Position and Company Summary

Profile® Products delivers proven solutions for many different industries—all with an eye toward environmental stewardship. Our mission is to provide innovative solutions that deliver agronomic value and promote sustainability. We do this through our vision of improving how the world lives, works and plays. All Profile Products employees are fully committed in following our moral compass as we deliver best in class products and services:

• WIN with integrity (Whatever Is Necessary)
• Demonstrate unwavering commitment to each other and our customers
• Be remarkable
• Foster passion for a better tomorrow

The Quality Control Technician must be detail oriented and have a high level of quality expectation and must be comfortable with manual labour. In addition, the QCT must have the capability to work within a team environment, take pride in the quality of their work and follow directions.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform daily audits of finished and in-process goods to verify plug quality.
• Perform a full range of varied inspection tasks including visual and touch point inspection.
• Perform first/middle/last quality checks on all production products.
• Standardize and continuously improve through investigation and analysis with the end user/internal customer.
• Support process simulation/bottleneck analysis for productivity/quality improvements.
• Provide expertise and solutions for process capability improvements.
• Maintain documents and records according to departmental requirements.
• Follows all Company safety policies and procedures.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Essential Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently, as well as to collaborate in a team environment
• Strong attention to detail
• Dependable
• Ability to be at work on time and as scheduled
• Ability and willingness to learn
• Positive energy and attitude
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor when interacting with teammates, visitors, customers & vendors

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 1 to 3 years of relevant work experience (preferred).
• Previous manufacturing or comparative experience (preferred).
• Lab experience a plus.
• Quality Control Experience a plus.
• Detail oriented and high level of quality expectation.
• Computer skills including Microsoft Outlook and Excel.
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor when interacting with teammates and visitors.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Conflict resolution.

Language Skills

• Ability to read, write, and speak English.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle and feel; reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, twist, reach, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• The employee must often lift and/or move product up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

• Manufacturing environment o the temperature will vary from hot and humid to cold, depending on the weather and location.
• Must be able to adapt to the noise level of a manufacturing setting, which is usually moderate to heavy.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as a computer, phone, printer/scanner, and filing cabinets.