.
Ensure all customer specifications and requirements are met.
Verify all required testing has been completed and meets acceptance criteria.
Record inspection results and maintain quality records.
Identify, document, and communicate nonconforming conditions.
Process Auditing and Compliance
Audit production paperwork for accuracy and completion.
Audit process logs for compliance with established requirements.
Audit material usage to ensure compliance with production standards.
Verify manufacturing processes remain within established operating parameters.
Ensure all required testing, inspections, and documentation are completed.
Quality Systems
Generate and maintain Nonconformance Reports (NCRs).
Participate in customer complaint investigations.
Conduct root cause analysis activities.
Assist with corrective and preventive action implementation.
Support continuous improvement initiatives throughout the facility.
Calibration and Testing Equipment
Perform daily calibration and verification checks of quality equipment.
Retain Sample Management
Ensure retain samples are collected during the production run.
Verify retain samples visually and dimensionally prior to approval.
Production Support
Work directly with operators and production personnel to troubleshoot quality concerns.
Assist with identifying process improvements and corrective actions.
Assist with daily line preparation including paperwork, pallets, and production organization.
Assist with wrapping and banding finished pallets following final quality approval when necessary.
Training and Development
Assist with training new Assistant Operators.
Provide ongoing quality guidance and coaching to production employees.
Promote quality awareness and adherence to customer requirements throughout the facility.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
High School Diploma or GED.
Manufacturing, production, quality inspection, or…