Quality Control Inspector
LiveTrends us seeking a new Quality Control Inspector to join our team across several locations.
About LiveTrends Design Group
LiveTrends Design Group is a dynamic and fast-paced company at the center of the plant and home-décor industry that continues to grow and expand their brand portfolio.
The company functions like a fun startup, but with the creative and operational maturity of a much larger company. Ranked by Inc. Magazine as one of America’s fastest-growing company, LiveTrends Design Group and its three North American brands (LiveTrends, Urban Jungle, BeYou) are currently available at over 16,000 stores in the US and Canada, including retailers such as Lowe’s, Target, Costco, Kroger, Walmart, and Publix.
Culture Fit
Our culture is based on collaboration, accountability, empowerment and continuous learning. The ideal candidate will bring talent, passion, and experience to the team but more importantly will embody our core values: team as family, passion for life, craving for excellence, creativity in everything, and achieving the impossible.
SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Examine quality of live goods that are used to assemble finished goods (plants that are in good health and meet size/fullness specifications).
- Ability to access SAP and look up Assemblies (ASB) and Bill of Materials (BOM).
- Ensure assembly is correct according to BOM (ex. proper moss use, proper rock and glue use, adequate glue drying time) and any specific customer requirements/specifications.
- Examine and approve quality of finished product prior to traying or boxing (including the use of correct UPCs and box labels).
- Perform end of line inspection of one sample for each ASB per Sales Order.
- The inspection will follow a posted checklist.
- The inspection will be scored using a posted Scoring Rubric.
- A picture will be taken of each sample inspected.
- The picture and scores will be entered into a shared database.
- Contact supervisor concerning UPCs and box label needs or questions.
- Communicate with supervisor to let them know which orders are ready for transport.
- Understand what plant varieties cannot be shipped to Texas, California, or Canada.
- For the states/country listed above, provide LTH Shipping Office a list of the genus and exact count of each plant that make up an order.
- Work within the parameters of the 5S setup in assembly and holding areas.
- Record all substitutions (Hardgoods - HGD, Packaging - PKG, Accessories - ACC, Live Goods - LIV) in SAP
- Collect all quality check sheets from all other production positions and reviews, initials, and turns in to production supervisor.
- Assist with any quality issues that may arise on shift, working closely with the production supervisor to resolve any concerns.
- Assist with the development of new quality standard specification sheets
- Reports directly to the GM and/or Operations Manager.
- Must be able to stand up for high quality standards and ensure the quality system is being adhered to at their locations.
Requirements and Qualifications:
- Knowledge of basic foliage identification
- Horticulture degree or similar experience preferred
- Ability to understand specific state compliance agreements
- Ability to look up and comprehend information specification sheets
- Basic disease and insect identification
- Ability to use SAP and MS Office
Benefits:
- Competitive pay structure
- Matching 401k
- Medical insurance and additional health benefits
- Paid time off and paid holidays throughout the calendar year
- Onsite gym
- Sabbatical
Performance Requirements:
- Full Time
- Schedule may fluctuate based on departmental and period closing requirements.
- Observance of all company Policies and Procedures.
- Physical demands include light work, prolonged walking and/or standing along with the occasional exertion of up to 10-15lbs of force.
CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSE - Accordingly, to protect the Confidential Information that will be disclosed during employment, the Employee agrees as follows:
Employee will hold the Confidential Information received from LiveTrends in strict confidence and will exercise a reasonable degree of care to prevent disclosure to others internally and externally.
Local Candidates Only
To Apply:https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/1510463/Livetrends-Design-Group-LLC/Quality-Control-Inspector
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LiveTrends is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors, or any other protected categories protected by federal, state, or local laws.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
LiveTrends does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or any other vendor services. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered property of LiveTrends and no fee will be paid in the event of a hire.
Disclaimer: We do not advertise, recruit nor hire via Google Hangout. We do not request confidential information via email.