Lead Quality Associate - IL Elk Grove

Job Description:
PolyOne Corporation is a leading global polymer services company with sales over $2 billion. We are committed to maintaining a high involvement culture, world class safety and environmental performance, top quality products and leading edge information systems. To learn more please visit us at www.polyone.com

GENERAL SUMMARY:
Under the direction of the Quality Manager, the Lead Quality Associate is the ?hands on? part of the team, occupying a direct labor position while assisting in the coordination of work flow and leading by example.

This position is located in Elk Grove, IL. PolyOne also offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance plans and a 401k plan that start on the first day of employment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Must be able to competently perform all responsibilities of a Quality Associate II
- Coordinate/review supplier quality data to insure conformance with specifications
- Inspection of incoming raw material
- Provide quality related training/coaching to personnel
- Work with production to efficiently prioritize team efforts
- Assure quality and shipments are met and data integrity requirements are accomplished
- Maintain quality assurance standards to obtain optimum productivity, consistent quality of product, and meet customer's specifications
- Functions as the ?Go-To? person for the area and liaison to management
- Communicate any procedural changes/quality issues
- Lead team of safe work practices, reporting exceptions when necessary
- Lead team of housekeeping/environmental compliance
- Provide input for annual employee reviews and disciplinary actions

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
- Requires high school diploma or GED equivalency
- 2 years experience as Quality Associate II or 5 years experience in a Quality related manufacturing role
- Must be able to read/comprehend instructions in English, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and product recipes/material identifications
- Must have mathematical skill to add, subtract, multiply, divide and the ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume and distance
- Must be able to effectively communicate in English one-on-one and in small group situations.
- Ability to reason and address problems
- May require obtainment of Fork Lift Operator's License
- Must have manual dexterity sufficient to operate a wide variety of small hand tools, scales, spatula, barrel cart, hand trucks, fork lift, utility knife, mixer/blender machinery and computer equipment
- Requires knowledge and ability to operate/run multiple processes including mixer/mill machinery and run multiple batches
- Strong working knowledge of chemical and/or color ingredients and mixing processes
- Must possess leadership qualities
- Core Competencies include Safety/Housekeeping, Quality of Work, Quantity of Work, Position/Work Knowledge, Initiative, Reliability, Attitude, Teamwork, and Attendance

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk and/or hear
- Occasionally required to sit
- The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 55 pounds and occasionally handle up to 250 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
- Work is inside and the typical noise level is loud
- Requires the use of safety equipment as dictated by the work area

To submit your Resume and Salary history you must apply to http://careers.polyone.com No phone calls please.

PolyOne Corporation is an EEO employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or Vietnam veteran status.

Click here to apply via the Polyone Career Opportunit

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