Product Auditor - 3rd Shift

Velosity Forest Lake is searching for a 3rd Shift Product Auditor who will be responsible for auditing products in operations to ensure product conformance during manufacturing to improve our First Time Right and On-Time Delivery performance.

This is an on-site position supporting our Forest Lake location.

Shift: Sunday - Thursday 11:30pm - 7:30am

The typical pay range for this role: $20.52 - $30.79. This role is also eligible for a 5% quarterly bonus target.

This pay range reflects the base hourly rate or annual salary for positions within this job grade, based on our market-based pay structures. Actual compensation will depend on factors such as skills, relevant experience, education, internal equity, business needs, and local market conditions. While the full range is shared for transparency, offers are rarely made at the minimum or maximum of the range.

This position includes a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Insurance: Medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans.
• Other Benefits Include: 401(k) with company match, PTO, holidays, and paid parental leave.

Who is Velosity Forest Lake?

Velosity Forest Lake is not your typical manufacturing company.

Founded in 1972, we are a state-of-the-art, custom contract manufacturer and injection molder providing creative solutions to our customers' unique manufacturing challenges.

At Velosity Forest Lake, our culture & values are our competitive advantage. Engrained in everything we do are our values of Collaboration, Results-Driven, Continuous Improvement, Integrity, and Customer Satisfaction. Sound like you? Apply to join our team today.

What You'll Love about Velosity:

• A competitive compensation package with generous benefits covering health care, disability, life insurance, 401(k), and more
• Generous PTO offerings & 9 paid holidays annually
• Continued Education opportunities through our tuition reimbursement program
• Great opportunities for growth & advancement
• An Employee focused environment that hires and develops talent based on our values

Essential Duties:

• Work cooperatively with all team members to achieve organizational objectives and KPIs (key performance indicators)
• Perform product focused audits in operations (molding and second ops) on critical, high cost, or products with known quality concerns (Corrective actions, MRBs, Complaints, RMAs, etc.) as directed by supervisors and leads across all shifts. Product auditors are expected to work with personnel in both molding and second ops to ensure alignment between the functional areas.
• Provide clarification and coaching to operations personnel in both molding and second ops making quality product decisions while coordinating with QA and sustaining engineering roles to ensure product quality requirements are clearly documented and universally understood.
• Key point of contact responsible for the coordination and training of rework and MRB orders including conformation that instructions are adequate for the operation, providing coaching for personnel to ensure expectations and requirements are understood, communicating work order status to product auditors on other shifts, ensuring orders are completed in an effective and efficient manner and auditing the completed products to ensure the operations are successful.
• Provide concise records of product audits and findings for daily shift reports sent daily by the supervisor or lead by documenting products audited and important information for the incoming shifts. Communicate relevant product information for incoming shifts at each shift handoff meeting.
• Work with operations and engineering teams to identify opportunities for continual improvement, implement solutions, and monitor the effectiveness of the improvements.
• Lead by example, compliance to quality management, regulatory/legal, and safety company processes and procedures.
• Maintain a safe and clean work area.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED-General Studies.
• Valid identification and the ability to work legally in the United States.
• Preferred three years of experience in injection molding and related value add processes with a minimum of one year in product inspection or quality assurance.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; effective business correspondence and reporting; working knowledge of Microsoft Office and IQMS; coach employees with limited molding experience; participate with continual improvement projects.
• Injection molding technology and processes, specifically with identification of cosmetic features of injection molded and value add processes, working knowledge of effective solving processes.
• To be able to perform daily tasks safely; to work independently with limited supervision; work effectively with all team members to prevent quality escapes and drive continual improvement activities and to prevent reoccurring issues/non-conformances.

Physical & Mental Demands:

• Walking is required within the office/shop areas. Sitting, standing, turning the head and torso, reaching, grasping, bending and flexing the arms, legs, wrists, and fingers are physical requirements. Must have correctable eyesight and good depth perception. Must be able to sit for long periods of time. Must be able to walk, sit and occasionally climb and balance. Must be able to lift 40 pounds and move objects in a safe manner using proper equipment. Must have dexterity with hands.
• Must be able to prioritize multiple tasks and complete them within a timely manner (results oriented); Ability to make decisions with limited information.

The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Work Environment:

This is a non-smoking, professional manufacturing shop with normal lighting and climate control. This position may require one to move throughout the shop and office and may be subject to airborne contaminants and chemical odors as would be customary in an injection molding/ Precision Machining shop.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

Protective Clothing Required:

When in certain locations of the facility, eye and ear protection are required. Closed-toed/ Slip resistant shoes are also required in certain locations.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran, marital, or disability status.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Velosity is an E-Verify employer.

Velosity maintains ITAR-compliant operations in our facilities. Due to ITAR regulations, this role is only open to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status. Individuals with temporary visas (e.g. E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN or OPT) are not eligible for hire in this role.