Specialist Quality Manufacturing [3rd shift] - Hopkinsville, KY

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Are you driven by precision, quality, and the opportunity to make a real impact? Do you want to be part of a world-class manufacturing operation that produces a nationally recognized brand? If so, we invite you to explore a career where your expertise helps shape the integrity of our products — every single day.

We are currently looking for a Specialist Quality Assurance to join the US Smokeless Tobacco Team in Hopkinsville, KY. You will assure compliance to material, process, and product requirements in your assigned area of the Baker One facility.

This position will be a 3rd shift position.

What you will be doing:

• Leading Investigations relating to Product Quality Incidents and Defective Material
• Performing control and containment of non-conforming products or materials
• Developing and Administering Product and Material Dispositions
• Utilizing data analysis to trend/chart material and product quality incidents with the intent to collaborate cross-functionally to address root causes and implement corrective/preventative actions.
• Applying established sampling/inspection plans and procedures, perform analytical evaluations to monitor quality attributes to meet specified requirements.
• Performing moderately sophisticated tasks and analyses with minimal direction demonstrating proficiency with a range of techniques.
• Performing Factory Quality Assurance Audits, including QMS and CC&S audits.
• Verifying/Calibrating of laboratory & manufacturing equipment and adjust accordingly within a predefined and limited protocol.
• Documenting, analyzing & reporting test results and communicate to QA Management and Manufacturing.
• Proven ability to develop, document and validate new WI's or improve existing documentation.
• Moderate understanding of Qualification process.
• Engagement with Integrated Work System and utilizing tools to identify and drive out losses.

What we want you to have:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Statistics, Science OR equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 4 years of Manufacturing or Quality Assurance Experience
• Solid Understanding of Quality Systems
• Knowledge of basic statistical methods and analysis
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills (i.e. root cause analysis)
• Experience with LIMS, Databases, TrackWise and Inventory Management Systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Tools (Words, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Strong technical writing and oral communication skills
• Must be willing to work A, B or C shift.