Quality Assurance Associate
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Overview

As a Vendor Quality Analyst/Quality Assurance Associate reporting to the Quality Manager, your primary responsibility is to ensure that raw materials and finished products meet the established quality standards and requirements. You will play a crucial role in maintaining the quality control processes throughout the production cycle. This position requires meticulous attention to detail, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders.

Selux offers an excellent benefits package including paid time off, 401k, medical, dental, vision and more.

Pay range: $55,000 - $70,000/yr.

Responsibilities

• Vendor Relations: Collaborate with purchasing and engineering to determine specifications and communicate through written and verbal means with Vendors to ensure part specs are met. This will include scheduling and conducting vendor visits and maintaining a strong business relationship with new and established vendors. Evaluate the quality management systems of suppliers and assess their capability to meet quality standards. Provide feedback to vendors and work closely with them to address any quality issues or concerns and documented corrective actions.
• Quality Reporting: Prepare comprehensive reports summarizing inspection findings, vendor evaluations, and quality performance metrics. Present findings to the Quality Manager and other relevant stakeholders, offering insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Quality Control Processes: Assist in the development and implementation of quality control procedures and protocols. Monitor and audit production processes to ensure adherence to quality standards and regulatory requirements. Identify areas for improvement and work proactively to enhance quality control measures.
• Root Cause Analysis: Investigate quality incidents, defects, and deviations to determine root causes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement corrective and preventive actions. Utilize problem-solving techniques such as fishbone diagrams, 5 Whys, and Pareto analysis to address underlying issues and prevent recurrence.
• Training and Education: Provide training and guidance to production personnel on quality control procedures, inspection techniques, and quality standards. Foster a culture of quality awareness and continuous improvement throughout the organization.
• First Article Inspections : Conduct thorough inspections of the initial parts and production samples to verify compliance with design specifications, industry standards, and customer requirements. Communicate and coordinate reviews with Internal Engineering and Purchasing departments. Clearly document and report any discrepancies or non-conformities identified during the inspection process.
• Documentation and Record-Keeping: Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of inspection results, vendor communications, quality audits, and corrective actions taken. Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and quality management system documentation standards.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or related field or equivalent work experience.
• Proven experience in quality assurance, quality control, or related roles.
• Familiarity with quality management systems (e.g., ISO 9001) and quality tools (e.g., FMEA, SPC, Six Sigma).
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, and quality requirements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented mindset with a focus on accuracy and precision.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and quality management software.
• Certification in quality management (e.g., Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor) is a plus.

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Company Profile

Employ­mentSelux Cor­po­ra­tion has a suc­cess­ful track record of tremen­dous growth and sus­tain­abil­ity as a world-wide man­u­fac­turer of archi­tec­turally designed lumi­naires, nes­tled right here in the Hudson Valley. We offer a great vari­ety of inter­est­ing work, allow­ing our employ­ees expo­sure to both the inte­rior and exte­rior archi­tec­tural light­ing market, in addi­tion to many Euro­pean affil­i­ates.

Selux Cor­po­ra­tion recruits and retains tal­ented employ­ees who are inter­ested in making a long-term com­mit­ment to an orga­ni­za­tion that con­tin­u­ally invests in the latest man­u­fac­tur­ing tech­niques and new tech­nolo­gies, as well as its employ­ees.

Ben­e­fitsSelux Corporation's ben­e­fit phi­los­o­phy is simple — we want to help our employ­ees to build great futures. We are doing that through com­pre­hen­sive health plans, well­ness pro­grams, dental and vision cov­er­age, short and long term dis­abil­ity pro­grams, com­pany paid life insur­ance, 401(k), train­ing pro­grams, and an empha­sis on work-life bal­ance. Selux is com­mit­ted to offer­ing afford­able ben­e­fit plans to its employ­ees by having low employee con­tri­bu­tions, co-pay­ments, and deductibles, while pro­vid­ing access to the best pos­si­ble care avail­able. Con­tact our Human Resource Depart­ment for more detailed infor­ma­tion

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