Job description

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Insteel Wire Products is the nation's largest manufacturer of steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction applications. We manufacture and market pre-stressed strand and welded wire reinforcement, including concrete pipe reinforcement, Engineered Structural Mesh (ESM) and standard welded wire reinforcement. For more information about Insteel Wire Products, please visit our website at www.insteel.com.

SUMMARY

Provides leadership in the implementation, deployment and maintenance of a plant-wide quality system that complies with generally accepted quality standards as well as key customer requirements. Responsible for the coordination of all traffic requirements related to shipment of finished goods as well as raw materials. Evaluates shipping and receiving processes for effectiveness and opportunities for improvement. Emphasis is placed on the delivery of a quality product to customers while meeting time and delivery requirements. Coordinates activities of all members of the Shipping Department. Works daily to ensure assigned areas of responsibility are working with risk lowered to As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) specifically in an effort to achieve ZERO HARM so no injuries, illness or negative impact occurs to employees, property, the environment or the community.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

Carries out responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.

Other duties may be assigned.

Quality Assurance:

· Manages quality assurance ensuring that quality exceeds customers' expectations.

· Supervises quality assurance personnel.

· Assures products produced comply with and exceed ASTM standards.

· Develops procedures for the elimination of internal and external quality problems assuring good customer relations.

· Offers support and direction to quality assurance personnel in order to obtain consistency.

· Coordinates replacement or fill-in for quality assurance employees during their absence.

· Communicates to all levels of management current quality status, trends, problem areas and procedures as needed.

· Maintains and coordinates all DOT requirements. In absence of quality assurance support, prepares DOTs.

· Keeps all testing equipment in good working order.

· Attends daily supervisor meeting.

· Participates in quarterly inventories.

· Implements and manages a controlled documentation system of product specification and operating procedures.

· Implements and manages a calibration system to insure equipment is operating in proper condition and meeting quality expectations.

Shipping:

• Stages and loads product for shipment.
• Maintains accurate finished goods inventories by supervising the performance of cycle counts as well as complete physical inventories as appropriate or otherwise scheduled by management.
• Motivates and directs others in a team environment as well as performs duties related to supervision of individuals assigned to the Shipping Department.
• Works closely with sales, scheduling and operations to meet customers’ delivery requirements.
• Ensures final product and package meet appropriate DOT, customer and company requirements.
• Evaluates methods and means of storage to ensure that there is efficient utilization of storage area for raw materials and finished goods.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.

· Directly supervises employees in the Quality Assurance Department.

· Directly supervises employees in the Shipping Department.

· Responsibilities include interviewing and training employees; planning, assigning, checking and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems; costs; establishing standards of performance; maintaining quality standards; maintaining quantity standards; and carrying out established policy. Suggestions and recommendations as to hiring, firing, advancement, promotion or other status changes of supervised employees is given weight.

· Indirectly supervises production employees in plant facility as related to quality and training issues.

· Indirect supervisory responsibilities include checking work; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems; costs; operation methods; establishing standards of performance; maintaining quality standards; maintaining quantity standards; interpreting/shaping policy; and carry out established policy.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

The education and experience requirements listed here indicate the minimum basic educational knowledge and minimum previous work-related experience required by the job duties of the position.

Education:

Professional, technical, or administrative training (2-year Associate Degree); including knowledge of quality assurance or knowledge of work-related manufacturing methods and techniques.

Experience:

A minimum of 3 years work-related experience is required.

An equivalent combination of education and work-related experience may be acceptable.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

None

COMPLEXITY OF DUTIES

Duties require considerable judgment to work independently toward general results, to devise new or modify and adapt existing methods, techniques and procedures to meet new or unusual requirements and to make related decisions guided by precedent and within the limits of established policies.

BENEFITS

Insteel offers a wide variety of competitive benefits to include:

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, tele-health, 401k plus match and more.

Insteel Industries is strongly committed to the recruitment, selection, development, and promotion of employees based on individual merit. We provide equal employment opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national original, age or disability.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,405.00 - $75,608.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• On call

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Mount Airy, NC 27030: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Required)

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Shipping & receiving: 3 years (Preferred)
• ASME codes & standards: 3 years (Preferred)
• Quality assurance: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

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