Lead Quality Technician Jobs

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Primary Purpose of the Position:

Performs tasks and provides services to support the plant's production goals, overall business plans and objectives as directed.

Essential Responsible Areas:

• Performs on-the-job training and development of assigned personnel.
• Performs preventative maintenance on production equipment as required.
• Required to work assigned schedule or 12-hour shifts, rotating days and nights, Monday through Sunday, working hours may vary as specified by management. Incumbent must be able to work overtime on a regular basis and/or be on call as directed by management.
• Communicates pertinent information to next shift.
• Complies with environmental regulations when using, dispensing, or handling hazardous and non-hazardous materials and wastes.
• Supports and follows the guidelines of the food safety system.
• Establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the department, the division, the group, and the company. Includes ability to handle stress and to interact with others so as to establish and maintain a positive and productive work environment and minimize personal conflicts.
• Understands, completes, and maintains environmental documentation for which the individual is trained, or as directed by the EC, EFP, or EM (i.e., inspections, labeling, record keeping, maintenance of equipment, etc.). Reports to the EC, EFP, or EM on the status of assigned responsibilities.
• Initiates, reviews, and follows all standard operating procedures (SOPs) for area of responsibility.
• Complies with established job safety practices, policies and procedures as specified in plant and corporate directives for the safe performance of the work assignment.
• Performs record keeping duties as required under the direction of management.
• Production equipment to meet customer specifications.
• Reviews SOPs and control plans relevant to their area on a regular basis.
• Recognizes waste streams and minimizes waste generation, through prudent use of materials, proper disposal and segregation as directed during training or by the EC, EFP/EM. Understands and practices proper accumulation and storage requirements for wastes.
• Performs various manual or mechanical production functions by operating, adjusting, and repairing the
• Responsible for replenishing supplies, materials, parts, and tooling required for assigned area.
• Performs troubleshooting on production equipment as required.
• Communicates with the emergency coordinator (EC) or Environmental Focal Point/Environmental Manager (EFP/EM) regarding environmental management activities.
• Understands and responds effectively to EC directions during emergencies by being familiar with emergency procedures, equipment, and systems, as necessary. Implements contingency plan to the level required by the position.
• Conducts inspection of in-process materials and in-process and finished product.
• Supplies and maintains required hand tools.
• Performs duties as required to insure compliance with the plant's quality standards.
• Leads personnel in the on-floor efforts for the operation and maintenance of production equipment.
• Relieves operators, adjusters, and maintainers for breaks.
• Accesses, inputs, and retrieves information from the computer.
• Performs clean-up, painting, and housekeeping duties.
• Disassembles, overhauls, and rebuilds production equipment.
• Evaluates and determines specific areas to be addressed during routine maintenance scheduled downtimes.

Position Requirement & Competencies:

• Must be able to handle sensitive related and proprietary information in a confidential manner.
• Ability to use hand and power tools.
• Job-related experience for 3 years minimum.
• Ability to effectively lead personnel.
• Thorough understanding of the operating principles of all assigned equipment. · Ability to identify product defects.
• High School Diploma or education equivalent required.
• Ability to effectively train personnel.
• Performs such individual assignments as management may direct.
• Maintains awareness and complies with hazardous waste management and other environmental management requirements in the workplace by attending scheduled training sessions.
• Must follow company policies, procedures, practices, and standards of conduct as outlined in the Ball Corporation manuals.
• Ability to interact with customers, suppliers or vendors.
• Ability to apply independent evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard can and end making techniques, procedures, and criteria.

Compensation & Benefits

• Ball includes a comprehensive benefits structure, Go to our career site and click "Total Rewards" to learn more.
• Hiring Salary Range: $32.71/Hour
• [This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.]

Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation or any other non-merit characteristic.

When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 22,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminum cans, cups, and aerosol bottles to aerospace solutions that enable our customers to have a deeper understanding of our planet and the universe.

Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging.

Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

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