Quality Controller - Night Shift at Serioplast – Mount Jackson, Virginia

QUALITY CONTROLLER

The Quality Controller reports to the Quality Control Leader. The Quality Controller is responsible for ensuring that products meet the established quality standards set by Serioplast and the regulatory bodies. This role involves inspecting raw materials and finished products, identifying defects, suggesting improvements, and maintaining detailed records to ensure continuous compliance and customer satisfaction.

The role of Quality Controller is based on the following activities:

• HSE STANDARDS: Follows the application of safety rules according to company policies and regulations. Maintains order, organization and cleanliness in all assigned areas, working in line with correct workplace hygiene practices, with the aim to be an example to others.

• QUALITY CHECKS: Performs controls according to the quality control plan for each product and during technical interventions and product industrializations using lab instruments (scale, caliper, thickness gage, top load tester, torque meter, etc.). Sorts defected bottles, contributes to decisions on discarding or keeping batches and provides support in the evaluation of quality problems.

• PRODUCTION MATERIALS CHECKS: Checks incoming material against quality specifications and verifies documentation compliance.

• QUALITY DOCUMENTS AND REPORT WRITING: Fills in and verifies quality measurement information in the proper sheets and systems, and timely signals any issues. Creates production stock labels. Supports the Quality Manager in ensuring that all Quality Control standard methods and procedures are constantly updated in terms of efficiency and compliance to customer requirements.

• QUALITY CONTROL INSTRUMENTS: Performs calibrations and cleaning of measuring instruments within the production or Lab. Is able to run a program on the CMM Machine.

• COMMUNICATION and COOPERATION:
  • Guarantees proper information sharing, reports relevant issues to the Quality Manager.
  • Supports the Quality Manager in organizing and performing periodic training for new and existing staff on quality standards, in managing and archiving quality documentation.
  • Participates in internal and external quality audits.
  • Communicates and cooperates with Quality team to ensure quality and hygiene of the final product.
  • Promotes effective communication between team and Manager.
  • Interacts with different business functions to drive high performance culture.
  • Ability to oversee all quality aspects of production during shift.
  • Comfortable in addressing other employees to ensure adherence to all GMP standards and to help promote a strong quality culture within the facility.

Technical Skills:

• Excellent applied knowledge of measuring instruments and techniques
• High level of attention to details
• Good knowledge of plastic molding technologies (EBM and/or SBM and/or IM)
• Good knowledge of ISO standards
• Basic knowledge of Health, Safety and Environment rules and practices
• Basic knowledge of Statistical Process Control and statistical analysis
• Basic knowledge of English

Personal Skills:

• Accountability. Accept responsibility for your actions. Be accountable for your results. Take ownership for your mistakes.
• Problem solving. Be analytic. Be frugal and avoid sophistication to get the job done without compromising on quality.
• Resilience and put passion in what you do. Patience, tenacity and hard work allow you to reach your goals and positively respond to challenges. Never give up.
• Team Play. Build trust in your relationships and contribute to making the work environment positive and stable.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience working in a BRCGS certified Quality Lab of a manufacturing company, preferably in the FMCG sector

This job description indicates in general terms the type and level of work performed as well as the typical responsibilities of employees in this position. The duties described are not to be interpreted as being all-inclusive. Management reserves the rights to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments and to make reasonable accommodations in order to comply to country specific laws and/or corporate needs. Job descriptions are periodically revised to include any changes in the organization and/or aspects of the position.