Quality Assurance Specialist - Spring Valley, IL

About the role

Marmon/Keystone LLC As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings-which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway- you'll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We're committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone's empowered to be their best.

What We Are Looking For Marmon/Keystone is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist to join our team in Spring Valley, IL. This position serves as the site's primary quality resource, supporting daily operations, product quality, customer requirements, and continuous improvement.

Reporting to the Regional Quality Manager, the Quality Assurance Specialist works closely with Operations, Customer Service, Supply Chain, Sales, Engineering, suppliers, and customers to ensure products meet quality requirements and quality concerns are resolved quickly and effectively.

What You'll Do

• Perform incoming, in-process, and final inspections to verify tube, pipe, and bar products meet customer specifications.
• Support quality activities for warehouse and processing operations, including saw cutting, rotary cut-off, and outsourced value-added processing.
• Manage nonconforming material, including quarantine, containment, investigation, and disposition.

• Investigate customer complaints and returned material and coordinate supplier quality issues and corrective actions.
• Lead or support root cause analysis and Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs).
• Perform process, warehouse, and Built-In Quality (BIQ) audits and support ISO 9001 compliance activities.
• Review customer specifications, drawings, purchase orders, certifications, and other quality requirements.

• Support customer qualification requirements, including PPAPs, FAIs, ISIRs, deviations, and related quality documentation.
• Maintain inspection, calibration, quality, and compliance records within applicable ERP and Quality Management Systems.
• Verify product identification, traceability, labeling, certifications, packaging, and inventory accuracy.

• Partner with Operations and other teams to improve quality, reduce claims, rework and scrap, and strengthen process consistency.
• Support customer and supplier audits, quality meetings, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Communicate and escalate significant quality concerns while independently resolving routine site-level quality issues.

• What You'll Bring to the Role Required Associate degree in Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering, Business, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing, metals processing, distribution, or a related industrial environment.
• Working knowledge of quality systems, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, specifications, and other technical requirements.

• Experience using standard inspection and measuring equipment.
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and experience working with ERP or similar business systems.
• Preferred Experience in a metals service center or industrial distribution environment.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001, PPAP, APQP, FAI, ISIR, and CAPA.
• Experience supporting customer, internal, or supplier audits.

Lean or Six Sigma training or certification. Experience supporting OEM customers. What's in it for You Medical, dental, and vision insurance available immediately upon hire Paid vacation and sick time 10 paid holidays 401 (k) savings plan with company match Paid parental leave Tuition reimbursement and employee discounts *Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.