Quality Control Production Assistant

Reports to: Manager of Production

Salary: $50,000

Employment Status: Full-time, Exempt

Quality Control Production Assistant in Vocational Rehabilitation

The Quality Control Production Assistant supports vocational rehabilitation programs by ensuring that training and production meet established quality, safety, and compliance standards. This role bridges production operations with rehabilitation goals, ensuring that individuals in training can meet job requirements and workplace expectations.

The Role

• Quality Control Support: Assist in developing and implementing quality control procedures and standards for vocational training and production environments.
• Inspection & Testing: Perform routine inspections, tests, and quality checks on training materials, tools, and production outputs to ensure they meet specifications.
• Defect Identification: Identify and document product or training material quality issues, and recommend corrective actions.
• Collaboration: Work with the production team and external customers to address quality concerns and improve processes.
• Training Support: Assist in preparing training materials, equipment, and environments to meet vocational rehabilitation standards.
• Time Studies: Complete time studies based on the Federal 14C DOL standards.
• Business Development: Engaging business partners for contract work for the production in the workshop.
• Payroll: Monitor the payroll on a daily basis to ensure accuracy of input, specifically where an error may occur such as a job code.
• Reporting: Complete detailed reports and performance records to support quality assurance and program evaluation.

Qualifications & Skills

• Education: Bachelor's Degree vocational or technical training in quality control, manufacturing, or related field preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of quality control or production assistant experience in a manufacturing, rehabilitation, or vocational setting. Preferred experience working with IDD population.
• Skills: Knowledge of inspection standards, QC/QA procedures, or similar quality management systems. Proficiency with MS Office and relevant production or quality control software. Strong attention to detail, problem-solving, and communication skills. Ability to work in a fast-paced, safety-conscious environment.
• Certifications: QC/QA, HACCP, or related industry certifications may be preferred.

Work Environment

Works in a production or vocational training facility, often in close collaboration with production staff. Requires adherence to safety protocols and compliance with occupational health and safety regulations. May involve physical tasks such as handling materials, operating equipment, and maintaining work areas.

Evaluation Criteria

Performance will be assessed on:

• Accuracy and timeliness of quality inspections and reports.
• Ability to identify and resolve quality issues.
• Compliance with safety and quality standards.
• Collaboration with rehabilitation and production teams.
• Contribution to improving training and production quality.

JVS of Metrowest is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to excellence. Employment offers are made on the basis of qualifications and without regard to race, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, age veteran status, or sexual orientation or other protected classes under the State and Federal law.