Production Quality Specialist

The Production Quality Specialist is responsible for ensuring consistent product quality and process stability across the extrusion, PET coating, and slitting operations. This role involves real-time monitoring, inspection, and support for production teams, identifying quality deviations, and driving corrective and preventive actions. The specialist serves as the online quality representative, ensuring compliance with internal specifications, customer requirements, and ISO standards.

• Assist in investigating out-of-specification (OOS) results or deviations.
• Continuously monitor Encapsulant line parameters (thickness, gel count, surface defects).
• Conduct in-process inspections for Encapsulant and Backsheet Line.
• Verify PET coating line settings, adhesion results, coating weight checks, and surface quality.
• Monitor slitting line performance, including edge quality, width accuracy, burrs, and roll winding quality.
• Perform coating adhesion tests (T-peel, crosshatch), optical clarity checks, and defect mapping.
• Validate recipe settings, startup parameters, and job changeovers for all three processes.
• Ensure all testing is completed in a timely and compliant manner.
• Identify and contain nonconforming material, coordinate quarantine and labeling.
• Support root‑cause investigations using 5‑Why, Fishbone, and similar tools.
• Assist in corrective action implementation for recurring defects
• Participate in Layered Process Audits (LPAs) across all three production areas.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at reducing scrap and improving product yield.
• Record quality data in MES/ERP systems and maintain accurate inspection logs.
• Identify and contain nonconforming material; coordinate quarantine and labeling.
• Support root‑cause investigations using 5‑Why, Fishbone, and similar tools.
• Assist in corrective action implementation for recurring defects (voids, coating skips, scratches, blocking, uneven winding).
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 standards and internal procedures.
• Provide operator training on defect recognition and quality procedures.
• Participate in Layered Process Audits (LPAs) across all three production areas.

• Experience in polymer extrusion, PET coating, or slitting operations.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 and quality management systems.
• Experience with SPC, Cp/Cpk, AQL sampling, and root‑cause analysis tools.

The work environment characteristics described here represent those team members' encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the team members regularly work near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

An employee must meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use their hands to operate computer controls. The employee frequently is required to reach with their hands and arms.

The employee must be able to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb, stoop, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

This is a full‑time position.

Monday-Friday, based on Production schedules.

Work overtime as needed.

• Associate or bachelor’s degree
• The ability to pass a drug test and background check.
• Must be able to read and write in English or to communicate in American Sign Language
• Available to work any shift, including weekends and holidays.
• Flexible work availability and able to work overtime as needed on same‑day notice.
• The ability to bend, stoop, grip, reach, and lift to 50 lbs.
• Help maintain a safe and orderly environment of the facility.