Quality Assurance Inspector - Lead - Second Shift

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From the mobile device in your pocket to the sensors in your car, and even life-saving medical devices, Nordson's technology is used to make products that touch your life every day. Do you want to join a growing team in a market-leading technology company? We're looking for motivated individuals who care about helping our customers succeed. If you value integrity, respect for people, customer passion, energy, and excellence, you'll fit right in to the Nordson culture.

Job Summary

Lead quality effort on 2nd shift: Make all final decisions regarding acceptance of parts and parts put on hold. Assign Quality personnel to production areas as needed. Act as "mediator" between the quality department and other production departments. Train quality personnel as required.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Champion the team's focus on safety, security, performance, quality, and continuous improvement.

• Champion the team's focus safety program

• Journey to Zero, ensure timely reporting of any issues and concerns related to safety and security.

• Champion the quality performance through Statistical Process Control.

• Champion the team's continuous improvement, Lean Initiatives and 5S programs.

• Assist QE in calibration of gages, scales, and leak testers.

• Participate in root cause investigations of safety, security and/or quality improvement opportunities.

• Ensure proper training of new QA Inspector to correctly perform all job requirements.

• Communicate problems, needs and other important information to department manager and/or other supervisors as appropriate.

• Enforce compliance of all company policies and procedures.

• Perform "first shot" approval of molded parts and assemblies, as required in the work instructions.

• Perform periodic visual, dimensional, and functional testing of molded parts, and assemblies as required

• Enter inspection data in the appropriate software

• IQMS or SQCpack.

• Put defective product on hold

• Perform special QA inspection/ toll gate/ sorting projects as required.

• Practice good housekeeping and appropriate measures to prevent pollution or other negative impacts on the environment.

• Participate in weekend overtime as needed.

• As a leader, you are expected to arrive early and/or stay late as needed, to support your team.

Minimum Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.

• Solid computer knowledge: experience with Microsoft Office.

• Must be able to communicate in English.

• At least 3 years experience in quality and/or a production environment.

• At least 3 years experience with basic mechanical and measuring equipment.

• At least 3 to 5 years experience in a manufacturing environment.

Preferred Requirements

• ASQ Certified Quality Inspector
• AS in Technical Field

Travel Required

None

Nordson Corporation provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. No person is to be discriminated against in any aspect of the employment relationship due to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment drug screening and background/criminal check, consistent with applicable laws.

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Nordson Corporation provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. No person is to be discriminated against in any aspect of the employment relationship due to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment drug screening and background/criminal check, consistent with applicable laws.

Third party recruiters and agencies should not contact employees of Nordson or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent to a hiring manager or submitted to Nordson employees are considered unsolicited and property of Nordson. Nordson will not pay a placement fee unless the agency or recruiter has a signed contract with Nordson's Human Resources department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service.