Quality Control Inspector

OUR COMPANY

JELD-WEN (NYSE:JELD), founded in 1960, is one of the world’s largest door and window manufacturers, with more than 22,000 employees operating in 24 countries globally. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, JELD-WEN designs, produces and distributes an extensive range of interior and exterior doors, wood, vinyl and aluminium windows and related products for use in the new construction and repair and remodelling of residential homes and non-residential buildings. 
Our products and services afford us the opportunity to enter peoples’ workplaces, homes and daily lives. With this privilege comes great responsibility to ensure that the products we deliver are reliable and enrich the places and lives that they touch. We bring beauty and security to the spaces that touch our lives.

We act with integrity, invest in people, inspire through innovation, deliver on our promises and improve every day. We are seeking talented individuals who share this purpose and values and want to excel in their field of expertise. We offer excellent benefits, a collaborative environment in which to apply your talent and a dynamic and growing company, with exceptional career progression opportunities.

This position reports to Chris Enzler at the VPI Spokane, WA site.  This position supports Weekend "Night" Shift 6:45PM-5:45AM

1. BASIC FUNCTION:

The purpose of this job is to support and follow VPI’s Quality Management System, ensuring that quality products are manufactured in a safe environment.

2. PRINCIPAL JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Actively support and participate in the company’s safety and health program.
• Production Quality Support:
  • Perform daily and weekly product testing as required for FGIA certification
  • Support documentation as required for FGIA certification
  • Water Testing
    • Follow VPI process and procedure for in line water testing
    • Track and report failures and out of specification conditions
    • Communicate results to Production and Quality leadership
    • Support containment plan
    • Assist in troubleshooting test failures

• Support training of front-line team members in manufacturing processes
• Support education of front-line team members on requirements
• Support collection of leading metrics and performing manufacturing system audits

• Field test support, as necessary.

3. SCHEDULING:

• Schedule to follow standard production schedule
• Travel < 10%.

4. REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Skills:

• Knowledge of safe work practices.
• Comfortable communicating in a professional manor with internal customers
• Ability to learn overall window fabrication.
• Ability to learn VPI’s Quality Management System.
• Basic computer skills, specifically: MS office products
• Decision making ability.
• Highly motivated and self-directed.

                Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience working with hands in role that required working with teams and attention to detial
• Experience with Lean manufacturing principles and techniques are preferred.

JELD-WEN is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.

Unless explicitly requested or approached by JELD-WEN, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services