Quality Associate

Quality Associate

This role is located in Elkhart, Indiana.

Do you strive to achieve high performance and enjoy making an impact on the community where integrity and excellence is valued and where you can take your career to the next level? Do you value a people-first culture within a workplace that makes it a priority to foster collaboration, support individual growth, and ensure the well-being of its employees? Then, we have a place for you!

Who We Are:

Our Company has spent over 40 years providing high-quality fasteners for the industrial textile industry. Our products range from tiny fasteners for circus tents to heavy-duty webbing for truckloads and we continue to invest in state-of the-art packaging technology and ongoing team member development to ensure long-term success. We are commit ted to delivering innovative solutions and maintaining the highest level of customer service, which has made us a trusted leader in the industry.

What We Offer:

• Exciting innovative, collaborative, and team-oriented work environment
• Challenging and individualized career development opportunities
• Competitive salaries
• Comprehensive Health & Wellness programs
• Retirement Program with Employer Match!
• Best practice Paid Time Off policies and paid holidays
• Open communication, recognition programs, and team-building events
• And much more to motivated, results-oriented individuals who want to make a real difference in their community and role

What You'll Do:

As the Quality Associate, you will assist with quality assurance activities, regulatory documentation, training support, and safety program implementation to ensure compliance with applicable standards, regulations, and internal procedures.

Your Accountabilities in the Role:

• Conducts internal quality audits on a recurring basis to ensure quality specifications are met.
• Ensures the company is compliant with safety, quality, customer, and environmental standards to meet regulations.
• Maintains certifications and documentation to ensure integrity and accurate recordkeeping.
• Identifies, documents, and assists with disposition of non-conforming material. Assists with root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions by collecting data and verifying completion.
• Supports document control activities, including creation, revision, and distribution of records.
• Assists in safety training coordination and employee onboarding training.
• Participates in safety inspections, incident investigations, and corrective action tracking to ensure accurate recordkeeping and compliance with laws and regulations.
• Performs additional tasks as needed to meet the needs of the company.

Position Requirements:

• Education: Associate's degree in Business Administration or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience: 1 years of experience in Quality Assurance and Inventory control related roles.
• Certifications: Six Sigma Certification or ISO Audit Certification preferred.
• Functional Skills: Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical related data; ability to problem-solve and execute solutions in a timely way. Must be able to learn, understand and apply new quality strategies; ability to multi-task and effectively prioritize; able to be highly organized with a strong attention to detail.
• Technology Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office, ERP Systems, and ISO or related Quality Management System experience required.
• Language Skills: Strong communication skills with the capability to articulate information to internal and external groups.
• Leadership/ Behaviors: Strong work ethic and values, focused on the customer and quality, and accuracy with the flexibility to move to priorities throughout the day, following all safety requirements. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Culture Match: Collaborative, respectful, interacts professionally with others both inside and outside of the organization.

Other Important Information:

Pay/Salary: Pay is commensurate with proven expertise.

And, the compensation will grow as the team member grows!

Reports To: Quality Manager

Core Hours: 8 am – 5 pm (schedule can be flexible; will work approx. 8 hours within this timeframe)

Typical Work Week: M-F; 40 - 45 hours a week on average (Some overtime as needed)

Direct Reports: None

Travel: Limited; less than 5% of the time

Work Conditions: Temperature controlled environment