What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Quality Control Technician position at Dart Container?
Lead Quality Control Technician
Lead on the floor. Protect quality. Drive results.
Are you a hands-on quality professional who thrives in a fast-paced, production environment? Do you enjoy leading from the front, solving problems in real time, and keeping teams aligned and efficient? If so, we want you as our next Lead Quality Control Technician.
Your Impact:
In this role, you’ll be the go-to leader on the production floor, spending 85% of your time in action, supporting your team, ensuring quality standards are met, and driving operational excellence.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead from the Floor: Partner closely with the Department Supervisor to support personnel, equipment, and shift operations for maximum efficiency
- Drive Performance: Monitor and achieve KPIs across safety, quality, production, efficiency, and service
- Champion Quality & Compliance: Ensure all products meet company standards, regulatory requirements, and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
- Inspect & Validate: Perform routine inspections of semi-finished and finished products, identifying defects and ensuring specifications are met
- Analyze & Improve: Track trends, conduct root cause analysis, apply SPC methods, and recommend process improvements
- Report & Communicate: Document test results, prepare reports, and clearly communicate quality issues and solutions across teams and shifts
- Audit & Ensure Standards: Audit the production floor, verify adherence to procedures, correct issues, and escalate when needed
- Support Scheduling: Help coordinate schedules and resources to ensure production goals are met seamlessly
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work with multiple departments to solve problems and improve communication flow
- Prepare for Success: Assist with third-party audits and maintain accurate documentation
- Support Lean Initiatives: Actively contribute to Operational Excellence and continuous improvement efforts
What You Will Bring:
- 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
- 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:
- Experience using Quality Management System, SAP
- 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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Benefits:
Health Insurance, 401K Plan, Vacation & Paid Time Off