SMS group · 1 month ago
Quality and Safety Environmental Specialist
Gary, IN
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expSMS group is the leading partner in the world of metals, offering comprehensive maintenance and spare part services for metals production. The Quality and Safety Environmental Specialist will manage the ISO-9001 quality management system requirements, ensuring compliance and continual improvement while driving EHS and lean improvements across workshops.
Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
Responsibilities
Assist with initial implementation then ensure the QMS is maintained
Champion overall quality responsibilities for the assigned region
Promote quality as continuous improvement program and ensure employees are constantly committed to this process through a variety of engagement opportunities: investigations, root cause analysis, identification of corrective actions, review of lessons learned from incidents
Maintains a strong shop floor presence, engage employees, promote improvement opportunities and forge relationships with employees at all levels
Actively listens to input from employees and responds as needed to improve quality embed quality processes and controls in 'how we work'
Utilize advanced analytics to drive decision making and keep managers aware of their location’s quality performance at their locations
Work with workshop management teams to develop quality incident reductions plans
Conduct quality leadership training for managers, supervisors and employees
Keeps quality records
Manage quality incident investigations, evaluate for trends and collaborate with process owners, engineers and/or other parties to institute tangible corrective actions
Applies systemic risk management to identify opportunities to improve intrinsic quality controls to prevent human error
Creates new and transforms existing quality record keeping process to assure appropriate behaviors and all quality processes are conducted are desired and produce desired results
Conduct internal quality audits
Networks with other quality professionals across the company to share best practices and critical discussions on quality issues
Maintains records on calibrations
Responds to customer inquiries on quality
Participate in registration/surveillance audits
Reports variety of safety data in incident information in corporate safety management systems
Develops and implements new and modified safety policies for the assigned region
Networks with other safety professionals across the company to share best practices and critical discussions on safety issues
Provide input to corporate safety as need regarding proposed safety policies to the benefit of all involved
Identify and utilize technology products to aid in injury reduction and safety improvement
Applies systemic risk management to identify opportunities to improve intrinsic safety controls to prevent human error
Conduct local and corporate safety training for employees and new hires
Keeps records of on safety training and employee certifications
Promote safety as continuous improvement program and ensure employees are constantly committed to this process through a variety of engagement opportunities; investigations, root cause analysis, identification of correction actions, review of lessons learned from incidents at other SMS locations
Facilitate 5s and lean improvement projects
Travel to sites at least 2 times per year
Ensure corrective actions are properly generated, documented, tracked and effectively closed
Ensure quality document control and records controls are maintained and operating effectively
Conduct Management review
Conduct activities as Management Representative
Teleconference with all facilities to ensure all action items from audits, observations, complaints, etc. are effectively followed through on
Perform other duties as assigned or requested
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree (BS) from four-year college or university
two or more years of related experience in governance, administration and operation of a quality management system and all components in a manufacturing or processing industries
Demonstrated proficiency in incident investigation, root cause analysis and safety causation models
Knowledge of federal/state/local safety regulations
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, customer and the public
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: GSS, Microsoft Office suite (Word, excel, Powerpoint)
VBA programming a plus
Advanced algebra and ability to apply mathematical concepts in solving quality problems related to material processing, manufacturing and special relationships
Benefits
Competitive compensation
Medical/dental/vision coverage
Paid vacation
Paid holiday time
401k with a company match
Training
A tuition reimbursement program and more!
Company
SMS group
SMS group is your leading partner in the world of metals. As a family-owned business headquartered in Germany, quality and innovation are in our DNA.
10001+ employees
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