HEB Jobs – Quality Assurance Technician I

Job Description:

Provides an internal service to verify that Plant quality and safety requirements are achieved

Job Responsibilities:

• Understand how process improvements (both Kaizen and Breakthrough) achieve results by identifying and eliminating waste and/or reducing variation and optimizing process performance. Recognize which type of improvement process is appropriate in given situations.
• Identify and apply Business Excellence tools at the Yellow Belt Level (e.g. QFD’s, FMEA’s, OPI’s, and categories and types of MUDA).
• Understand the difference between Partner empowerment and involvement and benefits of both.
• Team Skills: Partner is responsible for fundamental understanding of team in development and active participation within a team environment through division and plant team orientation, safety and quality training.
• Identify appropriate behaviors for situations requiring ethical decisions
• Understand the different improvement-cycle steps in PDCA and apply them appropriately.
• Read and understand a quality plan and discern the appropriate tests and examinations required.
• Use, interpret, and explain flowcharts, histograms, Pareto charts, scatter diagrams, cause-and-effect diagrams, checklists and check sheets,
• affinity diagrams, cost of quality reports, benchmarking, brainstorming, and audits as improvement tools.
  Understand, explain and apply basic control chart concepts (e.g. centerlines, control limits, out-of-control conditions, and assignable causes of variation) and recognize when control charts should be used.
• Understand variation and apply the concepts of common vs. assignable causes of variation.
• Recognize and understand the different types of teams (i.e. Improvement, cross-functional, project, and self-directed) and know which type of team to use in a given situation.
• Define a system and process and distinguish between them; understand how the components of a system (inputs/outputs, processes, feedback) impact the system as a whole.
• Define and use the term ‘Quality’ correctly, in the context of raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.

Job Requirements:

• Effective communication skills (written and oral), including basic presentation skills in small group settings.
• Associates Degree Required (Two years college level science including laboratory courses OR two years equivalent work experience in an industrial manufacturing plant (not necessarily in a traditional quality area))
• Basic knowledge and understanding of H-E-B Quality, Environment and Safety (QES) standards or demonstrated ability to learn and apply such standards
• Basic knowledge of ISO-type Quality System and Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP)
• Basic organization skills
• Training in Team Skills (types of teams, roles and responsibilities, team formation and group dynamics, and continuous improvement (see Body of Knowledge for ASQ Certified Quality Improvement Associate.
• Coursework or practical experience in food science, quality management, or other sciences.
• ASQ Certification as a Quality Improvement Associate
• Basic Math skills (+,-,*,/)
• 6S certification must be obtained within 6 months of start date
• Requires Basic PC Skills
• Basic computer skills (i.e., Excel, Word and In-house systems)
• Basic knowledge of Statistics and Quality Auditing preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to solve routine problems.
• Knowledge and maintenance of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s)
• Bi-lingual language skills a plus

Job Details:

Company: H-E-B

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: San Antonio, TX

Application Deadline: N/A

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