Vendor Quality Control Analyst jobs in Montana

glassybaby makes hand-blow glass with color and light for people who love to give kindness. Our mission is to provide hope and healing to people, animals and the planet. Three dollars of every purchase goes to charity, since 2001, $14 Million has been donated to varies charities around the world.

glassybaby, like every person's spirit, gives off its own special light! Personal, individual and unique! kind of like glassybaby. Each hand-blown glass votive is a work of art. As unique as the individual who chooses one, formed by eight hands, crafted in the USA, citizen of the world, each with its own name, one of a kind...like you.

Salary starting: $20.00

Status: Full-time

Position Summary:

Quality Control Associates are a key member of the QC team. QC’s work begins several days after the pieces are made at our hot shop’s and have cooled down to room temperature. Each glassybaby must then be sorted by the team and inspected for 20 different flaw variables; results must be thoroughly tracked in an inventory and production database. Because of the handmade nature of our product, a successful QC staff member must possess an artistic eye and a developed understanding of the glass blowing process to assess the pieces on their own merits. They need to be detail oriented, support the efficiency process of glassybaby and be able to work in a demanding environment.

Primary Duties:

• Accurately count and record product received by the QC department.
• Use an etching machine to etch our triskelion logo onto each product.
• Conduct daily maintenance of etching machines, including replacing and rebuilding stencil plates, as necessary.
• Accurately clean, sticker and count firsts for transfer to warehouse.
• Assist in processing seconds for transfer to warehouse.
• Examine new glassybaby items for flaws and variations according to standards.
• Enter new inventory into spreadsheets with number of firsts, seconds, error codes, teams, and transfer to different departments.
• Check glassybaby for stress in the glass using a polariscope.
• Properly sort re-anneals and other QC holds to appropriate locations in the department.
• Print labels and sticker firsts, then box them for transfer to warehouse
• Write detailed notes about 2nds to the glassblowing team.
• Work with QC manager to ensure any quality issues (color, shape, etc.) are documented and reported systematically to the glassblower teams as appropriate.
• Cold work glass to remove surface scum and triskelion errors.
• Process seconds each week for transfer to the warehouse.
• Assist in sorting and transferring seconds to the warehouse.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to perform work in a team environment, not solely as an individual contributor.
• Strong organizational skills with a high standard of attention to detail.
• Ability to work weekends, evenings, holidays, and on-call shifts when needed.
• Professional, courteous, and clear verbal communication skills.
• Initiative-taker and proactive; able to work independently without supervision.
• Excellent work ethic.
• Ability to multitask, managing many different projects with varying degrees of urgency and frequent changes.
• Ability to think quickly and critically, with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office products.

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent experience

Physical Demands:

• Ability to regularly lift-up to 35 pounds and rarely lift to 50 pounds.
• Frequent standing and walking.
• Must be able to work in conditions that are impacted by weather and climate.
• Must be able to speak and hear well enough to conduct conversations.
• Vision abilities are critical and include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must be able to work in an environment where noise level is usually moderate.
• Frequent use of hands to finger, handle, or feel; must be able to frequently reach with hands and arms; below, at and above the waistline.

glassybaby offers a generous range of benefits base on full-time status

• 401k with a Match and personal financial consulting
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Company Paid Life Insurance, and Short Term Disability
• Voluntary Life Insurance and supplemental Insurance
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (counseling and referrals on everything from financial to mental health needs)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• No experience needed

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work setting:

• In-person
• Manufacturing facility
• Office
• Warehouse

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Experience:

• Manufacturing: 1 year (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Livingston, MT 59047: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person