Quality Associate REQ380

Quality Associate

Cape Girardeau MO

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The Cape Girardeau facility is currently looking for a Quality Associate to test product batches audits and monitor manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with customer specifications and quality standards. Tests incoming raw materials and maintains Certificates of Analysis (COA) from suppliers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs standard tests on assigned product line production batches and on some incoming raw materials as needed ensuring the meeting of Spartech and the customers specifications.
• Responsible for issuing rejections if material is out of specification.
• Recommends to production and may develop adjustments to meet specifications.
• Records test results in SAP and maintains reference files.
• Completes and maintains all required paperwork records documents etc.
• Collects stores product retains and samples.
• Ensures all gauges and test equipment are verified. Performs calibration and maintains records for lab equipment as needed
• Audits process to ensure proper paperwork is completed and process is within establish limits
• Participate in investigations of complaints and corrective actions as needed.
• Follows and complies with all safety and work rules and regulations. Maintains departmental housekeeping standards.
• Completes and sends documentation to customers (i.e. COA).
• Other duties as assigned.

In addition to the Spartech Competencies required for all jobs the following qualifications are required for this job:

• Problem Solving Techniques
• 2 to 5 years quality/lab experience in manufacturing environment. Visual inspection and Color matching experience is very desirable.
• Experience in plastic extrusion web converting or films preferred.

PHYSICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; stoop kneel crouch or crawl; use hands to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls; talk and/or hear. Occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally handle up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities may be required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Requires the use of safety equipment as dictated by the work area such as safety glasses and shoes dust mask hard hat respirator face shield hearing protection chemical suit gloves aprons etc. Work is inside and the typical noise level fluctuates from moderate to loud. Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock

Medical

Short Term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts

Dental

Long Term Disability

401(k) Plan

Life and AD&D

Vision

Life Insurance

PaidTime Off 120 hours prorated based on start date)

11 Paid Holidays

Spartech LLC headquartered in Maryland Heights Missouri is a leading manufacturing organization in the Custom Sheet & Roll Stock and Packaging industries with numerous locations throughout the United States. We have a broad customer base with extensive product offerings. Many of our materials are used in products you might see every day for example if you start your morning with a yogurt or your child eats a single serving peanut butteryou may have already seen some of our materials. More unique uses of our materials can be seen in Military or security applications for example with bullet proof materials. From routine dailylife to lifesaving applicationswe make a difference. Our broad scope of products and services keep our environment interesting and challenging with a culture focused on success.

NOTE: Spartech LLC provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity age disability genetic information or veteran status or other legally protected classification in the state in which a person is seeking employment. Spartech will use EVerify to ensure employment eligibility of newly hired employees where required.

Required Experience:

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