What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Quality & Safety Lead position at LSI Staffing?
Reports to: Plant Manager with a dotted line to the Director of Quality and Technical Service
Salary: 60,000 to 75,000
Schedule: Monday – Friday: 8am-5pm. Working overtime and some weekends may sometimes be necessary and required.
Benefits: Medical/Rx, dental, matching 401(k), disability, and life insurance.
Location: Saint Joseph, MO
Summary
This position is responsible for the quality control, safety and food safety for the Saint Joseph, Mo plant. The Quality/Safety Manager is responsible for maintaining the quality and reliability of products and services in the plant while maintaining an accident-free and safe work environment in addition to maintaining the plants food safety requirements. This person inspects and tests products at various stages in the production process. This person is responsible for training others, documenting/reporting, and analyzing data regarding quality and safety within the plant. The person in this role should suggest changes on how to improve quality and safety. This person ensures that SCS and customer specs and standards are met as well as ensuring OSHA and safety compliance at all times.
Main Duties & Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:
Work Environment: Most tasks and responsibilities require working in a non-climate controlled manufacturing plant environment – (exposure to disagreeable conditions typical to a manufacturing plant.) The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions, dust, and chemicals. When in the plant Personal Protective Equipment includes but is not limited to: safety footwear, eye, hearing, and hand protection.
Characteristic Traits: This role requires someone to:
Salary: 60,000 to 75,000
Schedule: Monday – Friday: 8am-5pm. Working overtime and some weekends may sometimes be necessary and required.
Benefits: Medical/Rx, dental, matching 401(k), disability, and life insurance.
Location: Saint Joseph, MO
Summary
This position is responsible for the quality control, safety and food safety for the Saint Joseph, Mo plant. The Quality/Safety Manager is responsible for maintaining the quality and reliability of products and services in the plant while maintaining an accident-free and safe work environment in addition to maintaining the plants food safety requirements. This person inspects and tests products at various stages in the production process. This person is responsible for training others, documenting/reporting, and analyzing data regarding quality and safety within the plant. The person in this role should suggest changes on how to improve quality and safety. This person ensures that SCS and customer specs and standards are met as well as ensuring OSHA and safety compliance at all times.
Main Duties & Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:
- Developing policies and procedures for quality and safety programs and procedures.
- Supervising the implementation of quality and safety control procedures.
- Conducting audits to ensure that the product meets both external and internal requirements, including legal compliance and customer expectations.
- ensuring tests and procedures are properly understood and carried out
- Investigating and solving technical problems related to quality. .
- Preparing reports, records, and other required documents and paperwork.
- Promoting quality and safety achievement and performance improvement throughout the plant.
- Setting QA compliance objectives and ensuring that targets are achieved.
- Constantly monitoring and advising on the quality and safety performance of the staff.
- Working with Planning/Inventory dept. to establish quality requirements from suppliers.
- Establishing standards of service for customers.
- Participating in and preparing for internal and external audits.
- Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of OSHA requirements and ensuring compliance in the plant.
- Creating, planning, preparing, and conducting informal on-the-job training as well as classroom trainings with employees on DOT, safety, and quality issues.
- to ensure that the food safety management system is established, implemented, maintained and updated
- Food Safety Team Leader
- Other duties as assigned.
Work Environment: Most tasks and responsibilities require working in a non-climate controlled manufacturing plant environment – (exposure to disagreeable conditions typical to a manufacturing plant.) The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions, dust, and chemicals. When in the plant Personal Protective Equipment includes but is not limited to: safety footwear, eye, hearing, and hand protection.
Characteristic Traits: This role requires someone to:
- Be a team player.
- Be self-managing/responsible.
- Be flexible and dedicated to doing what it takes to get the job done.
- Be efficient, organized, and detail-oriented.
- Have a high-energy level and sense of urgency.
- Must have at least 3 years of related QA/QC, safety, and managerial experience in a high-producing/high-quality manufacturing environment. Plastics manufacturing experience a plus.
- Knowledge of OSHA and manufacturing safety procedures.
- Experience and knowledge of ISO 14001.
- Must have strong reading, writing, and math skills.
- Must be computer literate and be proficient with Word, Excel, and Email.
- Must have excellent leadership and communication skills (Must be comfortable speaking in front of groups.)
- Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
