Quality Technician
First Quality · Macon, GA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Experience asked
- 35+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at First Quality (industrial) in Macon, GA. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.
- They ask for
- 35+ years
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How this role compares
Against 15 other live quality postings in Georgia.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (35+ vs 10+)
Similar roles usually ask 10+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 38%
- Root cause 38%
- FDA / GMP 25%
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At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at First Quality
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: First Quality in Macon
1 other open role at this site.
- Operations Shift Leader (Production Supervisor) · Production · Supervisor
Full description from First QualityAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations. Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.
Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better®.
We are seeking Quality Technicians for our First Quality Baby Products facility located in Macon, GA . The starting pay rate for this position is $20/hour. You must be able to work a 12 hour night shift.
Primary
include
- •Perform audits in a timely manner
- •Enter test data and inspection data into computer software accurately
- •Follow hold procedures for products not acceptable for shipment
- •Complete paperwork as required
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The ideal candidate should possess the following
- •Walk and stand for a 12 hour period
- •Occasionally lift/carry up to 50lb
- •Keep your work area clean and orderly
- •Learn a lot of new information in a short period of time
- •Ask lots of questions and take initiative to learn more
- •Be an active and productive member of the Quality Assurance team
- •Communicate problems to leaders and production personnel, as required
- •Perform basic math, such as calculated area and perimeter of a square, converting percent to decimal, and converting decimal to percent
- •Work a shift that requires nights and every other weekend
1-2 years of experience as a Quality Auditor or Technician is preferred!
What We Offer You
We believe that by continuously improving the quality of our benefits, we can help to raise the quality of life for our team members and their families. At First Quality you will receive:
- •Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
- •Paid time off (three-week minimum)
- •Medical, dental and vision starting day one
- •401(k) with employer match
- •Paid parental leave
- •Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
- •Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
- •Tuition assistance
- •Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums
- •...and more!
First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.