Integral Quality Lead

Arglass Furnace is a fresh startup entering this market as a new innovative disrupter of the norm in glass manufacturing. Arglass plans to be the plant of choice for the spirits and beverage industries. As the first new glass plant in America in over a generation, Arglass is born to serve those customers whose needs for flexibility, efficiency and customization are not being met by legacy U.S. manufacturers or foreign glass suppliers. The plant has been designed by considering the best available proven technology and layout to provide high quality, highly flexible and efficient production.

We are seeking a Integral Quality Lead to join the team in Valdosta, GA 

Status of hire: Full time/direct hire

Industry: glass bottle manufacturing 

Rotating Shift, 12 hours

Responsibilities:

The Integral Quality Lead is responsible for directly Managing the Quality Operators and the Quality Process on a specific Slot.

• Work Closely with the Slot Operations Manager of a specific Slot to ensure Quality product is packed to ship to Arglass customers.
• Ensuring that all employees adhere to all Quality policies and procedures.
• Enforce all GMP/ISO/FOOD SAFETY policies/procedures.
• Delivery of training and competency assessments to new Quality operators that have been assigned to his/her specific Slot.
• Ensuring all paperwork is completed correctly and at the correct time.
• Ensure all Quality tests are performed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Analyze data through IQ Scan and Inspection equipment and provide feedback to the Forming Department for correction of defective bottles.
• Ensuring all Data is entered into the IQ Scan system correctly and at the correct time.
• Working closely with the Lab Technician to ensure containers with Out of specification dimensions are corrected and discarded as per Quality procedures.
• Ensure all Quality Operators keep up with the housekeeping on their respective lines. 
• Hold pallets of finished goods through the PARF process when Quality level is not achieved.
• Attend Handover meetings at beginning and end of Slot to receive and pass information.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED/College
• Experience in manufacturing environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced and demanding position.
• Ability to analyze complex data, concisely present actionable intelligence and act on that intelligence
• Must be organized and adaptable in a rapidly changing environment.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills
• Committed to continuous improvement.
• Previous experience in the glass industry highly preferred  
• Fluency in English required / Fluency in Spanish preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to traverse steps without assistance.
• Must be able to verbally communicate in potentially loud environments
• Must be able to lift 30 lbs unassisted.
• Vision: Must be able to make visual recognition of the working environment.
• Environment: Exposures encountered such as: hazardous materials, loud noise, and extreme heat.
• Hearing: Must be able to hear team members, alarms, mechanical sounds, and sounds of personnel distress
• Essential physical requirements such as climbing, bending, reaching, standing, stooping or typing.
• Standing and walking throughout a 12-hour shift.