
QA Technician
Description
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">QA Technician – Blarney </span></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Reporting to the Senior Quality Engineer or Quality Engineer, the Quality Technician is responsible for </span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ensuring that products and processes comply with the relevant quality procedures and specifications. </span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Quality Technician will support the Quality Engineer in problem solving for process and product issues as they arise and implement corrective actions in a timely manner. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Quality Technician will perform all activities in an efficient and competent manner with due regard to safety and quality, while ensuring a positive team environment and a focus on continuous improvement.</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Duties & Responsibilities</span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Perform</span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> label and certificate of quality printing in compliance with relevant label and certificate specifications and quality documentation.</span></li></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Perform</span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> incoming inspection of raw materials and components in compliance with relevant specifications and quality documentation.</span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Perform</span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> review and release of manufactured product in compliance with relevant test specifications and quality documentation.</span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Provide daily Quality support to Operations to resolve production and quality issues in a timely manner. </span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Support the Quality Engineer in problem-solving for process and product issues and implement corrective actions in a timely manner. </span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ensure relevant quality metrics such as CAPA management, Right First Time, Complaints etc are consistently achieved.</span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Manage customer complaints process for assigned products. </span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Assist the Quality team to ensure compliance of the QMS to applicable corporate, quality and regulatory standards.</span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Support the internal and external audit programmes</span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Continually seek to drive improvements in product and process quality. </span></li></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Adhere to all company EHS guidelines and Quality procedures.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0cm; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </p><p style="margin: 0cm; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </p><p style="margin: 0cm; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Education & Experience </span></p><ul><li style="line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">B.Sc. in an appropriate Science/Quality Assurance discipline or equivalent</span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good written and oral communications skills </span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Team player who can also work on their own initiative </span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Excellent attention to detail</span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Strong problem solving, organisational & time management skills</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </p>
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