Job Description:
Introduction
At GAF, we cover more than just buildings. We cover each other. Under this roof, you will have the tools and resources you need to grow and develop in your career. You will experience our incredible culture and will be empowered to support your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we define the future while leading the present through our deep well of experience and our responsibility to the future to drive improvements and innovation in our products. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.
Team or Function Overview
This position will be on the Mt. Vernon, Indiana plant operations team, located about 20 miles west of Evansville. This GAF site was founded in 1973 and produces a wide variety of asphaltic shingles and rolled roofing materials.
Summary
The Quality Technician III will perform various quality systems and testing activities for manufacturing operations, including raw material and process fluid testing, quality audits, plant trials, and quality lab maintenance and organization.
Essential Duties
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Reviewreal-timeproductqualityandcompilequalityreports
Assist in plant trials, including trial finished product testing. This may include traveling for testing at various sites.
Perform daily finished product testing
Perform daily audits, aged layouts, QS&C audits, assisting in UL audits, etc.
Provide support in product quality to the production line, including support during start-ups and necessary testing to ensure quality standards are achieved
Assist in claims investigations as required
Assist with maintaining the WinSPC database, including error detection, troubleshooting, and training
Assist in lab equipment verifications and calibrations throughout the plant
Train Operators on Quality Test Methods in the different areas/stations
Serve as an area team leader in the plant centerlining program
Assist in process improvement projects including measurement system analyses
Maintain EHS standards for the work area including updating and maintaining JSA's and participating in EHS plant meetings and 5S activities
Abletothinkunderpressure,makequickdecisions,andactasadecisionmakeron the line
Assist in managing Product on Hold Process to help facilitate a timely disposition of product on hold
Physical Demands
Ability to read and concentrate via computer data entry typing and proofreading
Must be able to climb ladders and/or stairs and walk on open grating on elevated surfaces
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, or crouch
Frequent sitting, walking, and standing, and occasional climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and balancing
Frequent use of eye, hand, and finger coordination enabling the use of office machinery
Oral and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication as well as communication through automated devices such as the telephone
Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
Must continuously have the ability to differentiate colors precisely
Able to work extended hours, off shifts, and weekends when required
Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds
Under This Roof, We Require
Associate's degree required. A Bachelor's degree in science or engineering preferred.
1-2 years working in a manufacturing environment required. 5+ years of quality assurance and process improvement experience is a plus.
Under This Roof, We Also Value
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (such as Outlook and Excel)or G-Suite is a plus
Familiarity with standard manufacturing concepts, practices, and procedures is helpful
How We Protect What Matters Most
We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
OurFamily-Buildingbenefitssupportthemanydifferentjourneystofertilityand parenthood.
Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions.
Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee's primary residence.
Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program.
We put diversity and inclusion into action with our Employee Resource Groups, which unite employees based on common perspectives, identities, demographic factors, or out of a desire to be an ally.
GAF complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR Services at 833-HR-XPERT.
We believe our employees are our greatest resource. We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and GAF, Standard Logistics, SGI, and Siplast are proud to be affirmative action employers. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit).
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With 130+ years in the industry, GAF is the leading roofing manufacturer in North America. As a member of the Standard Industries family of companies, we are also part of the largest roofing and waterproofing business in the world.
Our communities help give our work meaning and the products we manufacture help protect what matters most. The shingles help to shelter the families living in the homes in our towns. The TPO helps protect what is under that hospital's roof. In addition to quality products, we make sure they are installed by quality craftsmen and women. The full GAF portfolio of solutions is supported by an extensive national network of factory-certified contractors.
GAF continues to be the leader in quality and offers comprehensive warranty protection on its products and systems. Our success is driven by a commitment to empowering our people to deliver advanced quality and purposeful innovation and the desire to protect what matters most.
