Material Handler Forklift

VAYAN GROUP, LLC
  • Grand Rapids, MI
    1 day ago

    Job Description

    Job Description

    Job Description

    Overview

    The Material Handler Inspection Team Lead supports inspection operations within a fast-paced manufacturing and quality environment. This role monitors inspection workflow, evaluates team performance, supports compliance to ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 standards, and ensures proper control of non-conforming, rejected, and scrap materials.


    The ITA plays a critical role in quality planning, inspection execution, material control, layered process auditing (LPA), and customer-specific requirement compliance, contributing directly to total customer satisfaction and continuous improvement initiatives.


    This position is outdoors in a yard.


    Key Responsibilities

    • ·       Monitor inspection team workflow to ensure adherence to customer-specific requirements and quality standards
    • ·       Evaluate inspector performance and provide structured feedback to Project Coordinators
    • ·        Support execution of Quality Planning, Assembly, and Inspection processes
    • ·       Ensure proper segregation, documentation, and control of non-conforming and scrap materials
    • ·       Coordinate with logistics to maintain accurate material flow and inventory control
    • ·        Perform scrap analysis and reporting
    • ·       Assist with Layered Process Audits (LPA)
    • ·       Support calibration verification and equipment control processes
    • ·       Maintain accurate inspection records in compliance with QMS requirements
    • ·        Contribute to corrective and preventive action (CAPA) initiatives
    • ·       Support document control and data integrity procedures
    • ·       Participate in internal quality audits and continuous improvement activities

    Requirements

    • Minimum 2-3 years of experience in a manufacturing or plant environment.
    • Tele-handler certification experience is a plus.
    • Hands-on experience with precision inspection tools (Calipers, Pin Gauges, Micrometers, Height Gages).
    • Solid grasp of quality inspection principles, calibration, and measurement techniques.
    • Excellent customer-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
    • Strong organizational, analytical, and mathematical abilities.
    • Proficient in Microsoft Office and quality data reporting.
    • Comfortable working in a factory or warehouse setting with adherence to safety and quality standards.

    Education

    • Some Technical training in manufacturing or quality systems preferred.
    • QMS, ISO, or AS9102 certification a plus.


    Numbers & Facts

    LocationGrand Rapids, MI

    Skills

    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Auditingunmatched
    • Calibrationunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Corrective Actionunmatched
    • Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) Systemsunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Customer Satisfactionunmatched
    • Data Qualityunmatched
    • Document Controlunmatched
    • Documentationunmatched
    • Forkliftunmatched
    • ISO (International Organization for Standardization)unmatched
    • ISO 9001unmatched
    • Internal Auditunmatched
    • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
    • Inventory Managementunmatched
    • Logisticsunmatched
    • Maintain Complianceunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Manufacturing Systemsunmatched
    • Mathematicsunmatched
    • Microsoft Officeunmatched
    • Operational Supportunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Project/Program Coordinationunmatched
    • Quality Controlunmatched
    • Quality Metricsunmatched
    • Record Keepingunmatched
    • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
    • Safety Standardsunmatched
    • Support Documentationunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Warehousingunmatched

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