Advanced Drainage Systems

EEO Statement:

Advanced Drainage Systems is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Plant Quality Assurance Specialist

US-OH-New Miami

Job ID: 2024-18499 Type: Regular Full-Time # of Openings: 1 Category: Quality and CI Advanced Drainage Systems

Overview

At ADS, no idea is off limits, and we celebrate creativity and bold moves.

For more than 50 years ADS has been manufacturing a variety of innovative and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional materials. Headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, we are a multi-billion dollar stormwater management company, manufacturing pipe and ancillary products. What does that mean? When it storms, we capture rain with our drain basins, convey it with pipe, store it using chambers and finally treat it with our water quality products, before safely returning water back to the environment. We handle, what we call, the entire lifecycle of a raindrop. Our products help prevent flooding, which increases quality of life for people living in large cities, suburbs, and rural towns. We also believe in creating a circular economy and are the largest plastic recycling company in North America. We use plastic shampoo and detergent bottles to create pipe, diverting over 500 million pounds of plastic from landfills every year. ADS operates a global network of over 60 manufacturing plants and 30 distribution centers.

We have amazing stories to tell, and we need your help getting our story out there. To learn more about ADS, please visit our website at

www.adspipe.com.

Responsibilities

The Plant Quality Specialist is responsible for Lab Quality evaluations, implementing quality methods and protocol in accordance with ADS, and industry standards as well as customer requirements at a specific plant location. This person must demonstrate excellent leadership skills and work coherently with the plant management team. This position will require flexibility to work 40+ hours a week plus weekends as required. The Plant Quality Specialist must also have the flexibility to work various shifts if needed.

Job Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of the Plant Quality Specialist include, but are not limited to:

Implementation and training of company, AASHTO, ASTM & CSA quality standards.

Communicate with Central Labs and resource personnel on quality related issues.

Daily review of product from all lines and inventory since previous day. Communication and follow-up is to be established between plant manager, production manager, production supervisor and operators.

Ensure Wired Plant compliance through training, follow-up and documentation to plant management team if issues persist.

Monitor proper handling of product by all employees (i.e. product damage, proper storage).

Facilitate monthly quality training with Operators, Loaders and Material Handlers.

Facilitate Operator certifications. Administer the Quality portions of all training certifications.

Monitor inspections