Quality and Safety Specialist - Mokena, United States - SMS group

Description

Summary

Responsible for managing the Company's quality systems, customer quality expectations,

internal/external and regulatory quality compliance. As well as, Developing culture of safety

behavior, risk recognition and abandonment, leading incident investigation, and championing safety training.

Who We Are

At SMS group, our people are our greatest asset. We offer an entrepreneurial environment that

promotes a culture of innovation, growth, and inclusion. We offer company events, activities,

and opportunities to participate in charitable initiatives that benefit the communities where we

are located.


What you'll do:
Quality

• Assist in developing and standardizing methods by which performance metrics are

established and reported

• Oversee ISO compliance and certification for Technical Spares
• Develop and oversee OEM NCR processes and IAP programs/systems
• Conduct internal and external supplier audits
• Lead supplier development improvements with purchasing
• Train in-plant Quality personnel as required
• Assist in reviewing work instructions, routers, drawings and inspection documents
• Participate in registration/surveillance audits as required
• Ensure corrective actions are properly generated and effectively closed
• Ensure document and records controls are maintained
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested

What you'll need:
Quality

• Bachelor's Degree (BA) from four-year college or university in Engineering or a related

field

• Minimum of 5 years in industrial setting with Quality responsibilities
• Must be well versed in both Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC)
• High level managerial experience with proven results
• Strong QA/QC credentials with professional accreditations
• ISO Lead Auditor experience
• Strong organizational, communication, statistical, and computer skills
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals,

technical procedures or government regulations. Ability to write reports, business

correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and

respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and global SC hubs

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in

situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of

instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form

Computer Skills:
SAP, GSS, Spreadsheet and Word Processing Software


What you'll do:
Safety

• Promote safety as continuous improvement program and ensure employees are

constantly committed to this process.

• Maintains a strong shop floor/site presence, engage employees, promote improvement

opportunities and forge relationships with employees at all levels.

• Interpret environmental, health and safety regulations and recommend measures to help

protect workers from potentially hazardous conditions.

• Utilize advanced analytics to drive decision making and keep managers aware of their

locations safety performance.

• Facilitate 5s and lean improvement projects
• Work with workshop management to develop incident reductions and strategic safety

plans.

• Conduct safety leadership training for managers, supervisors and Specialists.
• Manage and lead incident investigations/workers compensation claims, evaluate for

trends and collaborate with management to institute tangible corrective actions.

• Conduct EHS compliance audits for workshop to verify continuing compliance with

corporate and regulatory compliance.

• Identify and utilize technology products to aid in injury reduction and safety

improvement.

• Provide feedback and recommendations on how to improve the safety system to the

corporate office.

• Manage the workshop's Environmental Management System

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree (BA) from a four-year college or university, or one to two years of

related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and

experience.

• 3-5 years of experience
• Strong Organizational, communication, statistical and computer skills
• Lean experience is a plus
• Knowledge of federal/state/local safety regulations

What We Offer

Competitive compensation, medical/dental/vision coverage, paid vacation, paid holiday time, 401k with a company match, training, a tuition reimbursement program and more

What We Do

SMS group is the leading partner in the world of metals.

We are an original equipment supplier offering comprehensive maintenance and spare part services for metals production, continuous casting and rolling (flat and long products), tubes, welded pipes, forging, non-ferrous technology, and heat treatment plants - all from a single source.

SMS group Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, gender identity or other categories protected by law.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen and physical capacity profile test.