Quality Technician & Safety Officer

Job Description Summary

Reporting to the Customer Experience & Quality Manager, the Quality Technician role requires an adaptable quality professional with excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt quickly to various tasks.

This is a split role where the individual will support inspection activities in the production areas, assist administratively with the AS9100/ISO 9001 quality system, and work directly with the health and safety team as one of the primary safety officers.

This role will require a candidate who is familiar with or willing to learn about ISO 9001/AS9100 and is comfortable operating in a flexible quality role within a manufacturing environment.

Job Responsibilities
Quality Assurance Responsibilities

• Be able to learn and perform all major inspection activities including:
  • Stamp checks, 
  • Tufting checks
  • Face-up & Face down checks
  • Pre-shear checks
  • Shipping checks
• Identify and contain quality issues and help in completing or coordinating repair work.
• Liaise with Design Department to monitor any specific concerns on projects.
• Assist with root cause analysis and corrective actions. 
• Create quality records for defective product.

Safety Officer Activities

• Perform safety audits of production workspaces.
• Oversee 5S system and continue to drive improvements therein.
• Report safety incidents and take part in root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Assist in performing structured risk assessments related to workplace safety.
• Assist Safety Committee leadership in ensuring compliance with applicable workplace safety requirements and regulations.
• Take part in safety committee meetings and assist in safety related projects.

Job Requirements

• Experience with AS9100, ISO 9001, or other related QMS standards is highly desirable
• Previous experience in a quality role is highly desirable.
• Some experience in quality and manufacturing settings is desired.
• Ability to pass a color vision assessment (such as the Farnsworth Munsell or equivalent hue test) and accurately distinguish colors for color matching and quality evaluation.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Must be highly organized, self-directed and able to meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills & ability to work with others to solve problems. 
• Ability to interpret sketches, renderings and applicable design material where relevant to the inspection of product once training is complete.
• Must be detailed when recording information and maintaining records.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, bend, and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to work safely with wool