Quality Technician (Nightshift)

Job Posted: 11th July 2022

Location: Paisley, Scotland 

 

Role purpose

Being part of the Quality & Laboratory Team, the role of Quality Technician is to be responsible for the monitoring of hide, leather, & cut-part quality to ensure that it meets prescribed standards & supplying data to illustrate performance.

This role will require close collaboration with our production operations, technical teams, associated quality & laboratory functions, sales & account management teams, and customers to ensure the delivery of a robust quality control system.

 

Key accountabilities

• Monitor product at all stages of its throughput, including receipt from suppliers, at each operation within the process, across all shifts & prior to despatch to ensure that it meets internal & external specifications.
• Support new product assessments against specified standards.
• Assist in identifying faults & determining root cause & corrective actions.
• Work with internal & external customers on quality matters e.g., panel exercises, hide assessments / grading etc.
• Ensure that paperwork & data records are accurate, up to-date & issued to the relevant personnel / stakeholders.
• Ensure that equipment used is calibrated, results are recorded & in safe working order.
• To gather relevant data on specified operations to monitor performance & where required produce reports.
• Support New Product Introduction processes collecting measurements, providing support for PPAP/PSW & generation of documents as required.
• Conduct audits & compliance checks on product, process & system as directed.
• Maintain departmental quality database (Visual Menu, Quality excel data & PowerBI).
• Supplier & customer quality performance data collection.
• Hide selection (grading) performance.
• Process compliance (e.g., PSI non-conformance reports, compliance checks, audits & internal NC's).
• Number of audits complete as well as compliance checks conducted against schedule
• Quality of reports & their delivery performance.
• Quantity of continuous improvement initiatives actioned/closed.
• Depot95/96/99 transactions processed.
• Collation of visit reports as well as customer roadmaps.
• Attend customer sites to support quality reviews.
• Ensure environmental, health, safety & wellbeing standards are adhered to.
• Responsible for safe conduct of self & others with regards to tools, equipment, chemicals & health & safety regulations.

 

Experience Desired

• Appropriate degree qualification essential.
• Quality Assurance practitioner essential.
• Experience within automotive / manufacturing environment preferred.
• Knowledge of business interfaces.
• Ability to problem solve & deliver factual, concise reports that can be presented to all levels within both the organisation & our customers.

 

Key Competencies Required

Self-Development

• Respond positively to feedback and be open to incorporating these into your way of working.
• Treat every experience as an opportunity to learn something new
• Ask others for help and advice.
• Undertake regular self-development aligned to your role or future roles.

Attention to Detail

• Consistently provide accurate, complete, and quality work and information.
• Demonstrate brilliant execution by delivering work on time, being thorough, and applying high standards to everything you do.

Teamwork

• Actively develop and maintain beneficial relationships and show commitment to outstanding teamwork.
• Proactively listen to, consider, and embrace diverse ideas and styles.

Organisation

• Achieve results by prioritizing workload, effective time management, and showing efficiency with resources available.
• Monitor plans and makes changes when targets go off track.
• Show energy and determination to drive action through to completion.

Flexibility

• Respond positively to change and look for new ways of working that improve efficiency.
• Be open to trying new ideas.

Communication

• Develop and deliver clear, concise, consistent, and relevant information (verbal and written) to meet the needs of the audience. Understands, manages, and clarifies expectations.

Problem solving

• Act on own initiative without being prompted.
• Demonstrate drive to make a positive difference to business performance.
• Have a positive outlook, channel your energy into finding opportunities and solutions, even in times of uncertainty and ambiguity.
• Always seek valid information to solve and eliminate root causes of problems/ issues.

Customer Service

• Focus on customer (internal and external) needs and satisfaction.
• Maintain and enhance effective cross-functional business partnerships through demonstrated integrity.

 

Key relationships

• Operations Team
• Technical Team
• Quality & Laboratory Team
• Commercial & Sales Managers
• Colour Team
• Cutting Team
• Customers

 

How to Apply

To apply please send your cover letter and CV to careers@scottishleathergroup.com