Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the Quality Assurance throughout the plant.
• This would include analysis of incoming raw materials, in-process and finished goods requirements including Gage R&R, capability analysis, control charts, ANOVA, etc.
• Provide feedback to management on the ongoing status.
  
• Assist in setting the Quality Plans, including sampling plans, SPC set up points, and documentation of work instructions. Provide feedback to management on the ongoing status.
  
• Analysis and response of all claims and NCRs, CAPAs that may come from the immediate internal customer at Costa Rica.
  
• Assistance with the analysis of claims from external customers that are directed toward a leather issue, including MLB for Pro and Practice baseballs, retail accounts and end consumers who buy commercial balls for signings, our glove suppliers who purchase leather, and any other leather customers.
  
• Assistance with the analysis of claims from external Outside Sales customers that are directed toward leather issues with Latigo, Glove leathers and Raw Hide.
  
• Initiating and following up on any TTC manufacturing-related NCRs, CAPAs, etc.
  
• Perform FMEAs, DOEs, and any additional root cause analysis to assure that product meets specification. Work along with the Continuous Improvement team, applying SPC and Lean techniques to decrease process variation and reduce costs.
  
• Learn and understand the processing equipment. Have a good knowledge of mechanical, chemical and thermal effects on leather.
  
• Assist Manufacturing Engineering teams in developing new testing requirements, training for inspections, and assistance with any other new projects or additional tasks.
  

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Education Required:

• Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering or Engineering Management with a chemical, mechanical or materials emphasis preferred.
  
• ISO 9001:2008/2015 or Quality Management System background.
  
• Knowledge of hands-on product and process testing.
  
• Ability to perform detailed measuring; ability to maintain the quality of work under stressful situation.
  
• Knowledge of common manufacturing techniques.
  
• Knowledge of statistical analysis and process control analysis.
  
• Requires excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to work with other departments. Computer skills Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and any data acquisition software such as Minitab, Chartrunner. Knowledge of JDE is a plus.
  

This position requires: Strong organizational skills, good verbal and written communications skills, and the ability to work in a demanding, dynamic environment where precision, quality and confidentiality is top priority.

Working Conditions: Manufacturing and warehouse working environment, lab environment, and/or office environment. Tannery wet-floor environment including balcony, hide room, chemical room and waste water treatment facility. Outside-sales, finish-environment, and baseball finish-environment.

Safety Hazards: Potential work hazards exist due to work environment.

LANGUAGE SKILLS -

Ability to read and interpret documents such as product specifications. Ability to write reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Must have proven exceptional written presentation and verbal communication skills.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, and percentages. Ability to apply concepts of statistics, algebra, and calculus.

REASONING ABILITY

? Ability to apply common sense understanding and carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.