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The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for co-developing and leading Famous’ product quality, compliance, and supplier quality processes. Focuses on ensuring quality programs are in place and compliance requirements are met through our suppliers.

Essential Responsibilities

Develop or co-develop quality processes including:

• Internal quality processes that will be used to define and manage product and supplier quality.
• Product quality specifications, quality plans, and inspection plans that will be used by third party inspectors or by internal teams (on an as-needed basis).
• Processes to manage supplier quality and to “lock in” quality plans to maintain consistent products with consistent quality.
• Processes to identify and manage product compliance requirements.
• Internal inspection processes and methods.
• Supplier and product audit methods.
• Internal and supplier quality KPI’s

Own and lead quality processes:

• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and purchasing to develop product specifications and manage the product approval process
• Assist sourcing team with supplier selection
• Determine compliance needs and assess supplier compliance based on competitive products, market & regulatory needs, sales needs, etc.
• Review and approve supplier quality and inspection plans
• Review and approve suppliers’ compliance to key product standards defined by product specifications (such as UPC, ISO, TUV, ANSI, etc.)
• Lead problem resolution activities including containment and segregation, corrective action (8D/4D) activities
• Audit suppliers either on-site (international) or via desk-audits
• Conduct and/or coordinate internal inspection activities
• Monitor, and regularly communicate internal and supplier KPI scorecards

Preferred Experience & Skills:

• 2+ years’ experience in quality and/or supplier development
• Experience with product compliance standards
• Strong technical quality and manufacturing background including a Bachelors degree (B.S.) in a technical/engineering field or equivalent experience
• Experience with multiple types of manufacturing and inspection methods
• Experience with different manufacturing and compliance requirements
• Experience conducting and leading quality audits
• Experience leading activities with international suppliers
• ASQ certification
• Strong computer skills including WMS and/or ERP systems, MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Zoom, etc.

What Makes Us Famous!

• Health, Vision and Dental Insurance
• Paid Time Off (Vacation and Holidays)
• Bonus Opportunity
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 401K Employer Match
• Health and Wellness Coaching
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Leadership Development Program
• Career Growth Opportunities

Famous Supply is a wholesale distributor committed to serving contractors, builders and remodelers in the HVAC, Plumbing, Building Products, Lighting, and Industrial/PVF segments.

Since 1933, Famous has been a family-owned business that treats its associates like family. Our 5 Core Values are Family, Trust, Communication, Teamwork, and Continuous Improvement. We bring those Core Values to life every day by practicing our 40 Fundamentals for Living the Famous Way (https://famous-supply.com/famous-40-fundamentals/)!

To learn more about what makes us Famous, visit Famous-Supply.com!

We continually strive to create a diverse work culture and seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we hire the best, most creative talent on our team. Famous Supply provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, military service, or veteran status, or other legally protected characteristic under federal, state and local law, and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Applicants must be lawfully authorized to work in the United States.

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