North American Specialty Laminations Hiring for Quality Technician/Office Assistant Job at Sparks, NV Full Time

Are you looking for an employer who values your contributions? At North American Specialty Laminations, “we’ve got you covered”.

Since 1999, NASL has been the trusted source for innovative lamination solutions to the global building products industries. We are a profile wrapping and specialty manufacturing company serving the window and door, cabinet, furniture, and architectural millwork industries. From our beginnings in Osseo, Wisconsin, we are rapidly expanding our production footprint across North America.

Team Member Value Proposition is at the Heart of our Efforts!

We are committed to our internal staff for advancement opportunities, financial health, career resilience, engagement, and their wellness. With our people focused initiatives, we will drive to be the North American leader in differentiated lamination solutions to the building products industry.

We are determined to help you grow in our organization with custom training programs for our equipment to upskill your career.

JOB SUMMARY

Quality Technician plans, coordinates, and implements quality, LEAN and continuous improvement projects to support our Quality Program, Theory of Constraints, sustainable solutions and profitable growth. Drives the analysis of field product failures, customer complaints, and production floor failures. Leads root cause analysis and prioritizes quality corrective actions. Manages programs and projects related to the improvement of manufacturing and operations processes. Evaluates implements and/or revises processes to improve productivity and quality, reduce costs, and more efficiently serve internal and external customers.

This person will also serve as the Office Assistant and will provide general clerical support to administration.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conducts quality inspections according to quality standards including: ISIR (Initial Sample Inspection Required), final inspections, run charts and in-process inspections.
• Troubleshoots quality problems and assists with implementing sustainable solutions.
• Develop and maintain an effective calibration system of measuring equipment and check gages.
• Develop process and quality control procedures to ensure finished product meets customer’s quality specifications.
• Conduct and record sample Pull and Boil.
• Research, and test new methods, technologies, equipment, or processes that will improve the overall effectiveness of the organization.
• Supports production by assisting with complicated inspection, process capability studies and first piece production approval.
• Develop training and train employees on quality related practices and best practice requirements.
• Work with Engineering, Purchasing, Production and Sales to apply Theory of Constraints and Lean Manufacturing to support profitable growth.
• General clerical duties, including answering and routing phone calls, data entry, photocopying, electronic filing, etc.
• Ability to create documents for administrative use.
• Functional knowledge of software applications specifically MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint and MS Word.
• Experience with general office equipment including fax machine, copy machine, postage meter.
• Assist with employees onboarding paperwork.
• Maintains records and compiling reports as needed.

EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION and REQUIREMENTS

• Associates’ Degree
• Quality Control or Process Control experience in the Wood Products industry experience strongly preferred.
• Strong organizational, leadership and problem-solving skills.
• 3-7 Years working in related experience in the Quality and/or Continuous Improvement field

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Cooperative attitude and ability to team problem solve.
• Functional knowledge of software applications (specifically MS Excel, MS Word and MS Outlook)
• Comprehensive knowledge of quality assurance principles, methods, design, testing and implementation

BENEFITS

• Bonus Plan for all staff
• Appreciation Rights – Long Term Incentive of an ownership stake
• 2 – Health Insurance Options
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• NASL paid – Group Life Insurance
• 401(k) and Roth Retirement plans with company match
• Referral Bonus
• Paid PTO & Holidays

Please visit our website at: https://northamericanlam.com

You should be proficient in: Machine Setups for Production Runs

NASL is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 – $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 3 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person
• Manufacturing facility

Work Location: In person