HarbisonWalker International ยท 8 hours ago
Lead Facility Quality Assurance Technician
HarbisonWalker International (HWI) is the largest supplier of refractory products and services in the United States. The Lead Facility Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for coordinating and leading the daily workflow of quality lab technicians, ensuring adherence to quality programs including product inspection, testing, and internal audits.
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Responsibilities
Assisting the Mgr, Facility Quality Assurance in leading, developing, and coaching other Facility QA Technicians; supporting non-conformance investigations and corrective/preventive actions, leading/supporting internal quality system audits, supporting external quality system audit reviews, maintaining documents and records, maintaining lab equipment
Assisting and acting as back up for Facility QA Technicians with daily tasks such as press checks, final inspections and finished goods testing
Maintaining quality control inspection/testing database and assuring all data is entered correctly; reviewing, validating and analyzing daily quality assurance testing results and supporting product disposition as appropriate; preparing reports as required; monitoring trends in data and escalating problem patterns to management
Qualification
Required
Requires High School diploma or G.E.D equivalent
Four (4) - six (6) years of experience in a refractories/ceramics manufacturing environment, preferably with some direct quality function support experience
Requires fundamental knowledge and familiarity with ISO 9001 based Quality Management System procedures
Requires computer operation skills including, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Requires strong interpersonal, communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively
Strong team player with the ability to teach others (coaching) and communicate effectively with all levels of the site organization
Requires experience in working towards Lean production
Requires problem-solving and decision-making skills
Preferred
Prefers B.S. degree in related field
Knowledge of refractory products and processes a plus
Experience with Oracle ERP system a plus
Benefits
Competitive compensation
Benefits packages
Wellness programs
Company
HarbisonWalker International
HarbisonWalker International is a supplier of refractory products and services.
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Funding
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unknown2022-12-14Acquired
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2025-06-30
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