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Kalamazoo, MI, 49008, US
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Work flexibility: Onsite Req ID: R572554 Employee type: Full Time Job category: RAQA Travel: Relocation: No

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Quality Specialist
Schedule: 1st shift - 6am-2:30pm



Position Summary:

Responsible for supporting quality processes in the manufacturing plant.  Provide assistance and support to various quality engineering processes, drive improvement. Adheres to quality standards and follows guidelines to ensure parts, products, and processes meet specifications and requirements. 



What you will do:    

  • Assist with investigations of nonconforming material in the MRB area
  • Assist with investigation and disposition of finished good quarantined material.
  • Investigate and disposition quarantined components.
  • Communicate and coordinate with supplier on quality issues.
  • Provide administrative support and assistance in managing Supplier Initiated Change Requests (SICRs).
  • Assist with investigations of Out of Tolerance (OOT) calibration equipment and gages.
  • Support and drive updates and changes to documents including mark-ups, rewrites, and routing changes in OnePLM
  • Perform containment, investigation, and disposition of nonconforming material or process issues for nonconformances in eCAPA.
  • Pull and trend metrics to support the quality teams and drive continuous improvement.
  • Using data and other inputs, identify, prioritize, and deliver on business and customer needs.
  • Accountable to meeting and/or exceeding business objectives including but not limited to safety, quality, delivery, customer experience, people development and cost.
  • Partner with other cross functional areas on projects or operations initiatives to align when appropriate.
  • Identify and execute quality improvement projects through teamwork, problem solving, and operating with high level of customer service.
  • Participate in and support internal and external quality system audits.



What you need: 

  • Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships
  • Ability to lead as individual contributor
  • Excellent organization, planning, communication, project management and performance attainment in quality environment

Preferred:

  • Previous quality experience preferred
  • 2 year Technical Degree or equivalent experience
  • Professional certification such as ASQ certification (CQI, CQT, etc)


United States of America Pay Ranges:

  • USN: $29.97 - $41.45 USD Hourly
  • US5: $31.47 - $43.53 USD Hourly
  • US10: $32.97 - $45.60 USD Hourly
  • US15: $34.47 - $47.67 USD Hourly
  • US20: $35.97 - $49.74 USD Hourly
  • US30: $38.97 - $53.89 USD Hourly
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Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Click here to learn more about: US Stryker employee benefits

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