Quality Assurance Specialist

About This Role

This Quality Assurance Specialist role assists site-level designees in continuously improving the site quality management system, ensuring processes and procedures align with applicable standards and customer requirements. The specialist mentors site quality designees in QMS development and educates operational personnel on quality management system requirements. The role also supports and assesses the implementation of the Kenco O/S as it relates to quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct non-routine analysis and tests/inspections under broad supervision
• Resolve most questions and problems and recommend necessary changes
• Assist in the development of new methods and procedures
• Identify opportunities for improvement to the QMS and assist sites in implementing improvement projects
• Administer corporate internal audit program to ensure compliance with the quality management system through training auditors, auditing processes and procedures, and measuring results
• Identify training needs and organize training interventions to meet quality standards across multiple sites
• Assist start-up accounts in the implementation of their quality management system and onboard all personnel to the QMS
• Collect and compile statistical quality data and analyze to identify areas for improvement to the quality management system across multiple sites
• Perform Kenco O/S assessments as they relate to quality and mentor site personnel in their Kenco O/S journey in relation to quality

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or a related field, or equivalent years of experience (defined as one year of professional experience for each year of college requested)
• 3-5 years’ experience in a quality assurance role in the industry for the position
• Knowledge and experience with ISO 9001:2015 or the applicable standard for the position industry

Nice to have:

• Lead Auditor Certification

Benefits

• Medical insurance including HSA, HRA and FSA accounts
• Supplemental insurance including critical illness, hospital indemnity, accidental injury
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Basic Life and Supplemental Life
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off approximately 2 weeks (accrual begins on Day 1 of employment)
• Employer Paid Holidays - 10 days

Important Details

• Travel: approximately 25% - 50%

About the Company

Kenco Logistics is one of the leading 3PL providers in the U.S., valuing innovation, integrity, and a strong commitment to its people. Kenco empowers employees to make a real impact in the supply chain industry while building rewarding careers.