Hybrid #3431 Quality Control Coordinator I - C Shift - PGD bei Anchor Packaging

*** This is a Safety Sensitive Position under the Medicinal Marijuana Provisions of the State of Arkansas.***

PURPOSE 

Responsible for ensuring the quality and safety of plastic food-packaging products through regular auditing, testing, and data analysis. In addition to performing the same essential duties as Quality Auditor, this role coordinates warehouse recalls, manages system transactions to secure non-conforming products, and takes on additional quality-related projects with minimal oversight. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

Other duties may be assigned as directed by the Quality Supervisor or upper management. 

1. Quality Auditor Duties: Perform all essential responsibilities outlined in the Quality Auditor job description, ensuring product quality, safety, and compliance with company and regulatory standards.
2. Warehouse Audits & Recalls: Conduct warehouse audits and recalls, analyzing data to identify non-conforming products and making informed disposition decisions.
3. System Transactions: Manage transactions in the product management system to lock down recalled or quarantined products and maintain accurate inventory records.
4. Reporting & Audit Findings: Prepare comprehensive reports, including audit results and recall status updates
5. Assist Workers: Support team members on the production floor to ensure adherence to quality assurance standards and proper job functions.
6. Documentation Review: Examine logs, processing sheets, and specification sheets to confirm alignment with food safety and quality requirements.
7. Assist Equipment Verification: Help confirm that equipment use and maintenance comply with operational and safety protocols.
8. Statistical Process Control: Create and maintain SPC databases for monitoring and reporting of data.
9. Complete other tasks as assigned by the Quality Supervisor or upper management to support continuous improvement of production quality.

COMPETENCIES 

• Safety-Oriented: Understands and follows safety regulations in a production environment, including food safety protocols.
• Strong Communication Skills: Communicates clearly with team members, supervisors, and other departments, both verbally and in writing.
• Mathematically Proficient: Able to handle calculations, measurements, and basic statistical analyses.

• Detail-Oriented & Quality-Focused: Committed to maintaining high standards in a food-packaging environment.
• Effective Data Entry & Computer Skills: Proficient in using software to record, analyze, and report data.
• Problem-Solving & Decision-Making: Evaluates issues promptly and implements corrective actions.
• Team Player & Independent Worker: Collaborates well with colleagues but can also work with minimal supervision.
• Adaptable to a Fast-Paced Environment: Remains flexible and efficient under changing conditions.
• Proficiency in SPC: Able to apply statistical process control in daily operations.

QUALIFICATIONS

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.

1. Familiarity with Common Defects: Possesses working knowledge of typical plastic packaging defects.
2. Ethical and Dependable: Demonstrates honesty, fairness, and a strong work ethic.
3. Physical Requirements: Able to lift, lower, or carry up to 50 lbs.
4. Decision-Making Under Pressure: Can quickly judge whether to accept or reject parts that fail to meet standards.
5. Audit Frequency and Standards: Maintains necessary frequency of line audits and adheres to established quality protocols.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE 

Associate’s degree (AA) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience in a laboratory or auditor environment is preferred. SPC trained or quality experience a plus.

LANGUAGE ABILITY

• Reading and Comprehension: Capable of reading and understanding instructions, memos, and short correspondence.
• Document Interpretation: Reads and interprets safety rules, operating instructions, and work instructions effectively.
• Writing and Reporting: Able to write routine reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Presentation & Response: Comfortable presenting information and responding to questions from managers, customers, and the public.

MATH ABILITY

• Basic Arithmetic: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Advanced Concepts: Capable of applying probability, statistical inference, geometry, and trigonometry to quality-control scenarios.
• Practical Application: Proficient in fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions for real-world manufacturing processes.

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Email: Comfortable sending and receiving electronic correspondence.
• Data Entry: Proficient in entering audit data into SPC software and other relevant systems.
• Microsoft Office Suite: Strong working knowledge of Excel, Word, and Access.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES

No certifications needed

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The work environment characteristics described here represent 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:

1. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
2. Extreme heat (non-weather).
3. Exposure to high heat index during the summer months while in the production area. The laboratory is climate-controlled.
4. The noise level in the manufacturing environment is usually loud (examples: metal can manufacturing department, large earth-moving equipment). The noise level in laboratory has moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic).

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.

While performing the duties of this Job:

1. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands handle or feel, frequently reach with arms and hands, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
2. The employee is required to talk and hear, and on occasion, taste and smell. 
3. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
4. Specific vision abilities required by this job include:
   1. Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less).
   2. Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more).
   3. Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors).